In 2011 Port of Lisbon registered a new record in cruise activity with 502,644 passengers and 330 cruise calls. This is the first time the port welcomes more than half a million passengers and it is a great result for Lisbon. The number of cruise calls is also a record. These values represent an increase of 12% in terms of passengers (448,497 tourists recorded in the previous year) and 10% in terms of cruise calls (299 in 2010)   Read More

In 2010, 448,497 cruise passengers visited the port of Lisbon, representing an 8% increase related to 2009. This growth was particularly determined by the 19% increase in transit passengers, which totaled 395 884  Read More

On 4 November, the Port of Lisbon launched the book “Terminal de Cruzeiros de Lisboa” (Cruise Terminals of Lisbon), simultaneously inaugurating an exhibition of the responses to the tender for the project relating to the future cruise terminal in Lisbon. The book, edited by Kaleidoscope, brings together the projects presented by the competing architects  Read More

Lisbon was the third port of call on the maiden voyage of the new Queen Elizabeth on 15 October. The voyage began and ended in Southampton, on 12 and 25 October respectively, calling at Vigo, Cádiz, the Canary Islands and Funchal  Read More

Globally, the Port of Lisbon is nominated for the second consecutive year in the categories of World's Leading Cruise Port and World's Leading Cruise Destination. At a European level it is nominated for the first time in the category of Europe's leading Cruise Port and the second time in the category of Europe's Leading Cruise Destination  Read More

The Portuguese Carrilho da Graça is the architect for the new Lisbon’s Cruise Terminal that will be operating by the end of 2013. From the 37 proposals received, the one submitted by Carrilho da Graça was the best positioned in the international competition that took place for the project of the new cruise terminal in Lisbon.  Read More

A meeting of the international project, “Atlantic Alliance” took place 1 July on board the vessel “Lisboa Vista do Tejo”. The Port of Lisbon is a founding member in conjunction with 14 other Atlantic ports. The main objective of the project is to promote the Atlantic as a destination for cruise ships, due to the excellence of its cities, the rich history and cultural diversity as well as the gastronomy, offering visitors the opportunity to enjoy unique and diverse experiences on one trip   Read More

After 10 years as a Group Member, the Port of Lisbon became an Individual Member of MedCruise at its 36th General Assembly, which took place 2-5 June in Constanza, Romania. In fact it was at the 16th General Assembly of the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports, held in May 2000, in Ajaccio, that the Port of Lisbon in conjunction with the ports of the Azores joined MedCruise as Portuguese Ports. In May 2002, the Port of Portimão joined them   Read More

On 12 March, coming directly from STX Europe shipyard in Saint Nazaire, and after having called at Amsterdam, the MSC Magnifica arrived in Lisbon, and then sailed to the Mediterranean where she ended her first trip at the Port of Venice.   Read More

With 415 758 cruise passengers, in 2009 the Port of Lisbon achieved a new record by exceeding the 407 508 passengers who visited Lisbon in 2008, representing an increase of 2%  Read More