Heraklion cruise crowd calendar

Heraklion, Greece

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

Tuesday 27 October 2026 · all times local (Eastern European Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Heraklion port guide and schedule

In port on Tue 27 Oct

Busy

3,858

people in port · 2,690 guests + 1,168 crew

43% busier than a typical day in Heraklion.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
08:00 – 18:00
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How busy Heraklion is on Tue 27 Oct

Tuesday 27 October 2026 · 2 ships · 3,858 people · all times local (Eastern European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Seven Seas Voyager
    Regent Seven Seas
    08:00 – overnight · Port of call
    1,153 people
  • MSC Lirica
    MSC Cruises
    10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    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 on Tue 27 Oct

Most people in port 10:00 – 18:00: 3,858 people on 2 ships.

Seven Seas Voyager
08:00 – overnight · Port of call
MSC Lirica
10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Heraklion? Crowd calendar

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

  • Monday
    1K
  • Tuesday
    784
  • Wednesday
    525
  • Thursday
    1.3K
  • Friday
    628
  • Saturday
    385
  • Sunday
    739

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 296
    Quiet
  2. Fri 1 Jan
    1 ship
    805
    Quiet
  3. 805
    Quiet
  4. 1,110
    Quiet
  5. 1,153
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Thu 29 Oct
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    3,939
    Busy
  2. Tue 27 Oct
    2 ships
    3,858
    Busy
  3. 2,803
    Typical
  4. 2,770
    Typical
  5. Sat 7 Nov
    1 ship
    2,705
    Typical

Heraklion port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
37
Daily average
767
people in port
Busiest day
3,939
Thu 29 Oct · 2 ships
Days with ships
36 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Heraklion

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Heraklion 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 Heraklion 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 Heraklion 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.