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Cruise call in Maó

AIDAstella

The AIDAstella (AIDA Cruises) berths in Maó at 09:00 and sails at 19:00. Once you take off disembarking and the margin to get back, you have around 8 h 30 min truly ashore. Here is what that time is good for — and what it isn't.

Your call, hour by hour

Arrives
09:00
Departs
19:00
Time in port
10 hours
Real time ashore
8 h 30 min
Where that number comes from

From the call we subtract 30 minutes to disembark and clear the quay, and 60 minutes of margin to get back: the all-aboard is usually between half an hour and an hour before departure, and we take the worst case. We would rather you had time to spare than have you running.

A lot of you come ashore at once

This ship lands more than 1,500 people on a small quay. The first half hour is a queue, and the port's taxis run out fast. With a car waiting, you start your day an hour before everyone else.

What you have time for

  1. Ciutadella plus a southern cove on the way

    spare 2 h 44 min

    The full day: cross the island, see Ciutadella and drop down to a southern cove before heading back. Close to two hours of driving in total — it only works if the call is long.

  2. Ciutadella, at the other end of the island

    spare 4 hours

    Forty-five minutes along the road that crosses Menorca, and as many back. In exchange: the old town with the most character in the Balearics and its narrow harbour.

  3. A southern cove: Cala Galdana

    spare 4 h 22 min

    Half an hour to Cala Galdana and, if you fancy the walk, half an hour more on foot to Macarella, the island's postcard.

  4. Fornells: the bay and a lobster stew

    spare 4 h 50 min

    Twenty minutes north, a white fishing village on a huge bay, and the lobster stew that made it famous.

  5. Es Grau: beach and lagoon

    spare 5 h 30 min

    Fifteen minutes by car and you are in the heart of the Biosphere Reserve: quiet sand, the lagoon behind and the boats still.

  6. Maó on foot, no car

    spare 6 hours

    From the quay you climb to the upper town: the Claustre market, the Georgian streets and a drink looking over the harbour. No car needed.

  7. Favàritx lighthouse

    spare 6 hours

    Black slate, an almost lunar landscape and the island's most cinematic lighthouse, half an hour from the quay.

The Menorca Bus fleet waiting beside AIDAstella on the cruise quay in Maó.
Your car, waiting for your ship: the fleet before AIDAstella in Maó · Photo: Menorca Bus

When it calls at Maó

Dates from the Maó cruise-call calendar · See the full cruise calendar →

Times can change

These are this ship's usual hours in Maó, not a promise: the line can change them and the sea has the last word. Always confirm your all-aboard time with your ship. Calendar updated on 11 August; it covers around 82% of the season.

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