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Cruise Crowds

Santorini, Greece

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Very Busy
99th percentile
for Santorini cruise days
5
ships scheduled
~8,645
scheduled passenger capacity
~8,645
peak overlapping capacity
4:45–6 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • COSTA FORTUNA

    Line unknown

    6:15 AM – 8 PM

    ~3,024 passengers

  • EMERALD AZZURRA

    Line unknown

    6:30 AM – 10:15 PM

    ~80 passengers

  • CELEBRITY EQUINOX

    Line unknown

    7 AM – 10:30 PM

    ~3,520 passengers

  • VIKING STAR

    Line unknown

    7:30 AM – 6 PM

    ~756 passengers

  • CELESTYAL DISCOVERY

    Line unknown

    4:45 PM – 9:30 PM

    ~1,265 passengers

When they overlap

COSTA FORTUNA6:15 AM – 8 PM
EMERALD AZZURRA6:30 AM – 10:15 PM
CELEBRITY EQUINOX7 AM – 10:30 PM
VIKING STAR7:30 AM – 6 PM
CELESTYAL DISCOVERY4:45 PM – 9:30 PM
Shaded window: 4:45–6 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 8,645 passenger berths across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 99% 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. Mon, Aug 17Very Busy90th
  2. Tue, Aug 18Typical54th
  3. Wed, Aug 19Light37th
  4. Thu, Aug 20Very Busy99th
  5. Fri, Aug 21Busy72nd
  6. Sat, Aug 22Very Busy89th
  7. Sun, Aug 23Typical65th

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.