Arrecife cruise crowd calendar

Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

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

Thursday 12 November 2026 · all times local (Western European Time)

Today · Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18
Arrecife port guide and schedule

In port today

Busy

4,346

people in port · 3,096 guests + 1,250 crew

42% busier than a typical day in Arrecife.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
See the crowd calendar

How busy Arrecife is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 1 ship · 4,346 people · all times local (Western European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Azura
    P&O Cruises
    times not published · Port of call
    4,346 people

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 today

Most people in port midnight – midnight: 4,346 people on 1 ship.

Azura
times not published · Port of call
Now 9:55 am
People in port
midnight3 am6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm9 pmmidnight

How busy is Arrecife? Crowd calendar

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

Later 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

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

  • Monday
    3.6K
  • Tuesday
    6.4K
  • Wednesday
    5.2K
  • Thursday
    6.9K
  • Friday
    7.6K
  • Saturday
    9.3K
  • Sunday
    6K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 685
    Quiet
  2. Tue 1 Dec
    1 ship
    1,539
    Light
  3. Sun 3 Jan
    1 ship
    2,567
    Light
  4. Thu 3 Dec
    1 ship
    2,801
    Typical
  5. 2,801
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sat 6 Feb
    3 ships
    14,836
    Peak
  2. Wed 6 Jan
    3 ships
    14,808
    Peak
  3. Sat 28 Nov
    3 ships
    13,585
    Peak
  4. Tue 29 Dec
    3 ships
    12,799
    Peak
  5. Sat 14 Nov
    2 ships
    12,046
    Peak

Arrecife port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Thu 12 Nov – Tue 9 Feb

Ship calls
151
Daily average
6,436
people in port
Busiest day
14,836
Sat 6 Feb · 3 ships
Days with ships
83 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Arrecife

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Arrecife 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 Arrecife 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 Arrecife 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.