Cartagena cruise crowd calendar

Cartagena, Colombia

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

Thursday 26 November 2026 · all times local (Colombia Standard Time)

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

In port on Thu 26 Nov

Peak

8,249

people in port · 5,810 guests + 2,439 crew

172% busier than a typical day in Cartagena.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
07:00 – 17:00
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How busy Cartagena is on Thu 26 Nov

Thursday 26 November 2026 · 2 ships · 8,249 people · all times local (Colombia Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Celebrity Ascent
    Celebrity Cruises
    07:00 – 15:00 · Port of call
    4,660 people
  • MSC Poesia
    MSC Cruises
    07:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
    3,589 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 Thu 26 Nov

Most people in port 07:00 – 15:00: 8,249 people on 2 ships.

Celebrity Ascent
07:00 – 15:00 · Port of call
MSC Poesia
07:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Cartagena? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    1.6K
  • Tuesday
    857
  • Wednesday
    3.2K
  • Thursday
    3K
  • Friday
    519
  • Saturday
    1.5K
  • Sunday
    3.6K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 333
    Quiet
  2. Tue 15 Dec
    2 ships
    754
    Quiet
  3. 1,007
    Quiet
  4. Fri 1 Jan
    1 ship
    1,395
    Quiet
  5. Sat 26 Dec
    2 ships
    2,077
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 25 Oct
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    8,478
    Peak
  2. Thu 26 Nov
    2 ships
    8,249
    Peak
  3. Sun 27 Dec
    3 ships · 1 turnaround
    7,736
    Peak
  4. Mon 7 Dec
    2 ships
    7,463
    Peak
  5. Sun 3 Jan
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    7,092
    Peak

Cartagena port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
66
Daily average
2,040
people in port
Busiest day
8,478
Sun 25 Oct · 2 ships
Days with ships
48 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Cartagena

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Cartagena 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 Cartagena 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 Cartagena 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.