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Santorini, Greece

Monday, August 17, 2026

Very Busy
90th percentile
for Santorini cruise days
4
ships scheduled
~7,738
scheduled passenger capacity
~7,738
peak overlapping capacity
1:30–6 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • CELEBRITY XCEL

    Line unknown

    7 AM – 10 PM

    ~3,068 passengers

  • NORWEGIAN PEARL

    Line unknown

    7:15 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,504 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

When they overlap

CELEBRITY XCEL7 AM – 10 PM
NORWEGIAN PEARL7:15 AM – 6 PM
MSC SINFONIA8:30 AM – 6:15 PM
ELYSIUM1:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Shaded window: 1:30–6 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 7,738 passenger berths across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 90% 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, Aug 14No ships
  2. Sat, Aug 15Typical61st
  3. Sun, Aug 16Light25th
  4. Mon, Aug 17Very Busy90th
  5. Tue, Aug 18Typical54th
  6. Wed, Aug 19Light37th
  7. Thu, Aug 20Very Busy99th

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.