Portas do Mar cruise terminal
Purpose-built cruise terminal and leisure complex on the central waterfront, with a berth of about 360 m used by most ships.
Ponta Delgada, Azores
No cruise ships are scheduled in Ponta Delgada today, Sunday 15 November 2026. The next is Aurora on Monday 23 November. Over the next 12 months, 61 calls bring about 117,000 passengers; the busiest day is Saturday 24 April 2027, with 3 ships.
Ship schedule
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Cruise Ships in Ponta Delgada
Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Azores Time)
Today · Sun 15 NovNo ships
0 people in port
No cruise ships today
Next 7 days
- Sun15 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Mon16 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Tue17 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Wed18 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Thu19 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Fri20 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Sat21 Nov–No ships0 ships
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Ponta Delgada day.
Planning a day in Ponta Delgada?
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.
Getting to the Ponta Delgada cruise port
Portas da Cidade → Portas do Mar cruise terminal
0.6 km · ~8 min by car
About 600 m, a flat walk of about 8 minutes along the waterfront avenue.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Walk
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Varies
About 8 minutes.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Taxis, car rental and tour buses wait at the terminal. Ships at the commercial pier usually get a shuttle.
Ponta Delgada Cruise Terminals
2 terminals
Ponta Delgada commercial pier
Outer berth about 2 km from downtown, used on busy days; a shuttle is usually provided.
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Eating in Ponta Delgada
- Coffee per item
- EUR 1
- Breakfast per person
- EUR 10–15
- Casual lunch per person
- EUR 15–40
- Restaurant dinner per person
- EUR 15–50
- Soft drink per item
- EUR 2
Prices are approximate.
Where to eat
Portas do Mar
Waterfront restaurants and cafe bars inside the terminal complex.
Historic centre
Cafes and Azorean restaurants around Portas da Cidade.
Furnas
Cozido das Furnas, stew slow-cooked in volcanic ground, on day trips.
Destination
About Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is the capital of the Azores, on the south coast of Sao Miguel, the archipelago's largest island. Its compact historic centre of black basalt and whitewashed buildings centres on the three-arched Portas da Cidade and the Igreja Matriz de Sao Sebastiao, with the Forte de Sao Bras on the waterfront. Beyond the city, the island's volcanic landscape is the main draw: the twin crater lakes of Sete Cidades, the steaming hot springs and fumaroles of Furnas, Lagoa do Fogo and the only tea plantations in Europe.
- Climate
- Mild oceanic climate with little seasonal change. In November highs average about 19–20 °C and lows about 14–15 °C, with roughly 95–110 mm of rain over 12–18 days.
- Time zone
- Azores Time
- Currency
- EUR
Things to Do in Ponta Delgada
Historic centre and Portas da Cidade
Basalt-and-whitewash old town with the city gates and main church.
Sete Cidades
Blue and green twin crater lakes seen from Vista do Rei.
Furnas
Hot springs, fumaroles, Terra Nostra garden and cozido lunch.
Forte de Sao Bras
16th-century waterfront fort with a military museum.