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Santorini, Greece

Monday, August 3, 2026

Very Busy
92nd percentile
for Santorini cruise days
5
ships scheduled
~8,108
scheduled passenger capacity
~8,108
peak overlapping capacity
2–6 PM
busiest scheduled window

Near the top of this port's season. Expect company.

What's in port

  • NORWEGIAN PEARL

    Line unknown

    7 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,504 passengers

  • VIDANTA ELEGANT

    Line unknown

    8 AM – 8 PM

    ~238 passengers

  • MSC SINFONIA

    Line unknown

    8:30 AM – 6:15 PM

    ~2,126 passengers

  • ELYSIUM

    Line unknown

    1:30 PM – 11:30 PM

    ~40 passengers

  • EXPLORER OF THE SEAS

    Line unknown

    2 PM – 11 PM

    ~3,200 passengers

When they overlap

NORWEGIAN PEARL7 AM – 6 PM
VIDANTA ELEGANT8 AM – 8 PM
MSC SINFONIA8:30 AM – 6:15 PM
ELYSIUM1:30 PM – 11:30 PM
EXPLORER OF THE SEAS2 PM – 11 PM
Shaded window: 2–6 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 8,108 passenger berths across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 92% of Santorini's 134 scheduled cruise days in 2026. Santorini gets busier than this only about 1 day in 10.

Nearby days

Useful if your plans can move. If you are arriving by cruise ship, we assume they can't.

  1. Fri, Jul 31Very Light1st
  2. Sat, Aug 1Light23rd
  3. Sun, Aug 2Very Busy97th
  4. Mon, Aug 3Very Busy92nd
  5. Tue, Aug 4Typical44th
  6. Wed, Aug 5Light21st
  7. Thu, Aug 6Busy84th

Leave the date empty to see the port's whole crowd calendar.

Schedule source: Municipal Port Fund of Thira. Schedule coverage Jul 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027, last checked Aug 10, 2026. Ship capacities are curated separately from public references. How we calculate this.