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cluding the 4,140-guest MSC Seaview, Recently delivered to Silversea Cruis- MSC and Costa are doing
the 2,550-guest MSC Musica, and the es, the new Silver Nova will also make a sensational job, bringing
3,700-guest Costa Diadema. a four-day visit to the city in February. more ships, newer ships
“Rio de Janeiro is also one of the pre- Working to improve its operations
ferred destinations for the cruise ships and attract more vessels, Pier Mauá is and increasing the
sailing international itineraries in Brazil,” planning a series of changes to its current number of passengers.
he added, noting that was a key growth facilities, Relvas said.
area for the port. Following contract adjustments with
“Some 30 international ships are Rio’s port authority, the terminal received “We will reduce the bureaucracy in-
scheduled to arrive during the upcom- the green light to incorporate some exter- volved in the arrivals of trucks, buses and
ing season, but this number used to be nal areas that presently serve as public a series of other things. With this quay
bigger, much bigger,” Relvas remarked. space and passageways for cruise pas- densification, we will also guarantee the
Among the vessels visiting Rio is the sengers. docking of up to three ships competing
new Seabourn Pursuit, which will make a “We got authorization to cover these with the Port of Santos,” added Relvas.
stop to the port as part of its repositioning four small areas, which were notorious Unlike other ports in Brazil, Rio de Ja-
voyage to Antarctica. for their lack of comfort,” Relvas said, neiro doesn’t have a limit for the number
More highlights for the season include noting that passengers had to face ex- of cruise ships that can dock at the port
Hapag-Lloyd’s Europa 2 and two ships treme heat or rain while crossing them. simultaneously.
from Ambassador Cruise Line: the Am- “By doing so, we will gain 8,000 “We once had 11 ships docked at the
bience and the Ambition. square meters of a covered and air con- same time, during Carnival. It’s some-
Marking the return of Royal Caribbean ditioned area,” he explained. thing very important, as the port authori-
to Brazil after a seven-year pause, the Behind the scenes, the terminal is also ties will guarantee the docking of a cruise
Serenade of the Seas is also scheduled to working on an agreement to add parts ship, regardless of how many of them
visit Rio de Janeiro in December. of the piers to its operational footprint. arrive simultaneously,” he said. 

RIO DE JANEIRO STATISTICS

Embarking Disembarking Transit Total Total
Passengers Passengers Passengers Passengers Calls

2017-18 66,985 69,066 162,306 298,357 95

2018-19 92,380 93,230 167,679 353,289 100

2019-20 88,308 91,072 146,343 325,723 96

2020-21 0 0 0 0 0

2021-22 21,202 18,566 16,149 55,917 21

2022-23 110,306 105,370 194,387 410,063 117

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