Best time to visit: Aug-Dec (fewer ships)
Avoid: Peak winter weekends (crowded port days)
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Use the congestion calendar to compare timing first, then bring price into the decision once you narrow the right visit window.
These sailings rank first because they visit Ponta Delgada while also showing stronger-than-typical pricing, healthy availability, and current value signals.
Queen Anne • Cunard Line
Mar 19, 2027 → Apr 2, 2027 • Fort Lauderdale → Southampton
From $1,250
$89/night
↓46% below typical
Norwegian Star • Norwegian Cruise Line
Nov 20, 2026 → Dec 4, 2026 • Southampton → Miami
From $1,069
$76/night
↓50% below typical
Queen Elizabeth • Cunard Line
Jan 7, 2027 → Jan 19, 2027 • Miami → Southampton
From $969
$81/night
↓47% below typical
Regal Princess • Princess Cruises
Apr 17, 2027 → Apr 30, 2027 • Fort Lauderdale → Southampton
From $949
$73/night
↓43% below typical
Enchanted Princess • Princess Cruises
Apr 16, 2027 → May 1, 2027 • Fort Lauderdale → Civitavecchia (Rome)
From $1,316
$88/night
↓47% below typical
Seven Seas Grandeur • Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Apr 14, 2027 → Apr 28, 2027 • Miami → Lisboa
From $4,440
$317/night
↓45% below typical
Scan for dates when ships visit Ponta Delgada, use color shading to spot the busiest passenger days in port, and use density dots to see how many cruise ships call on Ponta Delgada that day.
Ponta Delgada is busiest from Apr, with multiple ships per day. Aug, Dec are significantly quieter.
Colors show estimated total passengers in port on each day
1 ship visit Ponta Delgada on this date, carrying about ~100 passengers in total.
Sea Cloud Spirit • Sea Cloud Cruises
Jul 26, 2026 → Aug 2, 2026 • Ponta Delgada ↔
From $5,979
$854/night
This monthly view combines ship traffic and pricing so you can spot quieter windows, busier stretches, and the months where cruises visiting Ponta Delgada still look attractively priced.
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Transatlantic • Next: Mar 19
From $1,250
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Transatlantic • Next: Nov 20
From $1,069
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Azores • Next: Jan 7
From $969
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast • Next: Apr 17
From $949
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Transatlantic • Next: Apr 16
From $1,316
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Transatlantic • Next: Apr 14
From $4,440
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Most cruises that stop in Ponta Delgada depart from:
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| Date | Ship | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | Sea Cloud Spirit | Sea Cloud Cruises |
| Aug 2, 2026 | Sea Cloud Spirit | Sea Cloud Cruises |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Sea Cloud Spirit | Sea Cloud Cruises |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Sea Cloud Spirit | Sea Cloud Cruises |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Norwegian Escape | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Volendam | Holland America |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Island Princess | Princess Cruises |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Celebrity Apex | Celebrity Cruises |
| Oct 29, 2026 | MSC Meraviglia | MSC Cruises |
| Oct 30, 2026 | MSC Meraviglia | MSC Cruises |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Odyssey of the Seas | Royal Caribbean International |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Queen Anne | Cunard Line |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Explorer of the Seas | Royal Caribbean International |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Queen Anne | Cunard Line |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Norwegian Dawn | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Nov 8, 2026 | Brilliance of the Seas | Royal Caribbean International |
| Nov 23, 2026 | Aurora | P&O Cruises |
| Nov 26, 2026 | Norwegian Star | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Dec 2, 2026 | Costa Deliziosa | Costa Cruises |
| Jan 15, 2027 | Queen Elizabeth | Cunard Line |
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