Cruise port calls report: October 2026
AIS-detectedGenerated Nov 4, 2026 · revision 1
Summary
In October 2026, Voydar observed 3,574 calls by 296 cruise ships at 298 ports in 52 countries.
In September 2026 it observed 3,292 (+8.6%); part of the difference is AIS coverage.
The busiest cruise port was Barcelona (112 calls). Hurtigruten made the most calls of any line (924).
Counts follow AIS receiver coverage. Across the whole network, observed cruise calls went from 3,292 in September 2026 to 3,574 in October 2026. A port or waterway that moved by about the same proportion did not necessarily change at all; compare shares, not counts.
In this report: Barcelona, Piraeus, Miami, Marseille, Alesund
Charts
- Norway1,068
- United States532
- Spain406
- Italy312
- Greece303
- France169
- Canada95
- United Kingdom89
- Germany83
- Portugal78
Data
Busiest cruise ports
| Port | Country | Calls | Ships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Spain | 112 | 50 |
| Piraeus | Greece | 82 | 42 |
| Miami | United States | 76 | 22 |
| Marseille | France | 73 | 32 |
| Alesund | Norway | 69 | 20 |
| Palma de Mallorca | Spain | 68 | 31 |
| Port Canaveral | United States | 67 | 18 |
| Mykonos | Greece | 66 | 30 |
| Napoli | Italy | 63 | 37 |
| Port Everglades | United States | 55 | 15 |
| Halifax | Canada | 50 | 26 |
| Rhodes | Greece | 47 | 24 |
| Southampton | United Kingdom | 46 | 19 |
| Lisboa | Portugal | 44 | 37 |
| Hammerfest | Norway | 43 | 11 |
| Harstad | Norway | 43 | 11 |
| Katakolon | Greece | 42 | 28 |
| Tromsdalen | Norway | 42 | 8 |
| Honningsvag | Norway | 40 | 12 |
| Vikna | Norway | 40 | 10 |
| Kvalvika | Norway | 40 | 9 |
| Hamburg | Germany | 38 | 17 |
| Vagan | Norway | 38 | 10 |
| Boston | United States | 37 | 20 |
| Sortland | Norway | 37 | 8 |
| Cozumel | Mexico | 36 | 14 |
| Finnsnes | Norway | 36 | 7 |
| Livorno | Italy | 35 | 22 |
| Batsfjord | Norway | 35 | 7 |
| Kolvereid | Norway | 35 | 7 |
| Malaga | Spain | 34 | 30 |
| Genova | Italy | 34 | 14 |
| Cabo San Lucas | Mexico | 33 | 13 |
| Molde | Norway | 33 | 10 |
| Stamsund | Norway | 32 | 7 |
| Cagliari | Italy | 30 | 20 |
| Bergen | Norway | 29 | 12 |
| Los Angeles | United States | 29 | 12 |
| Sandnessjoen | Norway | 29 | 7 |
| Vardo | Norway | 29 | 7 |
Showing 40 of 298 rows.
Calls by cruise line
| Cruise line | Ships | Calls | Ports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurtigruten | 10 | 924 | 44 |
| No line on record | 39 | 280 | 110 |
| MSC Cruises | 22 | 276 | 72 |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 29 | 233 | 52 |
| AIDA Cruises | 11 | 189 | 74 |
| Carnival Cruise Line | 31 | 171 | 53 |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | 17 | 156 | 59 |
| Celebrity Cruises, Inc. | 15 | 120 | 46 |
| Costa Cruises | 8 | 116 | 31 |
| Princess Cruises | 15 | 113 | 48 |
| TUI Cruises GmbH | 9 | 113 | 50 |
| Holland America Line Limited | 15 | 110 | 60 |
| Marella Cruises | 5 | 84 | 25 |
| Oceania Cruises | 5 | 73 | 51 |
| P&O Cruises | 6 | 67 | 32 |
| Disney Cruise Line | 8 | 65 | 7 |
| Hapag-Lloyd Cruises | 5 | 58 | 47 |
| Ambassador Cruise Line | 3 | 53 | 35 |
| Viking Ocean Cruises | 4 | 39 | 16 |
| Ponant | 4 | 38 | 29 |
| Celestyal | 2 | 37 | 6 |
| Phoenix Travels | 3 | 37 | 33 |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | 6 | 37 | 24 |
| Cunard Line | 4 | 29 | 21 |
| Explora Journeys | 3 | 29 | 23 |
| Azamara | 3 | 27 | 15 |
| Nicko Cruises | 1 | 20 | 17 |
| Silversea Cruises | 3 | 19 | 14 |
| Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines | 2 | 18 | 14 |
| Saga Cruises | 2 | 15 | 14 |
| Seabourn Cruise Line | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| Crystal Cruises | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Virgin Voyages | 1 | 9 | 8 |
Cruise ships with the most calls
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Cruise calls by country
| Country | Calls | Ships | Ports | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,068 | 38 | 55 | 29.9% |
| United States | 532 | 112 | 32 | 14.9% |
| Spain | 406 | 89 | 19 | 11.4% |
| Italy | 312 | 84 | 25 | 8.7% |
| Greece | 303 | 57 | 19 | 8.5% |
| France | 169 | 68 | 19 | 4.7% |
| Canada | 95 | 39 | 12 | 2.7% |
| United Kingdom | 89 | 36 | 20 | 2.5% |
| Germany | 83 | 29 | 10 | 2.3% |
| Portugal | 78 | 47 | 7 | 2.2% |
| Mexico | 69 | 27 | 2 | 1.9% |
| Denmark | 42 | 18 | 6 | 1.2% |
| Netherlands | 36 | 18 | 5 | 1% |
| Australia | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0.8% |
| Japan | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0.8% |
| Singapore | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Türkiye | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0.6% |
| Belgium | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0.5% |
| New Zealand | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0.5% |
| Slovenia | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0.5% |
| Sweden | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0.4% |
| Cyprus | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0.3% |
| South Korea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Morocco | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0.3% |
| Argentina | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Israel | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Monaco | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Gibraltar | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Estonia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.1% |
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Method and sources
- Method
- Counted by Voydar from AIS port calls (dwell of at least 30 minutes), method v1+detector.v3.
- Version
- voydar.monthly_report v1+detector.v3
- Period
- Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026 (UTC)
- Generated
- Nov 4, 2026 · r1
- Sources
- AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS · AIS data: AISstream.io
- BarentsWatch AIS API · Data delivered by BarentsWatch (NLOD 2.0; data owner: Kystverket)
- Voydar Beacon contributor stations
- Digitraffic marine AIS · Source: Fintraffic / digitraffic.fi, license CC 4.0 BY
- Voydar-operated receivers
- Voydar editorial review
- Wikidata
Limits
- Cruise ships are those Voydar lists on /cruise-ships: ships operated by a listed ocean or expedition cruise line (Wikidata or a cited editorial record), plus ships Wikidata types as cruise ships.
- Coastal express services such as Hurtigruten call at many small ports daily and weigh heavily in the counts.
- A call is a stop of at least 30 minutes inside a port's geofence, observed on AIS; tender calls at anchor outside a port are not counted.
Cite this report
Please cite the permalink. The numbers on it change only if the report is regenerated, which raises the revision.
Voydar (2026). Cruise port calls report, October 2026 (revision 1, generated 2026-11-04). https://www.voydar.com/reports/cruise/2026-10
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