Porto Cruise Terminal welcomed the maiden call of the Portuguese WORLD TRAVELLER cruise ship

Thursday, October 13, 2022 - 16:39 by leixoes

The WORLD TRAVELLER is the fourth expedition ship built by West Sea at the Port of Viana do Castelo (Portugal) shipyards.

The ship is owned by Mystic Invest (via the subsidiary Mystic Cruises) owned by the Portuguese businessman Mário Ferreira and operated by Atlas Ocean Voyages (based in the US owned by Mystic Invest). She was recently launched and designed for operations in the polar regions (Arctic and Antarctica).

The WORLD TRAVELLER arrived at the Port of Leixões on October 7 and some special guests were invited to visit the ship and the Porto Cruise Terminal during the day. The ship overnight at Leixões and on October 8, was open to the public. The WORLD TRAVELLER OPEN DAY was attended by 1.200 visitors who had the opportunity to meet this fantastic Portuguese cruise ship as well as our Porto Cruise Terminal.

A Plaque Exchange Ceremony took place at the Terminal quay celebrating the maiden call of the WORLD TRAVELLER at the Port of Leixões and it was broadcasted live by a Portuguese Television Channel.

Porto Cruise Terminal welcomed the maiden call of the Portuguese WORLD TRAVELLER cruise ship

World Traveller Plaque Exchange Ceremony at Porto Cruise Terminal (c) Rui Ribeiro (SocialFilm)

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Leixoes

The Porto Cruise Terminal (Port of Leixões) is the main gateway by sea to Porto – the city of the Port Wine and the appropriate place to welcome all passengers from cruise liners. Equipped with comfortable facilities for tourists, Leixões features two cruise terminals. The Leixões Passenger Terminal is a wooden construction that resembles a ship’s hull, and is considered an important architectural and historical heritage. Since April 2011, it is in operation a new cruise quay 340m long and 300m length for berth (up to 320m upon request). Since then, the biggest and the most glamorous cruise ships from the worldwide cruise fleet are welcome here, boosting the cruise tourism in the North of Portugal region. The Porto Cruise Terminal it is in full operation since March 2015 and the main building has a capacity for 2.500 passengers in turnaround. Porto Cruise Terminal was planned to improve the whole cruise visitor experience!