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Cartagena Cruise Port Schedule

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

TodayTuesday, September 29, 2026
1,000
passengers + crew in port
Quiet traffic · 68% quieter than a typical day
Spirit of Adventure9 AM – 5 PM
// 01 · cruise ship schedule in cartagena

Cartagena Cruise Port Traffic — Today

1 ship in port · September 29, 2026
Total port traffic
1,000
Passengers
1,000
Crew
0
Ships
1
How busy is it?
Quiet
1,000 passengers and crew — 68% quieter than a typical day.
quiettypical · 3,142peak
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Spirit of AdventureSpirit of AdventureSAGA Cruise Line
9 AM – 5 PM
1,000
pax + crew
5 am to midnight · solid bar = hours alongside · faded = arrival only, departure not published
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Cartagena cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily

Schedule updated Tuesday, September 29, 2026

This is a live Cartagena cruise port schedule for Cartagena, Spain — a real-time Cartagena 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 Cartagena this season.

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Day-by-day ship list
Arrival and departure times, passenger capacity and crew for every ship in port.
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Traffic meter
How the selected date compares with a typical day at the port.
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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 Cartagena, with visit counts for the next 120 days.
// 03 · monthly cruise ship traffic view

Cartagena cruise port schedule, September–November 2026

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

September 2026
1k · 1 calls
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
View September 2026 schedule
traffic
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
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Cartagena cruise port traffic, by the numbers

Highest traffic day on the schedule
next 120 days
7,043
Thursday, November 5 · 3 ships in port
Busiest day of the week
120-day average
Thursday
1,231 passengers and crew on an average Thursday
Slowest day of the week
120-day average
Friday
53 passengers and crew — about 96% below peak
Total port visitors, 2026
projected
0.2M
Passengers and crew across the full schedule, about 576 a day
people in port · Sep 29
Civitavecchia11,825
Barcelona7,956
Port Canaveral7,888
Cartagena1,000
Miami—
Fort Lauderdale—

What the Cartagena schedule actually tells you

Cartagena cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Thursday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 1,231 passengers and crew. Friday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 53.

The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Thursday, November 5, when 3 ships bring roughly 7,043 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.

Across the schedule, Cartagena is on track for about 0.2 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 576 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.

// terminal guide
Cartagena Cruise Terminal Info

Cartagena, Spain cruise port is located on the southeastern coast of Spain in the region of Murcia. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, about 30 miles from the city of Murcia and about 100 miles from the city of Alicante. The port is easily accessible by car, bus, and train. It is also close to the airport in Murcia, making it a convenient port for travelers.

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

next 30 days · 10 port calls
Costa Cruise Line
1 ship
2
visits
Costa Diadema
Costa Diadema3,724 guests
2
SAGA Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Spirit of Adventure1
Oceania Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Insignia
Insignia698 guests
1
Crystal Cruises
1 ship
1
visits
Crystal Serenity
Crystal Serenity1,096 guests
1
Seabourn Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Seabourn Sojourn1
TUI Marella Cruises
1 ship
1
visits
Marella Explorer
Marella Explorer1,924 guests
1
Princess Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Island Princess
Island Princess2,210 guests
1
Holland America Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
MS Volendam
MS Volendam1,432 guests
1
Celebrity Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Celebrity XCel
Celebrity XCel3,950 guests
1
// 06 · cartagena daily cruise port traffic chart

Daily Cartagena 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
69k
Daily average
768
Peak day
7,043
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
Sep 29
Oct 9
Oct 19
Oct 29
Nov 8
Nov 18
Nov 28
Dec 8
Dec 18
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Cartagena cruise ship schedule FAQ

The ships-in-port panel opens on today's date by default. It lists every ship berthed at Cartagena, 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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