Judith and I wanted to thank you and the team very much for looking after us so well over the last 6 months or so.

On our travels we have visited many marinas but at Marina Parque das Nacoes you really do make visitors welcome and others could learn much from your approach. I don't make this comment lightly and have reported such to our Cruising Association so hopefully you will see more visitors from the UK this year.

We were particularly appreciative of you sending us some photos of Onaway following the gales just before we returned to Lisbon. Of course your help when I managed to cut my finger and nothing was too much trouble when I needed help with the more simple things.

We are currently awaiting a settled spell before heading south to the Algarve and Andalucía before returning to Portugal for next winter somewhere on the Algarve. I know at some point we will return to Lisbon and will be sure to re-visit you all.

Please pass on our thanks to all your team.

Kind Regards,

Nick & Judith Ellis.

sv ONAWAY.

Nous sommes arrivés de nuit et l'entrée dans la marina se fait par un premier (petit) bassin dans lequel se trouvent deux portes signalées par des feux et qui permettent d'entrer dans le marina. A 5h00 nous avons signalé notre arrivée par un tour "pour rien" dans le premier bassin et le gardien de nuit nous attendait sur le piintn d'accueil. Le reste est dans la même veine; infrastructures neuves et modernes, personnel chaleureux et disponible. Nous avons fait le plein de GO (env 200 L) à quai, les gars de la marina sont venus le long du bateau avec de grosses bonbonnes de carburant. La marina est dans le quartier Expo 98, moderne mais très vivant le soir sans être bruyant (on est loin du pont de 25 avril et de son ronronnement lancinant!). Le metro (Oriente) et les commerces sont a proximité. Attentiion à la marée, le courant dans le Tage peut approcher les 3 nds.

Le voyage de Jedi

Marina do Parque das Naçoes is a brand new, clean marina with a friendly and helpful staff. The Marina is on the southern basin, and not in the northern one as some charts may suggest.

When approaching the breakwater you see a red and white stick on the outer wall and a green and white one on the inner one. Turn into the small canal and go through the locks (sluices) which are open during the day, but closed during night time (early morning opening on demand). Before entering call on VHF 09 and the harbourmaster will pick you up in his dinghy and guide you to your catway. There is plenty of space as every second pier is not yet built.

The marina is situated at the World Expo Site of 1998 and is part of a new neighbourhood that looks like the dream for every urban planner, starting from scratch. There are dozens of bars, restaurants, and small shops. A large shopping mall is about a 2 km walk. You can take buses to and from the mall which is also close to a train station (Estacio Oriente). Buses connect the marina also with the city center. The Marina is 5min taxi trip from the international airport.

The marina is very quiet at night and you can expect a light breeze during hot summer days.

Thomas Ruest
S/Y Miranda II
Basel, Switzerland

Le label est amplement justifié. C'est parfait à tous points de vue.

Juste une info qui peut servir à d'autres :
Il y a un shipchandler sympa à Lisbonne, à 50m de l'arrêt de l'autobus 728 "Cais do Sodré". Le bus 728 passe à 100m de la marina et vous dépose à Cais do Sodré en 20mn.
Le ship livre les gros colis lourds et/ou encombrants à la marina, c'est vrai que ramener 100m de chaine de 10 en bus n'est pas très commode :-)

L'adresse est :
J. Garraio
Avenida 24 de Julho 2
Lisboa
Métro et bus Cais de Sodré

J'ai aussi repéré un bar sympa pour boire un verre le soir et écouter du fado, mais c'est un peu hors sujet, ceux que ça intéressent peuvent m'envoyer un mail...

Alain sur ENIDE

OPEN DAY -Vela para todos

Boa tarde, eu é que agradeço a excelente oportunidade de saber o que é "velejar" e poder ajudar no que me é possivel. Já agora aproveito para dizer que estou disponivel para dar apoio neste ou noutro tipo de iniciativas.
deixo aqui um grande abraço aos funcionários da Marina do Parque das nações Sr. Victor, D. Filipa, etc.
cumps. Paulo Foito

O Centro de Educação para o Cidadão Deficiente - C.E.C.D. Mira Sintra, que esteve também presente ontem neste open day de Vela Adaptada no Parque das Nações, gostaria de retribuir o agradecimento a todos os que tornaram possível esta experiência tão gratificante para todos os participantes.

Foi uma tarde fantástica, tanto em termos lúdico-desportivos, com em termos de auto-estima e capacitação para os 6 utentes do Centro de Actividades Ocupacionais do C.E.C.D. que tiveram oportunidade de participar.

O nosso agradecimento aos mentores desta iniciativa, à Marina do Parque das Nações e aos voluntários que nos acompanharam com toda a disponibilidade.

Melhores cumprimentos,

A Responsável de Actividades Desportivas,

Susana Cunha

Participei na última aula de vela com imensa satisfação. Os meus sinceros parabéns ao desempenho de todos os envolvidos. É uma experiência gratificante.

Cumprimentos,
Ana Paiva

Fiquei muito agradada com a festa de aniversário do meu filho, foi uma tarde muito bem passada em que todos os meninos se divertiram imenso e os Srs. responsáveis pela actividade foram muito simpáticos e profissionais.
Vou aconselhar vivamente a experiência.
Gostaria de vos agradecer.
Também gostaria de saber se sempre dão a oferta ao meu filho de uma aula de vela?

Com os melhores cumprimentos
Cristina Costa

Muito boa tarde,
Passei pela MPN na passada semana. Não visitava há anos. Gostei do que vi, fiquei feliz por ver tudo a funcionar, staff motivado e bem arranjado e sentir que finalmente esse espaço vai cumprir a sua missão e objectivo. Parabéns pelo renovado espirito e dinamismo no vosso trabalho e comunicação. A newsletter também está muito boa. Votos de muito sucesso!

Cumprimentos para todos,


Ricardo Diniz
Founder & President

We think the Marina Expo is a wonderfull haven/shelter to have your boat in, wheather it is for short stay or long.
The shelter is great with the ability of closing the doors in bad weather and during the nights. The people who work there are very, very helpfull and kind and all speak english! Supermarkets (small very close, big just a little further) nearby, busstop nearby. Nice little restaurants along the harbour (Maestro Doce!).
Washingmachine works well, so does the dryer. Wifi for free.

We needed to fill our tanks with diesel; immediately we got help from the harbour-employees, who drove us to the gasstation, helped us to fill and later empty the tanks. One of our bycicles had a flat tire; we left the bike and went by bus. When we returned; the flat tire had been fixed!!! Unbelievable service! Etc. etc.
One more example: we saw on tv there had been severe storms in Portugal. We wrote to the harbour and asked if our boat was okay. They quickly replied, with several photo's of our boat; great service!
We are very happy to have our (new)boat in this harbour and rely fully on the staff/employees.
Thanks to all of you!!
Maarten & Marjolein