ORIANA heads for Cape Verde

After exploring the Americas and the islands of the Caribbean ORIANA is now eastbound crossing the Atlantic on route to the island of São Vincente one of the Barlavento Islands which form the Northern chain of the island country of Cape Verde officially the República de Cabo Verde.
ORIANA, the only scheduled ship call this month, will arrive in the early morning on 15th and is due to depart late the same afternoon.
During her stay ORIANA will be docked at the port of Mindelo the largest city on the island.

View of Mindelo, Baía do Porto Grande and Monte Cara

First settled by the Portuguese in 1795 the port would later become a coal stop for the ships of the British East India Company in 1838 later still in 1850 for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company the future owners of the famed White Star Line.
Despite it's lack of rain and natural resoucrces the island would get caught up in a technological revolution when in 1874 it was connected via Madeira to Recife in Brazil by undersea cable laid by the famous GREAT EASTERN by far the largest ship in the world at that time.
 Departing from São Vincente ORIANA will spend 3 days at sea before reaching the last port of the cruise Santa Cruz de Tenerife.