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Santorini, Greece

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Very Busy
95th percentile
for Santorini cruise days
7
ships scheduled
~8,194
scheduled passenger capacity
~8,194
peak overlapping capacity
4:45–8 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • EMERALD AZZURRA

    Line unknown

    7 AM – 10:15 PM

    ~80 passengers

  • CELEBRITY ECLIPSE

    Line unknown

    7:15 AM – 8:30 PM

    ~2,518 passengers

  • SCARLET LADY

    Line unknown

    8 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,216 passengers

  • Silver Nova

    Silversea Cruises

    8 AM – 9:30 PM

    ~675 passengers

  • EVRIMA

    Line unknown

    8:30 AM – 10 PM

    ~238 passengers

  • CELESTYAL DISCOVERY

    Line unknown

    4:45 PM – 9:30 PM

    ~1,265 passengers

  • CELESTYAL JOURNEY

    Line unknown

    in port overnight, departs 10 PM

    ~1,202 passengers

When they overlap

EMERALD AZZURRA7 AM – 10:15 PM
CELEBRITY ECLIPSE7:15 AM – 8:30 PM
SCARLET LADY8 AM – 8 PM
Silver Nova8 AM – 9:30 PM
EVRIMA8:30 AM – 10 PM
CELESTYAL DISCOVERY4:45 PM – 9:30 PM
CELESTYAL JOURNEYin port overnight – 10 PM
Shaded window: 4:45–8 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 8,194 passenger berths across 7 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 95% 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, Sep 14Busy85th
  2. Tue, Sep 15Busy73rd
  3. Wed, Sep 16Typical63rd
  4. Thu, Sep 17Very Busy95th
  5. Fri, Sep 18Busy81st
  6. Sat, Sep 19Very Light3rd
  7. Sun, Sep 20Light33rd

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.