Palermo cruise crowd calendar

Palermo, Sicily

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

Friday 16 October 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

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

In port on Fri 16 Oct

Peak

10,138

people in port · 7,502 guests + 2,636 crew

56% busier than a typical day in Palermo.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
08:00 – 18:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Palermo is on Fri 16 Oct

Friday 16 October 2026 · 2 ships · 10,138 people · all times local (Central 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 16 Oct

Most people in port 09:00 – 16:00: 10,220 people on 2 ships.

Costa Pacifica
08:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
MSC Meraviglia
09:00 – 18:00 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Palermo? Crowd calendar

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

Wednesdays are the busiest and Sundays the quietest over the next 90 days. Palermo is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    1.4K
  • Tuesday
    1.7K
  • Wednesday
    7.3K
  • Thursday
    7.3K
  • Friday
    1.6K
  • Saturday
    181
  • Sunday
    0

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,073
    Quiet
  2. 1,284
    Quiet
  3. 3,506
    Light
  4. 4,124
    Light
  5. 4,124
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 28 Oct
    3 ships · 1 turnaround
    13,194
    Peak
  2. Thu 5 Nov
    3 ships · 2 turnarounds
    12,377
    Peak
  3. Thu 29 Oct
    2 ships · 2 turnarounds
    11,572
    Peak
  4. Wed 18 Nov
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    9,309
    Busy
  5. Thu 3 Dec
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    9,080
    Busy

Palermo port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
50
Daily average
2,730
people in port
Busiest day
13,194
Wed 28 Oct · 3 ships
Days with ships
39 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Palermo

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Palermo 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 Palermo 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 Palermo 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.