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.

Sunday 6 December 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Marseille port guide and schedule

In port on Sun 6 Dec

Busy

13,507

people in port · 10,150 guests + 3,357 crew

23% busier than a typical day in Marseille.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
2
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
09:00 – 18:00
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How busy Marseille is on Sun 6 Dec

Sunday 6 December 2026 · 2 ships · 13,507 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Costa Toscana
    Costa Cruises
    09:00 – 18:00 · Turnaround
    6,968 people
  • MSC Euribia
    MSC Cruises
    09:00 – 18:00 · Turnaround
    6,539 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 6 Dec

Most people in port 09:00 – 18:00: 13,507 people on 2 ships.

Costa Toscana
09:00 – 18:00 · Turnaround
MSC Euribia
09:00 – 18:00 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

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
    5.9K
  • Tuesday
    2.3K
  • Wednesday
    2.3K
  • Thursday
    2.5K
  • Friday
    6.3K
  • Saturday
    13K
  • Sunday
    16K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Thu 5 Nov
    1 ship
    1,110
    Quiet
  2. 1,110
    Quiet
  3. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    1,395
    Quiet
  4. 1,463
    Quiet
  5. Fri 1 Jan
    1 ship
    1,463
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 1 Nov
    6 ships · 5 turnarounds
    27,155
    Peak
  2. Sat 31 Oct
    5 ships · 3 turnarounds
    25,361
    Peak
  3. Fri 13 Nov
    4 ships · 3 turnarounds
    23,383
    Peak
  4. Sun 25 Oct
    4 ships · 3 turnarounds
    21,476
    Peak
  5. Sun 29 Nov
    4 ships · 2 turnarounds
    21,396
    Peak

Marseille port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
149
Daily average
6,927
people in port
Busiest day
27,155
Sun 1 Nov · 6 ships
Days with ships
68 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.