Santander cruise crowd calendar

Santander, Spain Cantabria

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

Tuesday 6 October 2026

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Santander port guide and schedule

In port on Tue 6 Oct

No ships

0

No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Santander is on Tue 6 Oct

Tuesday 6 October 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Le Lapérouse
    Ponant Cruises
    times not published · Port of call
    294 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 Tue 6 Oct

Most people in port 00:00 – 00:00: 294 people on 1 ship.

Le Lapérouse
times not published · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Santander? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    0
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    325
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    148
  • 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. Fri 6 Nov
    1 ship
    1,918
    Typical
  2. 4,221
    Peak

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,221
    Peak
  2. Fri 6 Nov
    1 ship
    1,918
    Typical

Santander port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
2
Daily average
68
people in port
Busiest day
4,221
Wed 28 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
2 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Santander

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Santander 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 Santander 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 Santander 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.