Porto Cruise Terminal completes major turnaround operations for TUI Cruises

The Porto Cruise Terminal, also known as the Port of Leixões, has completed eleven consecutive turnaround operations for the TUI Cruises vessel Mein Schiff 6. The operations took place between July 2 and September 10, 2026.

These calls represented the largest turnaround operations in the terminal's history, involving a total of 54,351 passengers and over 10,000 crew members. The passenger breakdown included 24,387 embarkations, 24,334 disembarkations, and 5,630 transit passengers, the majority of whom were German nationals.

The Mein Schiff 6 utilized the terminal as its home port to follow Atlantic Coast itineraries, visiting locations such as Bilbao, Le Verdon-sur-Mer, La Coruña, Vigo, Gibraltar, Tangier, Cádiz, and Lisbon. The terminal noted that these operations serve as a significant economic driver for the Porto and Northern Portugal region.