Ancona cruise crowd calendar

Ancona, Italy

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

Friday 23 October 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

Today · Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29

Ancona port guide and schedule

In port today

Typical

2,705

people in port · 1,984 guests + 721 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Ancona.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 1
Most ships at once: 1
Ships alongside: 14:00 – 20:30

See the crowd calendar

How busy Ancona is today

Friday 23 October 2026 · 1 ship · 2,705 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

MSC Lirica
MSC Cruises
14:00 – 20:30 · Turnaround
2,705 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 14:00 – 20:00: 2,705 people on 1 ship.

MSC Lirica

14:00 – 20:30 · Turnaround

People in port

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How busy is Ancona? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Ancona day. Select a day to see its ships.

Earlier months 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%

November 2026

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–

December 2026

1 call · 1 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–61.4k 7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

January 2027

1 call · 1 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–131.4k 14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

Fridays are the busiest and Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Ancona 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
0
Wednesday
107
Thursday
0
Friday
208
Saturday
0
Sunday
107

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

Sun 6 Dec
1 ship
1,395
Light
Wed 13 Jan
1 ship
1,395
Light
Fri 23 Oct
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,705
Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Fri 23 Oct
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,705
Typical
Sun 6 Dec
1 ship
1,395
Light
Wed 13 Jan
1 ship
1,395
Light

Ancona port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 3
Daily average: 61; people in port
Busiest day: 2,705; Fri 23 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships: 3 of 90

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Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Ancona

Next 30 days · by cruise line

MSC Lirica1 call

Ancona 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 Ancona 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 Ancona 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.