ORIANA in Praia da Vitória

Ahead of ORIANA's call in Bermuda tomorrow we present some image of her previous port of call Praia da Vitória in the Azores where she called on Saturaday ahead of her 5 day transatlantic crossing.
A relative stanger in the Azores ORIANA tends to call during transatlantic crossings such as her current cruise and when calling is often to be seen at Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel the largest in the group and it was only due to heavy seas that ORIANA changed ports of call to Praia da Vitória on the north side of the island of  Terceira which is also where the historical capital of the islands Angra do Heroísmo is to be found.

ORIANA's always impressive bow

ORIANA's distinctive profile makes a welcome sight in port

It was only after 20 years in service that ORIANA made her first call at the port when she was given a warm welcome on the 2nd May 2015 mirroring to a degree the her first ever landfall in Funchal, Madeira just over 20 years before.

ORIANA's drill on her lifeboats and tenders

For passengers who cruise regularly with P&O the call gave them the chance to explore a port they had not visited before.

A group of ORIANA's passengers return after time spent ashore.

While this call was not initially planned ORIANA is due to return to Praia da Vitória on 2 more occasions this year firstly on the 22nd March and  then on the 26th May.

ORIANA's fine stern makes for an excellent view

Photos Copyright Duarte Lourenço/portopraiavitoria