The port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife will register today, April 22, the visit of five cruise ships in the Anaga Dock, specifically the Sky Princess, Norwegian Star, National Geographic Endurance, Viking Sky and Celebrity Ascent, coinciding between 10:00 and 14:00 hours.
The Sky Princess will arrive on the island this morning from the port of La Luz in Gran Canaria. Measuring 329 meters in length and 38 meters in beam, this vessel, handled by Canarship SL, has a capacity for 3,660 passengers and 1,346 crew members. It is scheduled to depart this afternoon for Funchal, Madeira.
The Norwegian Star, measuring 249 meters in length, 32 meters in beam, and with a capacity for 3,000 passengers, will arrive from Porto Grande, Cape Verde. Handled by TUI España Turismo SLU, it will depart on Tuesday, April 23rd at 8:00 PM for the port of Lisbon, Portugal.
The National Geographic Endurance, measuring 124 meters in length and 23 meters in beam, has already arrived at the island and will remain there until 7:00 PM on Monday. Carrying 126 passengers and 112 crew members, it is being handled in Tenerife by Miller y Cía SA.
The other two ships with confirmed stops, the Viking Sky and the Celebrity Ascent, will arrive for the first time at the port of Tenerife, where they will be given the corresponding thanks in separate events to be held throughout the morning.
The Viking Sky, handled by Pérez y Cía. SL, will arrive from Dakar, Senegal, and depart for Agadir, Morocco, at 6:30 p.m. Measuring 228 meters in length and 28 meters in beam, it has a capacity of 944 passengers and 444 crew members.
The Celebrity Ascent will make a repositioning stop, as Tenerife is its first port of call after departing from Fort Lauderdale, USA. The ship has a gross tonnage of 141,420 and is 306 meters long and 39 meters wide. Its agent on the island is Hamilton y Cía SA, and it has a capacity for 3,200 passengers.
They will not be the only ones visiting Tenerife for the first time during the week, as they will be joined by the Viking Neptune, which will make its first visit to the capital on April 24, followed by the Nieuw Statendam two days later, and then at the end of the month, by the Resilient Lady on April 30, thus adding a total of five first calls in the remainder of April.
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