Port overview
Port of Catania at a glance
Sicily's second city under Mt. Etna.
Our AIS tracking recorded 47 cruise ship calls at Port of Catania since Jul 2026, about 2.8 a week, from 10 cruise lines. The busiest lines are Norwegian Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises.
Sunrise 6:21, sunset 17:08 local time on Oct 28 (10 h 47 min of daylight)
Cruise ships in Port of Catania todayRecent arrivals at Port of Catania
- In port now
- 0
- Ship calls, since Jul 2026
- 47
- Ships seen
- 15
- Cruise lines seen
- 10
observed tracked since Jul 1, 2026; we capture most, not all, calls. How we track ships
- Port type
- Port of Call
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- Terminals
- 1
- Annual passengers
- 250,000
- Max ship length
- 310 m
- UN/LOCODE
- ITCTA
Facilities
- Hotels Nearby
- Taxi Available
Cruise ship calls at Port of Catania
Last 90 days, Jul 30 to Oct 28, counted from AIS ship tracking. Updated Oct 28, 2026.
- Calls, last 30 days
- 11
- Calls, last 90 days
- 35
- Calls per week
- 2.7
- Typical arrival
- 6:45 am to 10:45 am
- Typical departure
- 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- Busiest weekday
- Tuesday
| Cruise line | Calls, last 90 days |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Cruise Line | 15 |
| Costa Cruises | 6 |
| Virgin Voyages | 4 |
| AIDA Cruises | 3 |
| Ponant | 2 |
Harbour facts
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Pilot required
- Yes
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub 150), October 2026 edition.
Cruises from Port of Catania from $1,251
Ship calls, since Jul 2026
Who calls here most
observed tracked since Jul 1, 2026; we capture most, not all, calls. How we track ships
Ships
- Costa FascinosaCosta Cruises10 calls since Jul 2026
- Norwegian EpicNorwegian Cruise Line8 calls since Jul 2026
- Norwegian GemNorwegian Cruise Line8 calls since Jul 2026
- AIDAbluAIDA Cruises5 calls since Jul 2026
- Scarlet LadyVirgin Voyages4 calls since Jul 2026
- Norwegian VivaNorwegian Cruise Line3 calls since Jul 2026
- Seven Seas GrandeurRegent Seven Seas Cruises1 call since Jul 2026
- Le BougainvillePonant1 call since Jul 2026
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