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.

Tuesday 16 March 2027 · all times local (Western European Time)

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

In port on Tue 16 Mar

Peak

10,462

people in port · 7,816 guests + 2,646 crew

63% busier than a typical day in Arrecife.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
09:00 – 19:00
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How busy Arrecife is on Tue 16 Mar

Tuesday 16 March 2027 · 2 ships · 10,462 people · all times local (Western European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Costa Smeralda
    Costa Cruises
    09:00 – 19:00 · Port of call
    6,928 people
  • Mein Schiff 7
    TUI Cruises
    19:00 – overnight · Port of call
    3,534 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 on Tue 16 Mar

Most people in port 09:00 – 19:00: 6,928 people on 1 ship.

Costa Smeralda
09:00 – 19:00 · Port of call
Mein Schiff 7
19:00 – overnight · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00

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.

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

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

  • Monday
    3.1K
  • Tuesday
    4.9K
  • Wednesday
    5K
  • Thursday
    6K
  • Friday
    6.3K
  • Saturday
    7.1K
  • Sunday
    4.8K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 294
    Quiet
  2. 685
    Quiet
  3. 788
    Quiet
  4. 870
    Quiet
  5. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    1,295
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

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

Arrecife port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
135
Daily average
5,317
people in port
Busiest day
14,808
Wed 6 Jan · 3 ships
Days with ships
78 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.