Hobart will be awash with 16,500 seafaring tourists during the next five days who face altered sightseeing plans because of bushfires sweeping the south.
The Crystal Symphony will dock today followed tomorrow by the Voyager of the Seas, bringing to 5786 the number of people landing this week.
Another three ships will arrive by Monday, taking the total number of passengers past 16,000.
Hobart Lord Mayor Damon Thomas said the concentrated number of arrivals was unprecedented.
He said Hobart City Council's Tasmanian Travel & Information Centre had been liaising with the cruise lines on the state of the bushfires.
"It is also co-ordinating tours, buses, facilities, retailers, volunteers as well as services and activities for crew, aiming to make sure the experience for our visitors is ... organised and valued once they leave," he said.
"The Centre is now assisting the cruise lines to find alternative shore excursions to ensure passengers can see and do as much as possible during their short stay in our city," he said.
Port Arthur is one of the most popular destinations for cruise ship visitors but the historic attraction is off limits as bushfires continue to burn on the Tasman Peninsula.
Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania chief executive Luke Martin said on Monday 80 per cent of cruise ship passengers with the Diamond Princess booked to go to Port Arthur were happy with an alternative tour.
He said tours to Richmond, the Huon Valley, Bruny Island, Mt Wellington and MONA had been popular alternatives.
He said on Sunday the Diamond Princess and Celebrity Solstice would arrive with a further 5550 passengers and 2600 crew.
And on Monday the Oosterdam will dock with 1848 passengers and 812 crew on board.
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