Cruise Ships Dock in Belém to Serve as Floating Hotels for COP30

Overview

• MSC Seaview and Costa Diadema are berthed at the Terminal Portuário de Outeiro to host delegations during COP30 from November 10 to 21.
• The ships add about 3,900 cabins with capacity for up to roughly 6,000 beds, and the federal government reports about 1,700 berths already reserved.
• Under UNFCCC guidance, Embratur selected Qualitours via a public call to contract the vessels and commercialize cabins, with prioritized allocations for 73 countries and daily rates capped at up to US$200 for those allocations.
• Federal Police launched two days of immigration processing for crews and remaining passengers and are issuing port passes through the ‘Porto Sem Papel’ system.
• Authorities set up controlled access with X‑ray screening and a shuttle plan using 50 vehicles to connect the port to COP’s 24‑hour transport network, targeting a 30‑minute trip to the Blue Zone.