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Busiest cruise ports, October 2026

Every port call we recorded in October 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
2,234Recorded calls down 11% on the previous month.
Busiest portPort of Barcelona103 calls from 44 ships
Busiest dayOct 1090 ship arrivals in one day
Most portsSeven Seas Mariner13 different ports in 13 calls
Ships calling
257
of 381 tracked
Ports called
134
in 57 countries
Cruise lines
32

Ports

2,234 calls

The 20 busiest cruise ports

Busiest cruise ports by ship calls, October 2026
#PortCallsShips
1Port of BarcelonaSpain / +26 vs prev. / busiest Oct 31 (UTC)10344
2Port MiamiUnited States / +25 vs prev. / busiest Oct 17 (UTC)10125
3Port CanaveralUnited States / +8 vs prev. / busiest Oct 18 (UTC)8320
4Cozumel Cruise PortMexico / +11 vs prev. / busiest Oct 24 (UTC)8131
5Port of MarseilleFrance / +12 vs prev. / busiest Oct 13 (UTC)8033
6Port of PiraeusGreece / +3 vs prev. / busiest Oct 6 (UTC)7536
7Port EvergladesUnited States / +22 vs prev. / busiest Oct 24 (UTC)6417
8Port of NaplesItaly / +3 vs prev. / busiest Oct 22 (UTC)5934
9Port of MykonosGreece / -3 vs prev. / busiest Oct 11 (UTC)5529
10Port of BergenNorway / -13 vs prev. / busiest Oct 14 (UTC)4813
11Port of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom / -3 vs prev. / busiest Oct 3 (UTC)4318
=12Port of VallettaMalta / +10 vs prev. / busiest Oct 13 (UTC)4127
=12Port of PalmaSpain / +2 vs prev. / busiest Oct 31 (UTC)4123
=12Nassau Cruise PortBahamas / -10 vs prev. / busiest Oct 3 (UTC)4122
15Port of HalifaxCanada / -10 vs prev. / busiest Oct 1 (UTC)3820
=16Port of LisbonPortugal / +14 vs prev. / busiest Oct 9 (UTC)3629
=16Port of MessinaItaly / +12 vs prev. / busiest Oct 7 (UTC)3625
18Port of SplitCroatia / +15 vs prev. / busiest Oct 17 (UTC)3520
=19Port of LivornoItaly / -5 vs prev. / busiest Oct 13 (UTC)3321
=19Port of GenoaItaly / +4 vs prev. / busiest Oct 17 (UTC)3313

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: 6,884,933. 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 134 ports with a recorded call
  1. 19Port of Los Angeles, United States33
  2. 22Port of Rhodes, Greece32
  3. 23Port of San Diego, United States31
  4. 24Port of Galveston, United States30
  5. 25Port of Boston, United States29
  6. 26Port of Oslo, Norway27
  7. 27Port of Malaga, Spain26
  8. 28Port of Cadiz, Spain25
  9. 28Port of Hamburg, Germany25
  10. 30Port of La Spezia, Italy23
  11. 31Port of Santorini, Greece21
  12. 31Port Tampa Bay, United States21
  13. 33Perfect Day at CocoCay, Bahamas20
  14. 33Sydney Harbour, Australia20
  15. 33Port of Savona, Italy20
  16. 36Port of Funchal, Portugal19
  17. 36Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico19
  18. 36Port of Portland (Maine), United States19
  19. 36Port of Palermo, Italy19
  20. 40Port of Istanbul, Turkey18
  21. 40Port of Corfu, Greece18
  22. 40Port of Tokyo, Japan18
  23. 40Port of Honolulu, United States18
  24. 40Port of Venice, Italy18
  25. 45Port of Civitavecchia, Italy16
  26. 45Port of Papeete, French Polynesia16
  27. 47Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands15
  28. 47Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise & Cargo Facility, Sint Maarten15
  29. 49Port of Dubrovnik, Croatia14
  30. 49Port of Kusadasi, Turkey14
  31. 49Port of Nice, France14
  32. 49Port of Copenhagen, Denmark14
  33. 49Cape Liberty Cruise Port, United States14
  34. 54Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium13
  35. 54Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, United States13
  36. 54Port of Long Beach, United States13
  37. 57Port Hercule, Monaco12
  38. 57Manhattan Cruise Terminal, United States12
  39. 57Port of Oranjestad, Aruba12
  40. 57Port of George Town, Cayman Islands12
  41. 57Marina Bay Cruise Centre, Singapore12
  42. 57Port of Melbourne, Australia12
  43. 63Port of Catania, Italy11
  44. 63Port of New Orleans, United States11
  45. 65Port of Roatan, Honduras10
  46. 65Costa Maya, Mexico10
  47. 65Port of Seattle, United States10
  48. 65Castaway Cay, Bahamas10
  49. 65Port of Norfolk, United States10
  50. 65Port of Warnemunde, Germany10
  51. 65Port of Baltimore, United States10
  52. 72Port of Ibiza, Spain9
  53. 72Port of Le Havre, France9
  54. 72Port of Kralendijk, Bonaire9
  55. 72St. John's Cruise Port, Antigua and Barbuda9
  56. 72Kahului Harbor, United States9
  57. 77Ogden Point Cruise Terminal, Canada8
  58. 77Port of Yokohama, Japan8
  59. 77Port of Brisbane, Australia8
  60. 80Port of Alesund, Norway7
  61. 80Port Moselle, France7
  62. 80Port of Koper, Slovenia7
  63. 80Port of San Francisco, United States7
  64. 84Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Hong Kong6
  65. 84Port of Dover, United Kingdom6
  66. 84Road Town, British Virgin Islands6
  67. 87Port of Heraklion, Greece5
  68. 87Port of Trondheim, Norway5
  69. 87Port of Vancouver, Canada5
  70. 87Kailua-Kona, United States5
  71. 87Port of Auckland, New Zealand5
  72. 92Port of Ocho Rios, Jamaica4
  73. 92Port of Sydney, Canada4
  74. 92Port of Willemstad, Curacao4
  75. 92Port of Liverpool, United Kingdom4
  76. 96Port of Amsterdam, Netherlands3
  77. 96Port of Bora Bora, French Polynesia3
  78. 96Port of Busan, South Korea3
  79. 96Bar Harbor, United States3
  80. 96Port of Cobh, Ireland3
  81. 96Port of Invergordon, United Kingdom3
  82. 96Port of Stockholm, Sweden3
  83. 96Port of Tallinn, Estonia3
  84. 96Mumbai Cruise Terminal, India3
  85. 96Port of Shanghai, China3
  86. 106Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands2
  87. 106Port of Belfast, United Kingdom2
  88. 106Port of Helsinki, Finland2
  89. 106Port of Izmir, Turkey2
  90. 106Port of Kobe, Japan2
  91. 106Port of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2
  92. 106Port of Roseau, Dominica2
  93. 106Port of Leith, United Kingdom2
  94. 106Port of Longyearbyen, Norway2
  95. 115Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands1
  96. 115Geiranger, Norway1
  97. 115Ha Long Bay, Vietnam1
  98. 115Harvest Caye, Belize1
  99. 115Laem Chabang, Thailand1
  100. 115London Tilbury, United Kingdom1
  101. 115Port of Apia, Samoa1
  102. 115Port of Bridgetown, Barbados1
  103. 115Port of Castries, Saint Lucia1
  104. 115Port of Flam, Norway1
  105. 115Port of Jacksonville, United States1
  106. 115Port of Mobile, United States1
  107. 115Port of Philadelphia, United States1
  108. 115Port of Puerto Limón, Costa Rica1
  109. 115Port of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1
  110. 115Port of St. George's, Grenada1
  111. 115Port of Suva, Fiji1
  112. 115Port of Wellington, New Zealand1
  113. 115Port of Whittier, United States1
  114. 115Port Zante, Saint Kitts and Nevis1

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

Countries

57 countries

Calls by country

Cruise ship calls by country, October 2026
#CountryCallsPortsShips
1United States55026109
2Italy2681069
3Greece206644
4Spain204556
5France110448
=6Mexico91231
=6Norway91722
8Bahamas71327
9United Kingdom61726
=10Canada55428
=10Portugal55235
12Croatia49226

Cruise lines

32 lines

Calls by cruise line

Cruise ship calls by cruise line, October 2026
#Cruise lineCallsShipsPorts
1Royal Caribbean International3262959
2MSC Cruises2762352
3Carnival Cruise Line2032948
4Norwegian Cruise Line1822054
5Celebrity Cruises1511446
6Princess Cruises1301751
7AIDA Cruises1171145
8Costa Cruises109824
9Viking Ocean Cruises911138
10Disney Cruise Line83811
11Holland America Line731138
12Silversea Cruises621031

Ships

15 ships

The most-traveled cruise ships

Cruise ships that called at the most different ports, October 2026
#ShipPortsCalls
1Seven Seas MarinerRegent Seven Seas Cruises1313
2Mein Schiff 1TUI Cruises1115
3Wind SpiritWindstar Cruises1114
4Mein Schiff 7TUI Cruises1113
5Norwegian SunNorwegian Cruise Line1112
6Viking VestaViking Ocean Cruises1112
7Viking MiraViking Ocean Cruises1111
8Celebrity XcelCelebrity Cruises1016
9Brilliance of the SeasRoyal Caribbean International1014
10AIDAstellaAIDA Cruises1013
11Enchanted PrincessPrincess Cruises1013
12EXPLORA IExplora Journeys1011
13Seven Seas VoyagerRegent Seven Seas Cruises1011
14Silver SpiritSilversea Cruises1010
15VolendamHolland America Line1010

Busiest ships

Most port calls

Cruise ships with the most port calls, October 2026
#ShipCallsPorts
1Celebrity Reflection336
2MS Nordkapp301
3MSC World Europa266
4Costa Fascinosa254
5Legend of the Seas218
6Norwegian Epic217
7MSC Seaview215
8MSC Grandiosa206
9Costa Smeralda196
10MSC Splendida195

Largest ships

The biggest ships calling

Largest cruise ships by gross tonnage that made a call, October 2026
#ShipGTCallsPorts
1Icon of the Seas250,800166
2Legend of the Seas250,800218
3Star of the Seas250,800127
4Utopia of the Seas236,860164
5Wonder of the Seas236,857173
6Symphony of the Seas228,081145
7Harmony of the Seas226,963133
8Allure of the Seas225,28295
9Oasis of the Seas225,282136
10MSC World Europa215,863266

Ship size

Calls by ship size

  1. Under 50,000 GT (54 ships)343 calls
  2. 50,000 to 99,999 GT (79 ships)618 calls
  3. 100,000 to 149,999 GT (78 ships)735 calls
  4. 150,000 GT and over (46 ships)538 calls

Weekdays

Arrivals by day of the week

  1. Monday69 arrivals a day
  2. Tuesday64 arrivals a day
  3. Wednesday66.3 arrivals a day
  4. Thursday67.2 arrivals a day
  5. Friday71.2 arrivals a day
  6. Saturday86.4 arrivals a day
  7. Sunday78.3 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, October 2026", https://www.cruiseshiptracking.com/reports/cruise-port-traffic/2026-10

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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 November 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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