Santa Cruz de la Palma cruise crowd calendar

Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands

How many cruise ships and people are in Santa Cruz de la Palma today and on the days ahead, and which days are quietest to sail or visit.

Thursday 24 December 2026 · all times local (Western European Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Santa Cruz de la Palma port guide and schedule

In port on Thu 24 Dec

Typical

4,549

people in port · 3,112 guests + 1,437 crew

5% busier than a typical day in Santa Cruz de la Palma.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
07:00 – 18:00
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How busy Santa Cruz de la Palma is on Thu 24 Dec

Thursday 24 December 2026 · 2 ships · 4,549 people · all times local (Western European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Artania
    Phoenix Reisen
    07:00 – 14:00 · Port of call
    1,725 people
  • Marella Explorer
    Marella Cruises
    12:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    2,824 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 Thu 24 Dec

Most people in port 12:00 – 14:00: 4,549 people on 2 ships.

Artania
07:00 – 14:00 · Port of call
Marella Explorer
12:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Santa Cruz de la Palma? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Santa Cruz de la Palma 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 Fridays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    3.4K
  • Tuesday
    2.6K
  • Wednesday
    2.4K
  • Thursday
    3.5K
  • Friday
    1.6K
  • Saturday
    2.9K
  • Sunday
    2.5K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 232
    Quiet
  2. Tue 5 Jan
    1 ship
    232
    Quiet
  3. 232
    Quiet
  4. 294
    Quiet
  5. 296
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sat 16 Jan
    2 ships
    11,572
    Peak
  2. Mon 28 Dec
    3 ships
    9,581
    Peak
  3. Thu 14 Jan
    3 ships
    8,773
    Peak
  4. Mon 14 Dec
    2 ships
    7,111
    Peak
  5. Tue 29 Dec
    2 ships
    7,022
    Peak

Santa Cruz de la Palma port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
87
Daily average
2,699
people in port
Busiest day
11,572
Sat 16 Jan · 2 ships
Days with ships
61 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Santa Cruz de la Palma

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Santa Cruz de la Palma 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma 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.