CRUISE MARITIME
& RIVER

Also known as the "Port of the Moon", the Bordeaux terminal can accommodate small cruise ships under 255 m in length on 2 berths, offering cruise passengers the opportunity to step into the historic hyper-center, in the heart of UNESCO's World Heritage Site, a mecca for French culture and gastronomy.

Technical specifications :

・2berths: 124/125 and 126/127
・Draft max 8 m,
・Air draft max. 53 m,
・Vessels up to 255 m long
・Waste and bunkering service by barge

Find out more about the Bordeaux Centre port terminal

Since 2024, the Pauillac-Trompeloup cruise terminal, located 1.6 km from the town center, has been able to accommodate ships up to 320 m long, and offers direct proximity to the Médoc vineyards and their world-renowned Grands Crus.

Technical specifications :

・1 berth: berth 700
・Vessels up to 320 m long
・Draft up to 9 m
・No air draft limit

The Verdon terminal, located at the entrance to the Gironde estuary on the northern tip of the Médoc peninsula, can accommodate cruise ships of any size, with 2 berths. The town of Soulac, with its listed villas and waterfront overlooking the Unesco-listed Cordouan lighthouse, is less than 20 minutes from the quay, while the vineyards of Pauillac and the Médoc are an hour away, and Bordeaux 2 hours.

Technical specifications :

・2 berths: 805/806
・Draft 11 m
・No air draft limit
・No size limit

ATMO Nouvelle-Aquitaine study :

In 2023, ATMO Nouvelle-Aquitaine conducted an in-depth study to measure the environmental impact of the Port of Bordeaux's maritime and river activities on air quality.

Find out more about the Port of Bordeaux impact study
on atmospheric pollutant concentrations

The study concludes that "The impact of sea and river liners on air quality in the neighborhoods around the port is low. Urban emissions, in particular road traffic and wood heating, are the main sources of pollution to which people are exposed."

Vessels are subject to stringent environmental regulations, and the industry is committed to carbon neutrality by 2050, with an important intermediate step for dockside connections in 2030.

In Bordeaux, the port, the city, the pilots and the companies are going beyond current regulations, with the introduction of an environmental charter that has been binding on companies since 2020, involving in particular:

・The obligation to use the lowest sulfur fuel on the market (0.1%) as soon as it enters the estuary off Le Verdon,

・Speed limitation to 30% of engine capacity for lower fuel consumption and emissions,

・A ban on the discharge of any effluent into the estuary.