Marseille cruise crowd calendar

Marseille, France

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

Thursday 12 November 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

Today · Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18
Marseille port guide and schedule

In port today

Quiet

1,110

people in port · 702 guests + 408 crew

91% quieter than a typical day in Marseille.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
See the crowd calendar

How busy Marseille is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 1 ship · 1,110 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Azamara Quest
    Azamara Cruises
    8:00 am – 10:00 pm · 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 today

Most people in port 8 am – 10 pm: 1,110 people on 1 ship.

Azamara Quest
8:00 am – 10:00 pm · Port of call
Now 10:56 am
People in port
6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm9 pm

How busy is Marseille? Crowd calendar

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

Sundays are the busiest and Wednesdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Marseille is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    3.5K
  • Tuesday
    1.7K
  • Wednesday
    943
  • Thursday
    1.5K
  • Friday
    5.1K
  • Saturday
    10K
  • Sunday
    15K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,110
    Quiet
  2. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    1,395
    Quiet
  3. 1,395
    Quiet
  4. Tue 9 Feb
    1 ship
    1,395
    Quiet
  5. 1,463
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 13 Nov
    4 ships · 3 turnarounds
    23,383
    Peak
  2. Sun 29 Nov
    4 ships · 2 turnarounds
    21,396
    Peak
  3. Sat 14 Nov
    5 ships · 3 turnarounds
    17,506
    Busy
  4. Sun 27 Dec
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    17,063
    Busy
  5. Sun 31 Jan
    4 ships · 2 turnarounds
    16,433
    Busy

Marseille port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Thu 12 Nov – Tue 9 Feb

Ship calls
116
Daily average
5,406
people in port
Busiest day
23,383
Fri 13 Nov · 4 ships
Days with ships
64 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Marseille

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Marseille 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 Marseille 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 Marseille 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.