Catania cruise crowd calendar

Catania, Sicily

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

Sunday 20 December 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

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Catania port guide and schedule

In port on Sun 20 Dec

Quiet

1,110

people in port · 702 guests + 408 crew

73% quieter than a typical day in Catania.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
07:00 – 16:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Catania is on Sun 20 Dec

Sunday 20 December 2026 · 1 ship · 1,110 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Azamara Onward
    Azamara Cruises
    07:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
    1,110 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 Sun 20 Dec

Most people in port 07:00 – 16:00: 1,110 people on 1 ship.

Azamara Onward
07:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Catania? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    107
  • Tuesday
    446
  • Wednesday
    448
  • Thursday
    89
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    248

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,070
    Quiet
  2. Wed 4 Nov
    1 ship
    1,110
    Quiet
  3. 1,110
    Quiet
  4. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    1,395
    Quiet
  5. Sun 6 Dec
    1 ship
    2,112
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 5,794
    Busy
  2. Wed 28 Oct
    2 ships
    4,714
    Typical
  3. Sun 6 Dec
    1 ship
    2,112
    Light
  4. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    1,395
    Quiet
  5. Wed 4 Nov
    1 ship
    1,110
    Quiet

Catania port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
8
Daily average
192
people in port
Busiest day
5,794
Tue 27 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
7 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Catania

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Catania 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 Catania 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 Catania 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.