On November 4th, the newly opened Moll de Balears, inaugurated on October 29th, welcomed two cruise ships simultaneously for the first time. One was the Hebridean Sky, operated by Noble Caledonia, arriving from Cagliari (Sardinia) and bound for Palma de Mallorca. The other was the Seadream I, operated by SeaDream Yacht Club, arriving from Collioure (Northern Catalonia) and bound for Alicante. The ships are 90 and 104.81 meters long, respectively. The Hebridean Sky has a capacity of 114 passengers, and the Seadream 110, although due to COVID-19 restrictions, they arrived with 68 and 36 passengers on board, respectively.
Another cruise ship is expected to arrive soon at the Moll de Balears, it is the Seadream II from the same company SeaDream Yacht Club coming from Roses and bound for Barcelona, with a capacity of 110 passengers but with 66 tourists on board.
The Moll de Balears is a new and excellent infrastructure that improves operations specializing in the arrival and departure of cruise ships to Tarragona. With this infrastructure, the Port of Tarragona aims to promote and put the city on the world map as an attractive destination for cruise lines, offering the tourism sector a cultural and tourist experience that gives it the character of an exclusive destination. Tourists can discover the region's rich culture, where ancient traditions are always on display, immersing them in a new and captivating world.
The cruise season at Port Tarragona began in September with the arrival of the cruise ship "Bolette." Its presence broke an 18-month hiatus in Tarragona caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a health crisis that forced the suspension of cruise activity worldwide.
