Leixões cruise terminal welcomes more than 300,000 passengers in three years

The cruise terminal of Leixões, in Matosinhos, has recorded in over three years more than 300 thousand passengers and 426 ships, and in the first half of 2018 more than 50 thousand tourists have been there, informed the APDL today

In a statement, the day the terminal reaches three years of activity, the Ports Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo (APDL) Ports Administration said that the & terminal a a a a a a a que que que que que que que que que que que que que que que biannual balance of the movement of passengers and cruises to Leixões recorded "an increase of 38% over the same period of 2017."

"Today, we must be congratulated and it is with a lot We have been enthusiastic over the last three years, we have captured the attention and interest of the largest cruise lines in the world. one of the main points of entry into the region and we renewed, year after year e, the movements of ships and passengers, "said the APDL, quoted in this note.

According to the APDL, which "represents 81% of the movement of passengers", is expected to receive "a total of 110,000 passengers by the end of the year, renewing the record that 39. he has reached year after year. "

Already, "the passenger station of Leça Da Palmeira should close 2018 with a total of 45,757 tourists in transit, which will represent 19% of the total movement of passengers in Leixões expected for the entire year." [19659002] The APDL made it clear that out of the 56,423 passengers that in the early months of the cruise the Matosinhos cruise terminal "has the capacity to receive most of the current fleet of ships in a lim to 300 meters, and , in exceptional cases, may be higher ", and" in September, will receive Mein Schiff 1 scale of Tui Cruises, which has a length of 315 meters. "

Today, the terminal received the same boat that arrived in Leixões during the inauguration of the infrastructure three years ago with 3,400 passengers and 1,200 crew members

According to the APDL, The number of cruises in Leixões also saw double-digit growth between January and June. year, having received more than 50 vessels, representing an increase of 16% over the same period of the previous year. "

" In 2018, the port of Leixões predicts the best result ever recorded in cruise, estimated to close the year with 105 recorded scales and about 110 thousand passengers. These figures represent a 5% increase in ships and 15% of passengers compared to the previous year, and will represent an estimated cost of around 8 million euros for the region's tourism offer . "

Inaugurated on 23 In July 2015," the infrastructure has already accommodated more than 302,849 passengers and 426 vessels, for growth of respectively 39% and 23%. "

On the occasion of the third anniversary, APDL, in partnership with Serralves, inaugurates today the exhibition "The conspiracy of forms."

The opening of the sculpture exhibition of the Serralves collection is scheduled for 18:30, with the presence of Guilhermina Rego, president of the APDL, Ana Pinho, president of the Serralves Foundation, and the director of the museum, João Ribas.The issue will remain patented until 30 September in the port infrastructure.