Ponta Delgada cruise crowd calendar

Ponta Delgada, Azores

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

Thursday 29 October 2026 · all times local (Azores Time)

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

In port on Thu 29 Oct

Peak

6,096

people in port · 4,488 guests + 1,608 crew

105% busier than a typical day in Ponta Delgada.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
See the crowd calendar

How busy Ponta Delgada is on Thu 29 Oct

Thursday 29 October 2026 · 1 ship · 6,096 people · all times local (Azores Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • MSC Meraviglia
    MSC Cruises
    09:00 – overnight · Port of call
    6,096 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 Thu 29 Oct

Most people in port 09:00 – 00:00: 6,096 people on 1 ship.

MSC Meraviglia
09:00 – overnight · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00

How busy is Ponta Delgada? Crowd calendar

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

Fridays are the busiest and Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    657
  • Tuesday
    203
  • Wednesday
    246
  • Thursday
    1.6K
  • Friday
    1.9K
  • Saturday
    203
  • Sunday
    230

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,375
    Quiet
  2. Fri 8 Jan
    1 ship
    2,256
    Light
  3. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    2,637
    Typical
  4. 2,637
    Typical
  5. 2,732
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 6 Nov
    3 ships
    9,411
    Peak
  2. Thu 5 Nov
    2 ships
    8,692
    Peak
  3. 6,096
    Peak
  4. 6,096
    Peak
  5. Mon 2 Nov
    1 ship
    5,810
    Peak

Ponta Delgada port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
16
Daily average
716
people in port
Busiest day
9,411
Fri 6 Nov · 3 ships
Days with ships
15 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Ponta Delgada

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Ponta Delgada 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 Ponta Delgada 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 Ponta Delgada 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.