Horta cruise crowd calendar

Horta, Portugal

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

Friday 13 November 2026 · all times local (Azores Time)

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Horta port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 13 Nov

Typical

1,375

people in port · 740 guests + 635 crew

10% busier than a typical day in Horta.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
07:00 – 15:00
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How busy Horta is on Fri 13 Nov

Friday 13 November 2026 · 1 ship · 1,375 people · all times local (Azores Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

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 Fri 13 Nov

Most people in port 07:00 – 15:00: 1,375 people on 1 ship.

Crystal Serenity
07:00 – 15:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Horta? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    0
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    106
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    0

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,375
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 1,375
    Typical

Horta port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
1
Daily average
15
people in port
Busiest day
1,375
Fri 13 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
1 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Horta

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Horta 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 Horta 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 Horta 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.