Mindelo Cruise Terminal (Porto Grande)
Dedicated cruise terminal with a 400 m quay for two large ships.
Mindelo, Cape Verde
Today, Saturday 7 November 2026, 1 cruise ship with about 32 passengers is scheduled in Mindelo. Over the next 12 months, 38 calls bring about 46,000 passengers; the busiest day is Friday 16 April 2027, with 2 ships.
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Ship schedule
Next 10 calls · all times local (Cape Verde Standard Time)
ShipDateArrivalDeparture
November 2026
Viking Jupiter
Viking Ocean930 passengers
Thu 19 Nov
ArrivalNot yet published
DepartureNot yet published
Showing 10 of the next 50 calls
Cruise Ships in Mindelo
Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Cape Verde Standard Time)
Today · Sat 7 NovQuiet
66 people in port
1 ship · 1 turnaround
94% quieter than a typical day in Mindelo. Busiest 7 am – midnight, when 1 ship is alongside.
Next 7 days
Quietest: Sat 7 Nov · busiest: Sun 8 Nov- Sat7 Nov66Quiet1 ship
- Sun8 Nov360Quiet2 ships
- Mon9 Nov66Quiet1 ship
- Tue10 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Wed11 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Thu12 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Fri13 Nov–No ships0 ships
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Mindelo day.
Planning a day in Mindelo?
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Where is the Mindelo cruise port?
Ships berth alongside the new Mindelo cruise port on Porto Grande bay. Praca Amilcar Cabral and the colonial centre are about a 10-minute flat walk along the seafront avenue, and Laginha beach about 15 minutes; taxis wait outside the gate.
Terminal
Getting to the Mindelo cruise port
Praca Amilcar Cabral → Mindelo Cruise Terminal
0.9 km · ~10 min by car
About 850 m, a flat 10-minute walk along the seafront avenue into the colonial centre.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Walk
Freeper person
Varies
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Taxis wait outside the port gate. Distances, times and prices are approximate.
Mindelo Cruise Terminals
1 terminal
Eating in Mindelo
Where to eat
Rua de Lisboa and Praca Nova
Walkable from the port; cafes and restaurants in the colonial centre.
Avenida Marginal
Seafront bars and restaurants, some with live music.
Destination
About Mindelo
Mindelo, on Sao Vicente, is Cape Verde's cultural capital: a colourful colonial port town of pastel buildings, live morna music and a lively market, set on one of the Atlantic's finest natural harbours, Porto Grande. Beyond the town, taxis reach the summit of Monte Verde and the beaches of Baia das Gatas and Sao Pedro.
- Time zone
- Cape Verde Standard Time
- Currency
- CVE
Things to Do in Mindelo
Colonial centre and Rua de Lisboa
Pastel buildings, Praca Nova and the municipal market.
Torre de Belem
Miniature replica of Lisbon's tower on the waterfront.
Monte Verde
Island's highest point with views over Mindelo.
Laginha beach
White-sand city beach on the bay.