Praia da Vitoria (Terceira Island Azores Portugal)
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Region
Western Europe - Azores - Canary Islands
Local Time
2025-03-13 16:05
56°F 13.4°C
Near gale15.7 m/s
59 °F / 15 °C 49 °F / 10 °C
Port Praia da Vitoria cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Praia da Vitoria, Terceira Island Azores Portugal. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.
Praia da Vitoria is a port town on Terceira Island/Ilha de Terceira in Portugal's Azores archipelago, with population around 21,000. Terceira's main cruise port is Praia (on the eastern coast) while smaller ships may dock at Angra do Heroismo (on the southern coast).
The city's urban center includes the parishes Santa Cruz and Lajes and fronts a ridge overlooking Lajes Airport. It was used as a lookout for invaders and pirates, and later as lighthouse and semaphore station. Apart from pasturelands, the ridge was occupied by Portuguese Air Base 4.
Praia da Vitoria's economy is based on commercial fishing, agriculture and services. Here are located a large marina and Terceira Island's largest sand beach. Lajes Air Base (joint Portugal-USA air force base) is approx 3 km (2 ml) to the north of the city. US military frequent town's clubs and restaurants thus adding to the island's economy.
Downtown Praia da Vitoria has several public squares, two churches, restaurants and hotels. Praia is popular among windsurfers due to the constant sea breezes. The annual triathlon is hosted here and is famous for its bullfighting.
In 2018, the Azores received a total of 180,000 cruise passengers via 136 ship calls (compared to the previous record year 2015 of 141,000 pax). Of those, Ponta Delgada handled 80 calls (124,000 pax), Praia da Vitoria 27 calls (30,000 pax) and Horta 29 calls (23,000 pax). For 2019 were booked total 145 ship calls with estimated 175,000 passengers. Maiden visits in 2019 included the newbuild ships Nieuw Statendam (2018), Celebrity Edge (2018), Roald Amundsen (2019), Hanseatic Nature (2019).