Haifa cruise crowd calendar

Haifa, Israel

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

Sunday 13 December 2026 · all times local (Israel Time)

In port on Sun 13 Dec

Typical

2,112

people in port · 1,462 guests + 650 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Haifa.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 13:30
See the crowd calendar

How busy Haifa is on Sun 13 Dec

Sunday 13 December 2026 · 1 ship · 2,112 people · all times local (Israel Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Crown Iris
    Mano Maritime
    08:00 – 13:30 · Turnaround
    2,112 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 13 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 13:00: 2,112 people on 1 ship.

Crown Iris
08:00 – 13:30 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Haifa? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Haifa day. Select a day to see its ships.

  • 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 Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Haifa is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    0
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    1.2K
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    1.5K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sun 25 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,112
    Typical
  2. Thu 29 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,112
    Typical
  3. Thu 5 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,112
    Typical
  4. Sun 8 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,112
    Typical
  5. Thu 12 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,112
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 25 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,112
    Typical
  2. Thu 29 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,112
    Typical
  3. Thu 5 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,112
    Typical
  4. Sun 8 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,112
    Typical
  5. Thu 12 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,112
    Typical

Haifa port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
16
Daily average
375
people in port
Busiest day
2,112
Sun 25 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
16 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Haifa 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 Haifa 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 in Haifa are on turnaround: one cruise ends and the next one boards on the same day. Terminals, roads and parking are busiest on those days.

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.