Port of Lisbon continues to grow in cruise activity and new records were achieved

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).

Should also be noted that in 2011, the port of Lisbon received the first call of 15 cruise ships, 4 of them were new buildings. The port authority would like to stress the 4th of April, the day the first cruise ship was berthed in the new pier in Santa Apolónia.

The port of Lisbon has now 3 cruise terminal and more that 1900m of berthing quays, dedicated to the cruise ships, and expects to have a new building full operational by the end of 2014.

For 2012 port of Lisbon expects to top these results and continue to grow steadily.

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