Portuscale Cruises
| Cruising | |
| Industry | Cruise line |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
Area served | Europe |
| Services | Cruises |
| Owner | Rui Alegre |
| Website | http://www.portuscalecruises.pt |
Portuscale Cruises is Portuguese shipping company. It is the first Portuguese company specifically dedicated to maritime cruises.
Portuscale Cruises spent 20 million euros in the refurbishment of its fleet of four cruise ships, bought from defunct Classic International Cruises in early 2013.[1]
As of 2014, the Funchal is in active service, the Azores is currently under charter to a German operator and will be chartered to CMV in early 2015, the Lisboa is currently under refit due to technicalities with the vessel, she is expected to resume sailing in 2015 and the status of the Porto is laid up; it is unknown when she will enter service.
Fleet
| Ship | Built | Tonnage | Status as of 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 1961 | 9,563 GRT | Formerly a Portuguese passenger liner and presidential yacht. Transferred from Classic International Cruises. |
| Lisboa | 1955 | 16,335 GRT | Rebuilt 1972. Transferred from Classic International Cruises, where she was the Princess Danae. |
| Porto | 1965 | 5,888 GRT | Originally, the Yugoslavian passenger ship MS Istra. Transferred from Classic International Cruises, where she was the Arion. |
| Azores | 1948 | 10,603 GRT | Originally, the Swedish ocean liner MS Stockholm, rebuilt 1994, charterted briefly by Phoenix Reisen in 2009. Transferred from Classic International Cruises, where she was the Athena. |
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