Best time to visit: Dec-Mar (fewer ships)
Avoid: Peak winter weekends (crowded port days)
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Use the congestion calendar to compare timing first, then bring price into the decision once you narrow the right visit window.
These sailings rank first because they visit Cartagena while also showing stronger-than-typical pricing, healthy availability, and current value signals.
Queen Victoria • Cunard Line
Oct 5, 2026 → Oct 16, 2026 • Civitavecchia (Rome) → Southampton
From $1,023
$93/night
↓50% below typical
Carnival Miracle • Carnival Cruise Line
Nov 5, 2027 → Nov 20, 2027 • Civitavecchia (Rome) → Baltimore
From $856
$57/night
↓49% below typical
Seven Seas Voyager • Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Dec 5, 2027 → Dec 19, 2027 • Barcelona → Miami
From $5,159
$369/night
↓49% below typical
Oosterdam • Holland America
Nov 4, 2026 → Nov 18, 2026 • Barcelona → Fort Lauderdale
From $869
$62/night
↓63% below typical
Zuiderdam • Holland America
Feb 3, 2028 → Feb 17, 2028 • Fort Lauderdale → Barcelona
From $739
$53/night
↓56% below typical
Oosterdam • Holland America
Apr 9, 2027 → Apr 23, 2027 • Fort Lauderdale → Barcelona
From $1,044
$75/night
↓56% below typical
Scan for dates when ships visit Cartagena, use color shading to spot the busiest passenger days in port, and use density dots to see how many cruise ships call on Cartagena that day.
Cartagena is busiest from Oct-Apr, with multiple ships per day. Dec, Mar are significantly quieter.
Colors show estimated total passengers in port on each day
1 ship visit Cartagena on this date, carrying about ~2,500 passengers in total.
Disney Dream • Disney Cruise Line
Jul 20, 2026 → Jul 27, 2026 • Barcelona → Southampton
From $2,261
$323/night
↓25% below typical
This monthly view combines ship traffic and pricing so you can spot quieter windows, busier stretches, and the months where cruises visiting Cartagena still look attractively priced.
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Western Mediterranean • Next: Oct 5
From $1,023
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Transatlantic • Next: Nov 1
From $869
2 upcoming sailings
2 ships
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Western Mediterranean • Next: Apr 9
From $1,044
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Western Mediterranean • Next: Mar 28
From $818
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Western Mediterranean • Next: Nov 21
From $1,549
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Transatlantic • Next: Apr 16
From $1,151
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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