Motril cruise crowd calendar

Motril, Spain

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

Wednesday 28 October 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

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

In port on Wed 28 Oct

Typical

3,372

people in port · 2,340 guests + 1,032 crew

1% busier than a typical day in Motril.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
10:00 – 22:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Motril is on Wed 28 Oct

Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 1 ship · 3,372 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Norwegian Dawn
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    10:00 – 22:00 · Port of call
    3,372 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 Wed 28 Oct

Most people in port 10:00 – 22:00: 3,372 people on 1 ship.

Norwegian Dawn
10:00 – 22:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00

How busy is Motril? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    105
  • Tuesday
    297
  • Wednesday
    259
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    387
  • Saturday
    316
  • Sunday
    675

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    242
    Quiet
  2. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    296
    Quiet
  3. 296
    Quiet
  4. Sat 7 Nov
    1 ship
    780
    Quiet
  5. 1,073
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship
    5,999
    Peak
  2. Fri 6 Nov
    1 ship
    3,466
    Typical
  3. 3,372
    Typical
  4. 3,329
    Typical
  5. 3,329
    Typical

Motril port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
12
Daily average
295
people in port
Busiest day
5,999
Sun 1 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
12 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Motril

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Motril 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 Motril 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 Motril 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.