Lisbon cruise crowd calendar

Lisbon, Portugal

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

Friday 8 January 2027 · all times local (Western European Time)

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Lisbon port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 8 Jan

Quiet

1,110

people in port · 702 guests + 408 crew

73% quieter than a typical day in Lisbon.

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

How busy Lisbon is on Fri 8 Jan

Friday 8 January 2027 · 1 ship · 1,110 people · all times local (Western European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

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 Fri 8 Jan

Most people in port 00:00 – 17:00: 1,110 people on 1 ship.

Azamara Onward
departs 17:00 · Turnaround
People in port
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How busy is Lisbon? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    2.4K
  • Tuesday
    3K
  • Wednesday
    2.9K
  • Thursday
    3.5K
  • Friday
    3.3K
  • Saturday
    2.7K
  • Sunday
    4.1K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sat 14 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    189
    Quiet
  2. Sat 5 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    520
    Quiet
  3. 685
    Quiet
  4. Sat 28 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    728
    Quiet
  5. 788
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Thu 31 Dec
    2 ships
    11,183
    Peak
  2. Sun 17 Jan
    2 ships
    8,228
    Peak
  3. Tue 3 Nov
    2 ships
    8,053
    Peak
  4. Sun 27 Dec
    2 ships
    7,183
    Peak
  5. Sat 31 Oct
    3 ships · 1 turnaround
    7,142
    Peak

Lisbon port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
92
Daily average
3,116
people in port
Busiest day
11,183
Thu 31 Dec · 2 ships
Days with ships
67 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Lisbon

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Lisbon 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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon 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.