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When do cruise ships call at Taormina?

Last updated · schedule from the Monday load of

TL;DR

Taormina has 46 cruise ship calls scheduled from October 2026 to September 2027, by 12 ships from 6 lines with 11,909 lower berths between them. The busiest month is June 2027 with 12 calls; the busiest day is 16 June 2027 with 3 ships. 30% of the dates are estimated rather than published by the line.

Calls, 12 months
46
Ships
12
Lower berths
11,909
Estimated
30%

How many cruise ships call at Taormina each month?

Taormina expects its most cruise ships in June 2027, with 12 calls and 2,616 lower berths of capacity. Each count is one ship in port on one day, from the cruise lines' itineraries as loaded on 28 September 2026. A month missing from the table has no scheduled calls at Taormina.

MonthCallsShipsLower berthsBusiest dayEstimated
October 202632488Thu 8 Oct (1)33%
April 202722286Tue 13 Apr (2)0%
May 2027631,950Wed 26 May (2)50%
June 20271282,616Wed 16 Jun (3)17%
July 2027652,213Thu 15 Jul (2)33%
August 2027871,910Wed 18 Aug (2)13%
September 2027962,446Sat 11 Sep (2)56%
October 2027421,464Tue 5 Oct (1)0%

Lower berths are beds sold at two per cabin, a measure of capacity; passengers on board usually run a little higher. Ships without a published capacity count as calls and add no berths. For capacity by port and month as a report, see Port Day, monthly cruise demand by port.

Which cruise ships call at Taormina next?

The next cruise ship calls at Taormina begin on 8 October 2026. Each row is one ship on one day, with arrival and departure times where the cruise line publishes them. An "est." mark flags a day placed by sailing distance rather than taken from the line's own itinerary, so treat it as a likely date.

Next cruise ship calls at Taormina
ShipLineArrivesDepartsCall
1 ship, 1 estimated
Le Boreal Ponant Cruises – – Port call est.
1 ship
SeaDream I SeaDream Yacht Club – – Port call
1 ship
SeaDream I SeaDream Yacht Club – – Port call
2 ships
Le Bougainville Ponant Cruises 08:30 21:30 Port call
National Geographic Orion Lindblad Expeditions – – Port call
1 ship, 1 estimated
Star Clipper Star Clippers – – Port call est.
1 ship
Le Boreal Ponant Cruises 12:00 21:30 Port call
1 ship, 1 estimated
Star Clipper Star Clippers – – Port call est.
1 ship
Explora I Explora Journeys 08:00 19:00 Port call
2 ships, 1 estimated
Le Boreal Ponant Cruises 07:30 16:00 Port call
Star Clipper Star Clippers – – Port call est.
1 ship
Le Boreal Ponant Cruises 07:00 22:30 Port call
1 ship
Sea Cloud II Lindblad Expeditions – – Port call
2 ships, 1 estimated
Le Ponant Ponant Cruises 00:01 20:00 Port call
Star Clipper Star Clippers – – Port call est.
1 ship, 1 estimated
SeaDream II SeaDream Yacht Club – – Port call est.
1 ship
Le Boreal Ponant Cruises 07:00 18:00 Port call
3 ships
Le Boreal Ponant Cruises 07:00 19:00 Port call
Le Bougainville Ponant Cruises 08:30 14:00 Port call
Sea Cloud II Lindblad Expeditions – – Port call
2 ships
Explora I Explora Journeys 08:00 19:00 Port call
National Geographic Orion Lindblad Expeditions – – Port call
1 ship
Sea Cloud II Lindblad Expeditions – – Port call
1 ship, 1 estimated
Royal Clipper Star Clippers – – Port call est.
2 ships, 1 estimated
SeaDream II SeaDream Yacht Club – – Port call
Star Clipper Star Clippers – – Port call est.
2 ships
Explora I Explora Journeys 08:00 19:00 Port call
Sirena Oceania Cruises 11:00 20:00 Port call
1 ship
SeaDream II SeaDream Yacht Club – – Port call
1 ship
Le Bougainville Ponant Cruises 06:30 14:00 Port call

Ship names link to the cruise on Cruiseable. Times are local, as the line publishes them; a dash means the line gives none. Full months: Oct 2026, Apr 2027, May 2027, Jun 2027, Jul 2027, Aug 2027.

How exact is the Taormina cruise schedule?

Of the 46 cruise ship calls at Taormina from October 2026 to September 2027, 70% fall on dates the cruise line publishes and 30% are estimated. Embarkation and disembarkation days are always exact. Estimated calls are placed by distance between ports and can be a day out.

Dates come from the cruise lines' own itineraries, loaded every Monday, not from the port authority, so a call can still move, be added or be cancelled.

This page combines 2 entries the cruise lines spell differently for the same place; where one names a separate berth or anchorage, that name appears under the ship.

Key takeaways

  • Taormina has 46 cruise ship calls scheduled from October 2026 to September 2027, by 12 ships.
  • June 2027 is the busiest month, with 12 calls and 2,616 lower berths of capacity.
  • The busiest single day is 16 June 2027, with 3 ships in port at Taormina.
  • 30% of calls are estimated dates; the rest are published by the cruise lines themselves.

Frequently asked questions

How many cruise ships visit Taormina in the next year?

Taormina has 46 cruise ship calls scheduled between October 2026 and September 2027, by 12 different ships from 6 cruise lines. The lines with the most calls are Ponant Cruises (15), Star Clippers (11), Lindblad Expeditions (7). Counts are one ship per day in port, from the lines' itineraries as loaded on 28 September 2026.

What is the busiest day for cruise ships in Taormina?

The busiest scheduled day at Taormina between October 2026 and September 2027 is Wednesday 16 June 2027, with 3 cruise ships in port. The busiest month is June 2027 with 12 calls and 2,616 lower berths of capacity. Both can move as lines change itineraries; the schedule is reloaded every Monday.

Where does this Taormina cruise ship schedule come from?

The Taormina schedule comes from cruise line itineraries for every future sailing, reloaded each Monday by Cruise Itinerary. Where a line publishes the day of each call, that date is used; otherwise the day is estimated from sailing distances and marked "est.". 30% of calls here are estimated. It is not the port authority's own schedule.

About the author

Cruiseable (Agile Travel Group, Inc.) keeps a register of future cruise sailings from 43 lines and reloads it every Monday. Corrections: [email protected].

Disclosure

Cruise Itinerary sells API access to this data, and Port Day sells monthly capacity reports by port; both are run by the same company. This page is free and carries no advertising.