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Busiest cruise ports, September 2026

Every port call we recorded in September 2026 from the AIS positions of the cruise ships we track (381 ships). These are figures for the tracked fleet, not official port statistics. Free to reuse with a credit.

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Port calls
2,505Recorded calls down 8% on the previous month.
Busiest portPort of Barcelona77 calls from 40 ships
Busiest daySep 12114 ship arrivals in one day
Most portsCelebrity Eclipse14 different ports in 15 calls
Ships calling
258
of 381 tracked
Ports called
129
in 47 countries
Cruise lines
34

Ports

2,505 calls

The 20 busiest cruise ports

Busiest cruise ports by ship calls, September 2026
#PortCallsShips
1Port of BarcelonaSpain / -2 vs prev. / busiest Sep 28 (UTC)7740
2Port MiamiUnited States / -13 vs prev. / busiest Sep 28 (UTC)7617
3Port CanaveralUnited States / -5 vs prev. / busiest Sep 27 (UTC)7517
4Port of PiraeusGreece / +2 vs prev. / busiest Sep 12 (UTC)7233
5Port of CivitavecchiaItaly / -11 vs prev. / busiest Sep 7 (UTC)7139
6Cozumel Cruise PortMexico / +3 vs prev. / busiest Sep 10 (UTC)7025
7Port of MarseilleFrance / +5 vs prev. / busiest Sep 21 (UTC)6831
8Ogden Point Cruise TerminalCanada / +4 vs prev. / busiest Sep 12 (UTC)6422
9Port of BergenNorway / +2 vs prev. / busiest Sep 11 (UTC)6126
10Port of MykonosGreece / +5 vs prev. / busiest Sep 13 (UTC)5828
11Port of NaplesItaly / +11 vs prev. / busiest Sep 6 (UTC)5628
=12Port of VancouverCanada / -7 vs prev. / busiest Sep 3 (UTC)5527
=12Port of SeattleUnited States / -5 vs prev. / busiest Sep 19 (UTC)5516
14Nassau Cruise PortBahamas / -40 vs prev. / busiest Sep 5 (UTC)5122
15Port of HalifaxCanada / +32 vs prev. / busiest Sep 2 (UTC)4818
16Port of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom / -17 vs prev. / busiest Sep 12 (UTC)4619
17Port EvergladesUnited States / +4 vs prev. / busiest Sep 26 (UTC)429
18Port of PalmaSpain / -4 vs prev. / busiest Sep 20 (UTC)3919
19Port of LivornoItaly / +3 vs prev. / busiest Sep 1 (UTC)3821
20Port of BostonUnited States / +23 vs prev. / busiest Sep 5 (UTC)3419

Berths: passenger capacity (lower berths) of every calling ship, added per call, so a ship that calls twice counts twice. It is capacity, not passengers carried. Total for the month: 7,772,413. Busiest day: the UTC date with the most ship arrivals, arrivals in brackets. vs prev.: change in recorded calls against the previous month; ports with a shared rank read "=".

All 129 ports with a recorded call
  1. 21Port of Oslo, Norway33
  2. 22Port of Valletta, Malta31
  3. 23Cape Liberty Cruise Port, United States29
  4. 23Port of Genoa, Italy29
  5. 25Port of Juneau, United States28
  6. 26Perfect Day at CocoCay, Bahamas27
  7. 27Port of Santorini, Greece26
  8. 27Port of Copenhagen, Denmark26
  9. 29Port of Dover, United Kingdom25
  10. 29Port of Rhodes, Greece25
  11. 29Port of Los Angeles, United States25
  12. 32Port of Messina, Italy24
  13. 32Port of Galveston, United States24
  14. 34Port of Portland (Maine), United States23
  15. 35Port of Lisbon, Portugal22
  16. 35Port of Kusadasi, Turkey22
  17. 37Port of Ketchikan, United States21
  18. 37Port of Cadiz, Spain21
  19. 37Port of Venice, Italy21
  20. 40Port of Malaga, Spain20
  21. 40Port of Split, Croatia20
  22. 40Port of La Spezia, Italy20
  23. 40Port of Hamburg, Germany20
  24. 40Manhattan Cruise Terminal, United States20
  25. 45Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, United States19
  26. 45Port of Ibiza, Spain19
  27. 45Port of Skagway, United States19
  28. 45Castaway Cay, Bahamas19
  29. 49Port of Nice, France18
  30. 49Port of Alesund, Norway18
  31. 49Port of Warnemunde, Germany18
  32. 49Port of Long Beach, United States18
  33. 53Costa Maya, Mexico17
  34. 53Port Tampa Bay, United States17
  35. 55Port of Bora Bora, French Polynesia16
  36. 56Port of San Francisco, United States15
  37. 57Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium14
  38. 57Port of Le Havre, France14
  39. 57Port Hercule, Monaco14
  40. 57Port of Istanbul, Turkey14
  41. 57Port of Liverpool, United Kingdom14
  42. 57Port of Palermo, Italy14
  43. 63Icy Strait Point, United States13
  44. 63Port of Stockholm, Sweden13
  45. 65Port of Belfast, United Kingdom12
  46. 65Port of Dubrovnik, Croatia12
  47. 65Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands12
  48. 65Port of Honolulu, United States12
  49. 65Port of Catania, Italy12
  50. 65Marina Bay Cruise Centre, Singapore12
  51. 65Port of Melbourne, Australia12
  52. 72Port of Cobh, Ireland11
  53. 72Port of Corfu, Greece11
  54. 72Geiranger, Norway11
  55. 72Port of Flam, Norway11
  56. 72Port of Savona, Italy11
  57. 72Sydney Harbour, Australia11
  58. 78Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico10
  59. 78Port of Tallinn, Estonia10
  60. 78Port of New Orleans, United States10
  61. 81Port of Helsinki, Finland9
  62. 81Port of Reykjavik, Iceland9
  63. 81Port of Roatan, Honduras9
  64. 81Port of San Diego, United States9
  65. 81Kahului Harbor, United States9
  66. 81Road Town, British Virgin Islands9
  67. 87Port of Heraklion, Greece8
  68. 87Port of Invergordon, United Kingdom8
  69. 87Port of Whittier, United States8
  70. 87Port of Sydney, Canada8
  71. 87Port of George Town, Cayman Islands8
  72. 87Port of Oranjestad, Aruba8
  73. 87Port of Busan, South Korea8
  74. 87Port of Papeete, French Polynesia8
  75. 87Port of Baltimore, United States8
  76. 96Port of Dublin, Ireland7
  77. 96Port of Leith, United Kingdom7
  78. 96Port of Tokyo, Japan7
  79. 96Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise & Cargo Facility, Sint Maarten7
  80. 96Port of Greenock, United Kingdom7
  81. 96Port of Yokohama, Japan7
  82. 96Port of Brisbane, Australia7
  83. 96Port of Shanghai, China7
  84. 104Port of Amsterdam, Netherlands6
  85. 104Port of Trondheim, Norway6
  86. 104Port of Seward, United States6
  87. 104Port of Koper, Slovenia6
  88. 104Bar Harbor, United States6
  89. 109Kailua-Kona, United States4
  90. 109London Tilbury, United Kingdom4
  91. 109Port of Funchal, Portugal4
  92. 109Port of Akureyri, Iceland4
  93. 109Port of Riga, Latvia4
  94. 109Port of Norfolk, United States4
  95. 115Port of Kralendijk, Bonaire3
  96. 115Port of Suva, Fiji3
  97. 115Port of Willemstad, Curacao3
  98. 118Port Moselle, France2
  99. 118Port of Izmir, Turkey2
  100. 118Port of Longyearbyen, Norway2
  101. 118Port Vila, Vanuatu2
  102. 118Port Zante, Saint Kitts and Nevis2
  103. 118Port of Jacksonville, United States2
  104. 118St. John's Cruise Port, Antigua and Barbuda2
  105. 125Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands1
  106. 125Port of Apia, Samoa1
  107. 125Port of Falmouth, Jamaica1
  108. 125Port of Montego Bay, Jamaica1
  109. 125Port of Québec, Canada1

Every port, country and line is also in the CSV.

Countries

47 countries

Calls by country

Cruise ship calls by country, September 2026
#CountryCallsPortsShips
1United States63129114
2Italy2961058
3Greece200642
=4Canada176556
=4Spain176549
6Norway142742
7United Kingdom123835
8France102448
9Bahamas97326
10Mexico87225
=11Germany38216
=11Turkey38321

Cruise lines

34 lines

Calls by cruise line

Cruise ship calls by cruise line, September 2026
#Cruise lineCallsShipsPorts
1Royal Caribbean International3322855
2MSC Cruises3212356
3Norwegian Cruise Line2442063
4Carnival Cruise Line2112944
5Princess Cruises1771764
6Celebrity Cruises1641454
7AIDA Cruises1161144
8Costa Cruises114932
9Viking Ocean Cruises1031235
10Disney Cruise Line90823
11Holland America Line711131
12Regent Seven Seas Cruises67643

Ships

15 ships

The most-traveled cruise ships

Cruise ships that called at the most different ports, September 2026
#ShipPortsCalls
1Celebrity EclipseCelebrity Cruises1415
2Seven Seas MarinerRegent Seven Seas Cruises1415
3Queen VictoriaCunard1314
4Viking SkyViking Ocean Cruises1313
5Celebrity XcelCelebrity Cruises1216
6Seven Seas GrandeurRegent Seven Seas Cruises1212
7Seven Seas NavigatorRegent Seven Seas Cruises1212
8Costa FascinosaCosta Cruises1118
9Costa DiademaCosta Cruises1115
10Celebrity EquinoxCelebrity Cruises1113
11Viking NeptuneViking Ocean Cruises1111
12Norwegian VivaNorwegian Cruise Line1016
13EXPLORA IExplora Journeys1013
14Norwegian StarNorwegian Cruise Line1013
15SirenaOceania Cruises1013

Busiest ships

Most port calls

Cruise ships with the most port calls, September 2026
#ShipCallsPorts
1MS Nordkapp281
2Legend of the Seas256
3MSC Seaview256
4MSC World Europa246
5Norwegian Escape217
6MSC Splendida215
7Costa Smeralda206
8MSC Meraviglia205
9Utopia of the Seas204
10Wonder of the Seas204

Largest ships

The biggest ships calling

Largest cruise ships by gross tonnage that made a call, September 2026
#ShipGTCallsPorts
1Icon of the Seas250,800147
2Legend of the Seas250,800256
3Star of the Seas250,800157
4Utopia of the Seas236,860204
5Wonder of the Seas236,857204
6Symphony of the Seas228,081156
7Harmony of the Seas226,963175
8Allure of the Seas225,282115
9Oasis of the Seas225,282115
10MSC World Europa215,863246

Ship size

Calls by ship size

  1. Under 50,000 GT (53 ships)361 calls
  2. 50,000 to 99,999 GT (82 ships)713 calls
  3. 100,000 to 149,999 GT (77 ships)800 calls
  4. 150,000 GT and over (46 ships)631 calls

Weekdays

Arrivals by day of the week

  1. Monday85.3 arrivals a day
  2. Tuesday78.6 arrivals a day
  3. Wednesday69.4 arrivals a day
  4. Thursday76.5 arrivals a day
  5. Friday78 arrivals a day
  6. Saturday107.3 arrivals a day
  7. Sunday94.3 arrivals a day

Average arrivals on each weekday, so a month with five Saturdays does not make Saturday look busiest. Days are counted in UTC.

Citation

CruiseShipTracking.com, "Busiest cruise ports, September 2026", https://www.cruiseshiptracking.com/reports/cruise-port-traffic/2026-09

Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Credit CruiseShipTracking.com and link to this page.

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Method
Call:
a ship seen inside a port's arrival radius below 3 knots, including ships anchored off and tendering. The radius is 5 km for ports of call and private islands, 15 km for cruise ports, 20 km for large turnaround ports.
Private islands:
counted as ports; at a line's own island only that line's ships count.
Ships:
distinct hulls, out of 381 ocean cruise ships we track.
Dates:
months and days are UTC, and a call counts on the day the ship arrives.
Missed:
ships we don't track, ports outside our list, and calls no AIS position reached us for. These are figures for the tracked fleet, not official port statistics. We don't publish time in port: fixes arrive hours apart.
Comparisons:
month on month uses recorded calls. Year on year starts with the September 2027 issue.

Frozen October 1, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The figures on this page and in the CSV never change after that; a correction is added above with its date, and subscribers who got a corrected figure by email are told.

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