Cartagena cruise crowd calendar

Cartagena, Spain

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

Wednesday 21 October 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

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Cartagena port guide and schedule

In port on Wed 21 Oct

No ships

0

No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Cartagena is on Wed 21 Oct

Wednesday 21 October 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

No cruise ships are scheduled in Cartagena on Wed 21 Oct.

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

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

  • Monday
    1.1K
  • Tuesday
    914
  • Wednesday
    642
  • Thursday
    1.7K
  • Friday
    1.1K
  • Saturday
    1.2K
  • Sunday
    608

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 242
    Quiet
  2. 296
    Quiet
  3. 354
    Quiet
  4. Sat 9 Jan
    1 ship
    354
    Quiet
  5. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship
    520
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Tue 3 Nov
    4 ships
    8,125
    Peak
  2. Fri 4 Dec
    2 ships
    7,786
    Peak
  3. Thu 5 Nov
    3 ships
    7,092
    Peak
  4. 5,999
    Peak
  5. 5,810
    Peak

Cartagena port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
48
Daily average
1,034
people in port
Busiest day
8,125
Tue 3 Nov · 4 ships
Days with ships
34 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.