One of the most important ports in the Azores, a crossroads of maritime trade in the middle of the atlantic, it does receive and handle bulk carriers, roll on roll off, tankers, cruise and passenger ships as well as Portuguese, American and NATO vessels at the military dock.

 

It is also a major entry point for Terceira island. For more information:

For data information on the port, access here. For the maritime authority refer here.

 

A review of cruise ship movements in the Azores, including Terceira island, is available at this link.

 

For cruise liners timetable at Praia da Vitória Oceanic port see here.