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Santander Cruise Port

Santander is a cruise port stop with mixed arrival arrangements and lighter cruise traffic mostly from May, August, and September.

Usually quiet Mid-size ships

PORT DAY BRIEFING

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What to expect in Santander

How busy does Santander get?

This is usually a quieter cruise stop.

Multiple ships overlap on roughly 7% of days, so most dates should feel manageable.

Typical day: ~2,100 passengers
Busy day: 3,100+ passengers
Multiple ships on 7% of days

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Where Santander fits into a cruise

Santander is most commonly visited on Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast itineraries, often alongside Gijón and Bilbao .

Commonly arrives from

Gijón

Bilbao

Lisboa

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Santander

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La Rochelle

Bilbao

Aviles

Commonly continues to

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When to cruise to Santander

Cruise ships visit during 7 months of the year, with the heaviest traffic from May, August, and September.

Most cruise traffic clusters from May, August, and September, so month choice can change both ship choice and crowd levels.

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Who sails here?

Ships visiting Santander typically carry around 2,094 guests, with Ventura, Seven Seas Grandeur, and Silver Dawn calling most often.

Most frequently visiting ships

1 Ventura 8 calls
2 Seven Seas Grandeur 4 calls
3 Silver Dawn 4 calls
4 Le Boreal 2 calls
5 Queen Anne 2 calls
6 Arcadia 1 call

Next port calls

Sep 27 Silver Dawn

Sep 30 Ventura · Oceania Marina

Oct 5 Silver Dawn

Oct 21 Ventura · Silver Dawn

Oct 28 Queen Anne

PORT DAY BRIEFING

Know what to expect before you arrive.

Here's what Jibhop's scheduled cruise-call data says about a typical visit.

Crowding Usually manageable

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Cruises that visit Santander

Once the port-day tradeoffs look right for you, here are some good sailings that feature Santander.

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Silver Dawn

Southampton → Saint-Malo → Porto → Lisboa

Oct 13 · 12 nights

Visits Santander on day 9

Exceptional value

$7,900 oceanview · $658/night

36% below typical · 6-month low

Le Laperouse

Oslo → Mandal → Figueira da Foz → Lisboa

Jul 19 · 12 nights

Visits Santander on day 8

About average

$8,619 balcony · $718/night

Queen Anne

Southampton → Cherbourg-en-Cotentin → La Coruña (A Coruña) → Southampton

May 30 · 7 nights

Visits Santander on day 4

About average

$885 inside · $126/night

Silver Dawn

Southampton → Saint-Malo → Porto → Lisboa

Sep 19 · 12 nights

Visits Santander on day 9

Exceptional value

$9,200 oceanview · $767/night

39% below typical · 6-month low

Queen Anne

Southampton → Bilbao → Cherbourg-en-Cotentin → Southampton

Oct 25 · 7 nights

Visits Santander on day 4

About average

$909 inside · $130/night

Queen Elizabeth

Southampton → La Coruña (A Coruña) → Cherbourg-en-Cotentin → Southampton

Mar 28 · 7 nights

Visits Santander on day 5

About average

$1,119 inside · $160/night

Cruise routes that include Santander

These route families show how cruise lines usually package Santander, so you can compare the whole trip instead of judging this stop by itself.

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Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast Crossing via Saint-Malo, Bordeaux & Bilbao

Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast • Next: Sep 19

Best upcoming departure is a strong value 2 of 2 sailings below typical Typical range: $733-$983 / night

From $7,900

$7,900 · 2 upcoming sailings · 1 ship

2 upcoming sailings

1 ship

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Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast Crossing via Mandal, Ostend & Brest

Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast • Next: Jul 19

Best upcoming departure is a strong value 1 of 1 sailings below typical Typical range: $712-$1,123 / night

From $8,619

$8,619 · 1 upcoming sailing · 1 ship

1 upcoming sailing

1 ship

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Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast Crossing via Cherbourg-en-Cotentin & Santander

Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast • Next: May 30

Best upcoming departure is a strong value 1 of 1 sailings below typical Typical range: $147-$249 / night

From $885

$885 · 1 upcoming sailing · 1 ship

1 upcoming sailing

1 ship

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Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast Crossing via Bilbao & Santander

Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast • Next: Oct 25

Best upcoming departure is a good value 1 of 1 sailings below typical Typical range: $127-$181 / night

From $909

$909 · 1 upcoming sailing · 1 ship

1 upcoming sailing

1 ship

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Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast Crossing via La Coruña & Gijón

Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast • Next: Mar 28

Best upcoming departure is a good value 1 of 1 sailings below typical Typical range: $176-$205 / night

From $1,119

$1,119 · 1 upcoming sailing · 1 ship

1 upcoming sailing

1 ship

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Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast Crossing via Vigo, La Coruña & Bordeaux

Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast • Next: Oct 1

1 of 1 sailings below typical Typical range: $850-$1,127 / night

From $11,500

$11,500 · 1 upcoming sailing · 1 ship

1 upcoming sailing

1 ship

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