# Portuscale Cruises
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{{short description|Portuguese shipping company}}
{{Infobox company
| name =Portuscale Cruises
| logo = Porstuscale_Cruises.jpg
| type = Cruising
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| foundation = 2013
| defunct = 2021
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| location_city = [Lisbon](/source/Lisbon)
| location_country = [Portugal](/source/Portugal)
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| area_served = [Europe](/source/Europe)
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| industry = [Cruise line](/source/Cruise_line)
| products =
| services = Cruises
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| owner = Rui Alegre
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| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20150212004545/http://www.portuscalecruises.pt/pt-PT/Portuscale-Cruises--The-discoveries-continue.aspx Portuscale Cruises]
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'''Portuscale Cruises''' was a [Portuguese](/source/Portugal) [shipping company](/source/shipping_company). It was the first Portuguese company specifically dedicated to maritime cruises.
Portuscale Cruises spent 20 million [euro](/source/euro)s in the refurbishment of its fleet of four cruise ships, bought from defunct [Classic International Cruises](/source/Classic_International_Cruises) in early 2013.[[http://www.rtp.pt/noticias/index.php?article=670971&tm=6&layout=121&visual=49 Portuscale Cruise investe 20 milhões na recuperação de 4 navios ]]
As of 2014, the ''[Funchal](/source/MV_Funchal)'' was in active service, the ''[Azores](/source/MV_Azores)'' was under charter to [CMV](/source/Cruise_%26_Maritime_Voyages), the ''[Lisboa](/source/MV_Lisboa)'' was under refit due to technicalities with the vessel, but was sold to an unknown Italian buyer and shortly after beached at Alang, India for scrap.
As of late 2016, Portuscale Cruises had gone charter, leaving the cruise market operated under its own brand.
''[Funchal](/source/MV_Funchal)'' was laid up at ''Matinha'', with the Portuscale logos on the funnel painted over until 2021, when was transferred to docks nearby for a hotel conversion.
The only ship remained in service was the ''[Azores](/source/MV_Azores)'', which was under charter to [CMV](/source/Cruise_%26_Maritime_Voyages), it was renamed her ''Astoria''. From May 2016, until March 2017, the ship was on charter to French tour operator Rivages du Monde. In June 2016, was announced Astoria to leave the CMV fleet after her final cruise on 27 April 2017, when she was re-chartered again to Rivages du Monde until December 2017. She stayed Laid at Tilbury, UK and Rotterdam, Netherlands, after a mislead transfer and was sold to [Brock Pierce](/source/Brock_Pierce).
== Funchal & Astoria Port Hotel Amenities ==
Since 2021, Brock Pierce and eleven other investors bought the 60-year-old ship ''[Funchal](/source/MV_Funchal)'', laid up in [Lisbon](/source/Lisbon) for 8 years, intending to spend at least US$ 12 million refurbishing at Docas Rocha into a 5-star hotel. Another ship, ''[Astoria](/source/MV_Astoria)'', built in 1948, was bought in Rotterdam and is to be transferred to Lisbon for refurbishing and naval certificates and after travelling to Funchal, Madeira Islands. Both Ships are together at a marina for mega yachts in Cais da Matinha, an Investment of more than US$ 100 millions.[{{Cite web|url=https://tvi24.iol.pt/internacional/criptomoedas/brock-pierce-o-criptomilionario-que-um-dia-quis-ser-presidente-dos-estados-unidos|title=Brock Pierce, o criptomilionário que um dia quis ser presidente dos Estados Unidos}}]
==Former Fleet==
{| class="wikitable"
! Ship || Built || Tonnage || Status as of 2018 || Image
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| ''[Azores](/source/MV_Azores)'' || 1948 || align="Center" |{{GRT|10,603}}||Originally, the [Swedish](/source/Sweden) ocean liner MS ''Stockholm'', rebuilt 1994, charterted briefly by Phoenix Reisen in 2009. Transferred from Classic International Cruises, where she was the ''Athena''. Long-term service for [Cruise & Maritime Voyages](/source/Cruise_%26_Maritime_Voyages), sold to Lisbon. Sold for scrap in 2025. || 300px
|-
| ''[Funchal](/source/MV_Funchal)'' || 1961 || align="Center" | {{GRT|9,563}} || Formerly a [Portuguese](/source/Portugal) passenger liner and presidential yacht. Transferred from Classic International Cruises. Laid-Up until 2021, 5 Stars Hotel since 2022 || 300px
|-
| ''[Lisboa](/source/MV_Lisboa)'' || 1955 || align="Center" | {{GRT|16,335}} || Rebuilt 1972. Transferred from Classic International Cruises, where she was the ''Princess Danae'', Sold for scrap in 2015. || 300px
|-
| ''[Porto](/source/MV_Porto)'' || 1965 || align="Center" | {{GRT|5,888}} || Originally, the [Yugoslavian](/source/Yugoslavia) passenger ship MS ''Istra''. Transferred from Classic International Cruises, where she was the ''Arion''. Scrapped in 2018 || 300px
|-
|}
==References==
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Category:Cruise lines
Category:Portuguese brands
Category:Privately held companies of Portugal
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Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Portuscale Cruises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuscale_Cruises) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuscale_Cruises?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.