Carnival Corporation opens Barcelona’s Helix Cruise Centre

Carnival Corporation has officially opened its second cruise terminal, the Helix Cruise Centre, at the port of Barcelona.

Designed by Catalan architecture firm Batlle i Roig Arquitectura, the 12,500-square-metre terminal cost more than €46 million (US$55 million).

Designed to accommodate Carnival Corporation’s new class of LNG-powered cruise ships, the terminal at the port’s Adossat wharf will complement the port’s first public parking facility, with almost 300 parking spaces.

Eight of Carnival Corporation’s brands – AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn and P&O Cruises (UK) – visit Barcelona through the year.