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Barcelona Cruise Port Schedule

Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy Barcelona gets before you commit to a port day.

TodayMonday, October 5, 2026
6,870
passengers + crew in port
Quiet traffic · 31% quieter than a typical day
Costa Smeralda8 AM – 6 PM
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Barcelona Cruise Port Traffic — Today

1 ship in port · October 5, 2026
Total port traffic
6,870
Passengers
5,224
Crew
1,646
Ships
1
How busy is it?
Quiet
6,870 passengers and crew — 31% quieter than a typical day.
quiettypical · 9,950peak
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Costa SmeraldaCosta SmeraldaCosta Cruise Line
8 AM – 6 PM
6,870
pax + crew
5 am to midnight · solid bar = hours alongside · faded = arrival only, departure not published
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Barcelona cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily

Schedule updated Monday, October 5, 2026

This is a live Barcelona cruise port schedule for Barcelona, Spain — a real-time Barcelona cruise terminal schedule. Pick any date to see which ships are docked, when each one arrives and sails, how many passengers and crew are aboard, and how the day's total compares with a typical day at the port.

Cruisers use it to pick quieter days to be in port. Anyone working around the port can see how many passengers and crew are due in before the day starts.

Everything below runs off the same schedule feed: a three-month heat map, traffic highlights, a 90-day chart, and a full roster of the cruise lines and ships calling at Barcelona this season.

01
Day-by-day ship list
Arrival and departure times, passenger capacity and crew for every ship in port.
02
Traffic meter
How the selected date compares with a typical day at the port.
03
Three-month heat map
Green to pink across the current and next two months — find the quiet days at a glance.
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Season roster
Every cruise line and ship calling at Barcelona, with visit counts for the next 120 days.
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Barcelona cruise port schedule, October–December 2026

Green days are quiet, pink days are packed. Hover for the day's numbers, click to load its ship list.

October 2026
374k · 67 calls
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
View October 2026 schedule
traffic
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
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Barcelona cruise port traffic, by the numbers

Highest traffic day on the schedule
next 120 days
31,384
Saturday, October 31 · 5 ships in port
Busiest day of the week
120-day average
Sunday
13,177 passengers and crew on an average Sunday
Slowest day of the week
120-day average
Wednesday
3,574 passengers and crew — about 73% below peak
Total port visitors, 2026
projected
2.8M
Passengers and crew across the full schedule, about 7,545 a day
people in port · Oct 5
Miami24,981
Nassau19,570
Port Canaveral19,442
Fort Lauderdale11,269
Barcelona6,870
Civitavecchia3,537

What the Barcelona schedule actually tells you

Barcelona cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Sunday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 13,177 passengers and crew. Wednesday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 3,574.

The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Saturday, October 31, when 5 ships bring roughly 31,384 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.

Across the schedule, Barcelona is on track for about 2.8 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 7,545 people a day.

Use the heat map above to find a green day if you want a quieter port, or a pink day if you want the biggest ships in port at the same time.

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Barcelona Cruise Terminal Info

The Barcelona, Spain cruise port is located on the Mediterranean Sea in the northeastern part of the city. It is situated on the coast of the Barceloneta district, near the Port Vell marina. The port is easily accessible by public transportation, with the nearest metro station being Drassanes. The port is also close to many of the city's attractions, including the Gothic Quarter, La Rambla, and the Sagrada Familia.

Full Barcelona port guide →
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Cruise lines and ships in the Barcelona schedule

next 30 days · 75 port calls
MSC Cruise Line
8 ships
26
visits
MSC World Europa
MSC World Europa6,850 guests
4
MSC Grandiosa
MSC Grandiosa6,334 guests
4
MSC Seaview
MSC Seaview5,331 guests
4
MSC Splendida
MSC Splendida3,900 guests
4
MSC Euribia
MSC Euribia6,334 guests
3
MSC Meraviglia
MSC Meraviglia5,714 guests
3
MSC Magnifica
MSC Magnifica3,223 guests
3
MSC Opera
MSC Opera2,679 guests
1
Costa Cruise Line
5 ships
14
visits
Costa Smeralda
Costa Smeralda5,224 guests
5
Costa Toscana
Costa Toscana5,322 guests
4
Costa Diadema
Costa Diadema3,724 guests
3
Costa Fascinosa
Costa Fascinosa3,780 guests
1
Costa Fortuna
Costa Fortuna3,470 guests
1
Norwegian Cruise Line
6 ships
9
visits
Norwegian Escape
Norwegian Escape4,266 guests
2
Norwegian Epic
Norwegian Epic4,100 guests
2
Norwegian Dawn
Norwegian Dawn2,340 guests
2
Norwegian Viva
Norwegian Viva3,950 guests
1
Norwegian Gem
Norwegian Gem2,394 guests
1
Norwegian Star
Norwegian Star2,348 guests
1
Oceania Cruise Line
3 ships
6
visits
Insignia
Insignia698 guests
2
Nautica
Nautica698 guests
2
Sirena
Sirena684 guests
2
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
4 ships
6
visits
Legend of the Seas
Legend of the Seas7,600 guests
3
Odyssey of the Seas1
Celebrity Cruise Line
2 ships
5
visits
Celebrity Equinox
Celebrity Equinox2,850 guests
3
Celebrity XCel
Celebrity XCel3,950 guests
2
Princess Cruise Line
2 ships
3
visits
Sun Princess
Sun Princess4,310 guests
2
Island Princess
Island Princess2,210 guests
1
Carnival Cruise Line
1 ship
2
visits
Carnival Freedom
Carnival Freedom3,754 guests
2
Seabourn Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Seabourn Sojourn1
Virgin Voyages
1 ship
1
visits
Scarlet Lady
Scarlet Lady2,770 guests
1
Holland America Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
MS Volendam
MS Volendam1,432 guests
1
Regent Seven Seas
1 ship
1
visits
// 06 · barcelona daily cruise port traffic chart

Daily Barcelona cruise port traffic chart

Scheduled passengers and crew, day by day. Hover a bar for that day's totals, click to open it up top.

Range total
795k
Daily average
8,838
Peak day
31,384
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
Oct 5
Oct 15
Oct 25
Nov 4
Nov 14
Nov 24
Dec 4
Dec 14
Dec 24
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Barcelona cruise ship schedule FAQ

The ships-in-port panel opens on today's date by default. It lists every ship berthed at Barcelona, Spain, its arrival and departure times, and the combined passenger and crew count. Use the Next arrow or the calendar dropdown to move to any other date — days with at least one ship show a pink dot.
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