{"id":51194,"date":"2024-05-28T14:42:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T11:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msccruises.co.il\/?page_id=51194"},"modified":"2024-12-09T13:45:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T11:45:50","slug":"ponta-delgada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/msccruises.co.il\/en\/our-cruises\/destinations\/mediterranean\/portugal\/ponta-delgada\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponta Delgada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:5%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-position:center top;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"editorial-image-text--middle editorial-image-text--from-left\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\">\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" data-motion-effects=\"&#091;{\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\">\n<div class=\"editorial-image-text--middle editorial-image-text--from-left\">\n<h1 class=\"page-title title-center\">PONTA DELGADA\u00a0CRUISE<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:1%;--awb-padding-left-small:1%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1420px + 35px );margin-left: calc(-35px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-35px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:1%;--awb-spacing-right-large:17.5px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:17.5px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:17.5px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:17.5px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:17.5px;--awb-spacing-left-small:17.5px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper lazyload fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-empty-column-bg-image fusion-column-has-bg-image\" data-bg-url=\"https:\/\/msccruises.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ponta.jpg\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/msccruises.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ponta.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusion-empty-dims-img-placeholder\" aria-label=\"ponta\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27673%27%20height%3D%27388%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20673%20388%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27673%27%20height%3D%27388%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:17.5px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:17.5px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:17.5px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:17.5px;--awb-spacing-left-small:17.5px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3 dir=\"ltr\">Luxuriant nature<\/h3>\n<div class=\"editorial-text editorial-text--readmore\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>In\u00a0<strong>Ponta Delgada<\/strong>\u00a0, as you will realize when you arrive to the island of\u00a0<strong>S\u00e3o Miguel<\/strong>\u00a0during your holiday to the Azores with MSC Cruises, the wind is always blowing and white clouds quickly alternate with brilliantly blue skies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ponta Delgada<\/strong>, the port city that welcomes\u00a0MSC cruise ships, is unmistakable.<br \/>\nWhile still on board, you will be able to admire the imposing\u00a0<strong>Forte de S\u00e3o Br\u00e1s<\/strong>, dating to the 1300s, which overlooks the docks. Once disembarked, you will have the chance to get a closer look at it. The centre of Ponta Delgada boasts two must-see places of worship, the\u00a0<strong>Church of Sao Jose<\/strong>\u00a0and the cathedral\u00a0<strong>Igreja Matriz de Sao Sebastiao<\/strong>\u00a0(began during the Renaissance but with 18th century interiors), and a curious triple arch nearby\u00a0<strong>called Portas da Cidade<\/strong>\u00a0(1783). This gate is all that remains of the defensive wall that protected Ponta Delgada up to the early modern age.<br \/>\nThe facades of the main buildings and the street furniture of the city centre have elaborate black and white decorations. The cobblestones in some of the squares, for example, trace elegant figures along your path<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:16px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-divider-hover-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#ff690e;--awb-content-color:#201f1e;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#002d56;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:700;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:13px;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:regular;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-51194-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-b54cf8d325ba462c7 fusion-toggle-has-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#ff690e;--awb-content-color:#201f1e;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_b54cf8d325ba462c7\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"b54cf8d325ba462c7\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-51194-1\" data-target=\"#b54cf8d325ba462c7\" href=\"#b54cf8d325ba462c7\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"b54cf8d325ba462c7\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_b54cf8d325ba462c7\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0Other must-see places are the\u00a0<strong>Museu Carlos Machado<\/strong>, housed in a former convent, and\u00a0<strong>Convento da Esperan\u00e7a<\/strong>, a massive square tower four stories high that is in use to this day. Adjacent, stands the venerated\u00a0<strong>Santu\u00e1rio do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres<\/strong>.<br \/>\nDuring an MSC Grand Voyages cruise to Ponta Delgada, it is possible to go on an\u00a0excursion\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>Vale das Furnas<\/strong>, about 50 km from the city. The green lake occupying part of this ancient caldera seems like a scene from a fairy tale, while the entire town of Furnas, where you will be able to visit an\u00a0<strong>enchanting botanical garden, is surrounded by flowers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:1%;--awb-padding-left-small:1%;--awb-margin-top:5%;--awb-margin-top-small:15%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1476.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2 class=\"section-title title-line-decoration title-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">CRUISES FROM \/ TO PONTA DELGADA (AZORES)<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background 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