Venice cruise crowd calendar

Venice, Italy

How many cruise ships and people are in Venice 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
Venice port guide and schedule

In port today

Typical

1,463

people in port · 998 guests + 465 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Venice.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
See the crowd calendar

How busy Venice is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 1 ship · 1,463 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Viking Mira
    Viking Ocean
    arrives from Tue 10 Nov · Turnaround
    1,463 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 midnight – midnight: 1,463 people on 1 ship.

Viking Mira
arrives from Tue 10 Nov · Turnaround
Now 10:54 am
People in port
midnight3 am6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm9 pmmidnight

How busy is Venice? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Venice 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 Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Venice is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    416
  • Tuesday
    327
  • Wednesday
    122
  • Thursday
    641
  • Friday
    334
  • Saturday
    107
  • Sunday
    318

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 29 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    354
    Quiet
  2. Sun 31 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    354
    Quiet
  3. Sun 22 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,073
    Light
  4. Fri 13 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,284
    Typical
  5. Sat 5 Dec
    1 ship
    1,395
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Thu 26 Nov
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    4,168
    Peak
  2. Sun 15 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,705
    Peak
  3. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,705
    Peak
  4. Thu 17 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,705
    Peak
  5. Mon 28 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,705
    Peak

Venice port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
14
Daily average
326
people in port
Busiest day
4,168
Thu 26 Nov · 2 ships
Days with ships
16 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Venice

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Venice 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 Venice 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 Venice 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.