Cruises

Leixões welcomed first call of Sirena cruise ship

On July 28 the Port of Leixões welcomed the inaugural call of MS SIRENA (former Ocean Princess), the latest cruise ship of Oceania Cruises.

Porto Cruise Terminal nominated for the World Building of the Year 2016

The new Cruise Terminal of the Port of Leixões is one of the finalists for the World Building of the Year 2016 Award in the category of "Mixed Use" along with 11 other projects worldwide.

Porto Cruise Terminal awarded with International Architecture and Design Prize

Elite players from the international architecture and design community came together on June 17 at Toronto’s historic Evergreen Brick Works as Azure revealed the winners of its sixth annual ‘AZ...

Port of Leixões at the Seatrade Cruise Global 2016

The Port of Leixões has attended the Seatrade Cruise Global 2016 (formerly Cruise Shipping Miami), the biggest cruise fair worldwide. After 27 years in Miami, the 2016 show was held in in Fort...

AIDAmar First Call at the Port of Leixões

On February 22 the Port of Leixões welcomed for the first time AIDAmar cruise ship from the prestigious German company Aida Cruises.

Best year ever for cruises at the Port of Leixões

A record 85 cruise calls and almost 80.000 cruise visitors came to the Port of Leixões in 2015. Calls were up 9% compared with 2014, which meant a 22% rise in the number of passengers as a ...

The Port of Leixões welcomes for the first time three cruise 'sister ships' simultaneously

On November 13, the Port of Leixões welcomes for the first time ever three cruise ‘sister ships' on the same day. The new Porto Cruise Terminal welcomes MV Boudicca and the Passenger Terminal...

Porto Cruise Terminal was considered the project of the year

The Porto Cruise Terminal was considered the Best Real Estate Company by the SIL Awards 2015 in the category of Commerce, Services and Logistics.

Port Authority of Leixões and Port Authority of A Coruña sign a Protocol of Collaboration

On September 21, the Port Authority of Leixões and the Port Authority of A Coruña have signed a Collaboration Protocol during a meeting held at the Port of A Coruña.

Port of Leixões among the three best ports in the world

The Port of Leixões is in the top three ports around the world, according to the Seatrade Cruise Awards, which were announced on Wednesday, September 9, in Hamburg, Germany.

Port of Leixões was shortlisted for the Port of the Year Seatrade Award 2015

The Port of Leixões was nominated for a shortlist of three world cruise ports running for the Seatrade Cruise Award “Port of the Year” 2015.

Cruise activity grew in the 1st semester at Leixões

The Port of Leixões closed the first half of the year growing either in cruise ship calls or in the number of passengers.

Port of leixões welcomed inaugural call of Corinthian cruise ship

On May 9, the cruise ship CORINTHIAN visited the Port of Leixões for the first time. CORINTHIAN is a luxury expedition ship from GRAND CIRCLE CRUISE LINE designed to sail safely in the most remote...

Port of Leixões Welcomes Ventura Cruise Ship

On 29th of April, VENTURA cruise ship from CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC and operated by the Britain-based company P&O Cruises docked at the Port of Leixões.

Costa Pacifica Cruise Ship Called the Port of Leixões

The Port of Leixões welcomed on 23rd of April the COSTA PACIFICA cruise ship from the Italian COSTA CROCIERE cruise company. The ship arrived at the new Porto Cruise Terminal with 2 924 passengers...

New Mobile Passenger Gangway at Leixões

On March 31, the Port of Leixões inaugurated its New Mobile Passenger Gangway at Porto Cruise Terminal, in Matosinhos. This first operation went smoothly with the disembarking of the 2 023...

AIDALUNA cruise ship at the Port of Leixões

The Port of Leixões welcomed AidaLuna cruise ship on March 31st. This is the second visit of this ship to Leixões after its inaugural call in April last year. AidaLuna is sailing with 2023...

Port of Leixões at Cruise Shipping Miami 2015

The Port of Leixões participates in the 31st Cruise Shipping Miami conference and exhibition. This cruise event takes place at the Miami Beach Convention Centre from 16 to 19 of March placing Miami...

Cruise activity continues to grow in 2015

Best year start ever at Leixões!
The Port of Leixões welcomed 4 cruise ship calls and 3 527 passengers in the first month of this year.