Friday, July 26, 2024 - 17:23 by leixoes
2024 ON TRACK TO BECOME THE BEST YEAR EVER FOR CRUISES AT THE PORTO CRUISE TERMINAL
The Porto Cruise Terminal has recorded 71 cruise ship calls and 73.341 cruise passengers during the first semester of 2024, which means a 27% increase in cruise calls and a 10% increase in the number of cruise passengers over the same period of last year. The first half of the year was also marked by 7 cruise ships inaugural calls out of 19 planned, until the end of 2024.
Due to seasonality, the highest concentration of cruise activity was recorded in April and May. Just in these 2 months the port welcomed 45 vessels that brought nearly 46.000 passengers to the region.
Most of the passengers visiting Porto Cruise Terminal and the Porto & the North of Portugal Region were from the United Kingdom (36%), followed by Germany (29%) and from the USA (23%).
The size of the ships has also been increasing significantly over the past few years. Vessels GT grew by 9% in the first half of 2024 compared with the same period of 2023.
If the forecasts hold, Porto Cruise Terminal could once again reach record numbers by the end of the year. 162 cruise ship calls are already planned to visit the port and cruise passengers’ numbers are expected to rise above 150.000.
