Palermo cruise crowd calendar

Palermo, Sicily

How many cruise ships and people are in Palermo 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)

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Palermo port guide and schedule

In port today

Light

4,644

people in port · 3,274 guests + 1,370 crew

16% quieter than a typical day in Palermo.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
See the crowd calendar

How busy Palermo is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 1 ship · 4,644 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • MSC Splendida
    MSC Cruises
    9:00 am – 5:00 pm · Turnaround
    4,644 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 9 am – 5 pm: 4,644 people on 1 ship.

MSC Splendida
9:00 am – 5:00 pm · Turnaround
Now 10:53 am
People in port
6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm

How busy is Palermo? Crowd calendar

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

Thursdays are the busiest and Mondays the quietest over the next 90 days. Palermo 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
    1.4K
  • Wednesday
    6.8K
  • Thursday
    7K
  • Friday
    634
  • Saturday
    99
  • Sunday
    317

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,284
    Quiet
  2. 4,124
    Light
  3. 4,124
    Light
  4. 4,124
    Light
  5. 4,124
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Thu 4 Feb
    3 ships · 1 turnaround
    12,654
    Peak
  2. Wed 18 Nov
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    9,309
    Peak
  3. Thu 3 Dec
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    9,080
    Peak
  4. Thu 7 Jan
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    8,363
    Peak
  5. Wed 16 Dec
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    7,344
    Busy

Palermo port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
39
Daily average
2,269
people in port
Busiest day
12,654
Thu 4 Feb · 3 ships
Days with ships
32 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Palermo

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Palermo 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 Palermo 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 Palermo 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.