On October 7th, for the first time, three cruise ships docked simultaneously in the Port of Tarragona. The first of the three vessels entered Tarragona's waters at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 6th.
The first was the Costa Favolosa, belonging to Costa Cruise Lines, an Italian company with over seventy years of experience in the cruise industry. The ship arrived from the port of Savona, bound for Marseille. It docked at the Llevant pier and took on passengers in Tarragona. Launched in 2010, it has a maximum capacity of 3,800 passengers.
At 6:00 a.m. on Friday, October 7, the Jewel of the Seas became the second cruise ship to dock at the new Balearic Wharf. This was its first stop in Tarragona, and consequently, the traditional plaque exchange ceremony took place. The Jewel of the Seas was stopping in Tarragona en route from Ibiza to Syracuse, Italy. Built in 2004 and refurbished in 2016, the ship has a capacity of approximately 2,500 passengers.
The third cruise ship, the Artania, arrived at the Port of Tarragona at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, October 7, and remained docked at the Llevant Wharf until 6:00 p.m. The vessel, owned by the German company Phoenix Reisen, was en route from Cádiz to Toulon. It has a maximum capacity of 1,188 passengers.
Operating with three ships at the same time is easier thanks to the new Balears Dock, the new infrastructure inaugurated in October 2021 and designed to expedite the arrival and departure of cruise ships in Tarragona; and the new concessionary company of the terminal, Global Ports, which has been operating in Tarragona since last February.
The 2022 cruise season began in April with the arrival of the Azamara Quest. In the six months since then, a total of 24 cruise ships have docked at the Balearic Islands pier, carrying approximately 47,016 passengers, including those in transit, embarking, and disembarking.
