El Hierro Island cruise crowd calendar

El Hierro Island, Puerto de la Estaca, Canary Islands

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

Thursday 14 January 2027

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El Hierro Island port guide and schedule

In port on Thu 14 Jan

Typical

232

people in port · 148 guests + 84 crew

About as busy as a typical day in El Hierro Island.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 22:00
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How busy El Hierro Island is on Thu 14 Jan

Thursday 14 January 2027 · 1 ship · 232 people

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Wind Spirit
    Windstar
    08:00 – 22:00 · Port of call
    232 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 14 Jan

Most people in port 08:00 – 22:00: 232 people on 1 ship.

Wind Spirit
08:00 – 22:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00

How busy is El Hierro Island? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical El Hierro Island 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

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

  • Monday
    18
  • Tuesday
    100
  • Wednesday
    36
  • Thursday
    39
  • Friday
    83
  • Saturday
    18
  • Sunday
    41

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 232
    Typical
  2. Sat 5 Dec
    1 ship
    232
    Typical
  3. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    232
    Typical
  4. 232
    Typical
  5. Sun 3 Jan
    1 ship
    232
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 1,295
    Peak
  2. 788
    Peak
  3. 296
    Busy
  4. 294
    Busy
  5. 232
    Typical

El Hierro Island port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
11
Daily average
48
people in port
Busiest day
1,295
Tue 24 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
11 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at El Hierro Island

Next 30 days · by cruise line

El Hierro Island 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 El Hierro Island 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 El Hierro Island 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.