Bilbao cruise crowd calendar

Bilbao, Spain

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

Tuesday 27 October 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

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

In port on Tue 27 Oct

Peak

10,735

people in port · 7,806 guests + 2,929 crew

222% busier than a typical day in Bilbao.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
08:00 – 17:00
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How busy Bilbao is on Tue 27 Oct

Tuesday 27 October 2026 · 2 ships · 10,735 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • MSC Virtuosa
    MSC Cruises
    08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
    6,514 people
  • times not published · Port of call
    4,221 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 27 Oct

Most people in port 08:00 – 17:00: 10,735 people on 2 ships.

MSC Virtuosa
08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
Queen Anne
times not published · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Bilbao? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Bilbao 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

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

  • Monday
    536
  • Tuesday
    826
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    100
  • Sunday
    0

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,295
    Quiet
  2. 6,962
    Peak
  3. Tue 27 Oct
    2 ships
    10,735
    Peak

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Tue 27 Oct
    2 ships
    10,735
    Peak
  2. 6,962
    Peak
  3. 1,295
    Quiet

Bilbao port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
4
Daily average
211
people in port
Busiest day
10,735
Tue 27 Oct · 2 ships
Days with ships
3 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Bilbao

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Bilbao 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 Bilbao 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 Bilbao 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.