Year to date · January–August 2026
810,892 cruise passengers
August 2026 only
153,058 cruise passengers
First port
409,264 cruise passengers
Cruise calls
531 calls
What the data say · August 2026
The seven Andalusian ports of general interest received 810,892 cruise passengers in the year to August 2026. In August alone, the figure was 153,058 cruise passengers.
In August, 4 of the 5 port authorities in Andalusia with data improved on their August 2025 figure.
The Andalusian ports account for 8.8% of the Spanish port system’s cruise passenger traffic in the year to August 2026, which totalled 9.22 million cruise passengers.
Cruise calls: 531 calls in the year to August 2026. Bahía de Cádiz ranks first on this measure, with 223 calls.
Bahía de Cádiz ranks first among port authorities in Andalusia with 409,264 cruise passengers in the year to August 2026 (18.6% more than a year earlier). It is followed by Málaga (311,391 cruise passengers) and Motril (67,177 cruise passengers). Together, the three account for 97.2% of the total.
The largest increases were recorded by Motril (+168.9%), Bahía de Cádiz (+18.6%) and Sevilla (+9.5%); the steepest falls by Almería (−23.4%) and Málaga (−2.7%). The comparison is limited to port authorities in Andalusia that account for at least 1% of the total, so that an extreme swing at a small player does not distort the picture.
The rest of the top ten are Sevilla (4th, 13,024 cruise passengers, +9.5%), Almería (5th, 8,914 cruise passengers, −23.4%), Huelva (6th, 1,122 cruise passengers, −44.3%) and Bahía de Algeciras (7th, 0 cruise passengers).
The distribution is highly concentrated: the top five account for 99.9% of the total and 2 port authorities in Andalusia are enough to reach 80%. 3 of the 6 port authorities in Andalusia with a comparison grew year on year, 2 of them by double digits, and 3 fell.
Of the 8 months of 2026 with data, 6 are above the same month of 2025 and 2 below; over the last three months (June, July, August) the figure is up 19.8% on the same months of 2025; the largest year-on-year difference was in April (down 22.1%); the highest point in the series was August, at 153,058, and the lowest February, at 7,974.
Ranking of port authorities in Andalusia · year to date 2026
Month by month · 2026 vs 2025 · Andalusia
Full table · 7 port authorities in Andalusia
| # | Port authorities in Andalusia | Jan–Aug 2026 | YoY change | August | Monthly change | Share | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Cádiz | 409,264 | +18.6% | 78,231 | +29.5% | 50.5% | Port |
| 2 | Málaga | 311,391 | −2.7% | 57,146 | +2.3% | 38.4% | Port |
| 3 | Motril | 67,177 | +168.9% | 12,636 | +664.4% | 8.3% | Port |
| 4 | Sevilla | 13,024 | +9.5% | 712 | −11.3% | 1.6% | Port |
| 5 | Almería | 8,914 | −23.4% | 4,333 | +1,481.4% | 1.1% | Port |
| 6 | Huelva | 1,122 | −44.3% | 0 | — | 0.1% | Port |
| 7 | Bahía de Algeciras | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0.0% | Port |
What this indicator measures
Andalusia has six cruise ports: Málaga, Cádiz, Sevilla, Motril, Almería and Huelva, plus occasional calls at Algeciras. Puertos del Estado counts each cruise passenger at every port where they embark, disembark or are in transit, and calls count cruise-ship arrivals. The two strong seasons are spring and autumn.
Context
Málaga and Cádiz are Andalusia’s two main cruise ports and swap first place depending on the year: Málaga also operates as a home port and Cádiz receives large ships in transit. Sevilla, given the Guadalquivir’s draught, river and small cruise ships. Motril is preparing a cruise terminal for 2027 and Huelva and Almería are growing from small figures.
Frequently asked questions
Which Andalusian cruise port has the most passengers?
Bahía de Cádiz, with 409,264 cruise passengers in the year to August 2026, 50.5% of the total.
What share of Spain’s cruise passengers does Andalusia receive?
8.8% in the year to August 2026: 810,892 cruise passengers out of the system’s 9.22 million cruise passengers.
When is this data updated?
Puertos del Estado publishes the data every month. Latest data available: August 2026.
Source
Puertos del Estado. To explore the data in detail, use PortStats · cruise passengers by port, annual series or see the original source.
News about this figure
The Andalusian ports anticipate more than 300 cruise stops this spring, with Cádiz and Málaga as the main destinations
The Andalusian ports expect the arrival of more than 300 cruise stops during this spring. The Port of Cádiz will receive the highest number of ships until June, with 128 scheduled stops.