Alicante cruise crowd calendar

Alicante, Spain

How many cruise ships and people are in Alicante today and on the days ahead, and which days are quietest to sail or visit.

Friday 7 May 2027 · all times local (Central European Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Alicante port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 7 May

Peak

8,688

people in port · 6,338 guests + 2,350 crew

225% busier than a typical day in Alicante.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
08:00 – 18:00
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How busy Alicante is on Fri 7 May

Friday 7 May 2027 · 2 ships · 8,688 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

People are guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus crew. Turnaround ships also move about as many boarding guests through the terminals as the ones leaving.

When the port is busiest on Fri 7 May

Most people in port 09:00 – 17:00: 8,688 people on 2 ships.

Silver Ray
08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
Legend Of The Seas
09:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Alicante? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Alicante day. Select a day to see its ships.

Earlier monthsLater months
  • No ships nothing scheduled
  • Quiet under half a typical day
  • Light 50–85% of typical
  • Typical 85–115%
  • Busy 115–150%
  • Peak over 150%

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

Tuesdays are the busiest and Mondays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    317
  • Tuesday
    1.1K
  • Wednesday
    418
  • Thursday
    445
  • Friday
    832
  • Saturday
    893
  • Sunday
    474

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 189
    Quiet
  2. 805
    Quiet
  3. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    805
    Quiet
  4. Wed 4 Nov
    1 ship
    1,070
    Quiet
  5. 1,073
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 6,968
    Peak
  2. 6,514
    Peak
  3. Sat 2 Jan
    2 ships
    6,359
    Peak
  4. Tue 27 Oct
    2 ships
    4,445
    Peak
  5. 4,124
    Peak

Alicante port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Fri 23 Oct – Wed 20 Jan

Ship calls
22
Daily average
639
people in port
Busiest day
6,968
Tue 24 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
20 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Alicante

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Alicante crowd calendar questions

Each ship counts its guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus its crew. A ship without a published capacity is listed in the schedule but not counted.

It compares the day with a typical Alicante day with ships. Quiet is under half of that, Light 50–85%, Typical 85–115%, Busy 115–150% and Peak more than one and a half times. Each port is compared with itself, so a Busy day in a small port has far fewer people than one in a big homeport.

Most ships call at Alicante for the day: they arrive in the morning and leave in the late afternoon, so the town and its sights are busiest in between.

The calendar covers this month and the next 11 months of published itineraries. Lines add and change calls, so dates further out can still move.

Yes. Arrival and departure times move with weather and port operations. Always confirm with your cruise line and the port before you travel.