Facilities
For Passengers
All the amenities are standard at the Port of Halifax.
- Pavilion 22 - a dedicated passenger terminal
- Direct ship-to-shore access with berth space for numerous cruise ships
- Wheelchair accessibility, telephones and washrooms
- Immediate access to buses, taxis and limousines
- Tourism representatives dockside
- A convenient location within easy walking distance of the downtown core
- Wide variety of tour options
- A hundred thousand smiles
For Cruise Ships
Our business is to enhance your business.
- Experienced full-service cruise port
- Deep draft (40' at Seaport)
- Minimal tidal variations averaging only four and one-half feet (1.5 meters)
- Significant investment in a fendering system and bollards to handle the world's largest vessels
- Tugboat services are optional; pilotage is compulsory
- Bunkering available dockside by truck or barge
- Dedicated on-site Port Authority staff facilitating efficient cruise operations
- Secure and safe port
- Capability of handling turn-around calls
For investment
We're proud to offer you:
- Newly renovated 22,500 sq. ft cruise passenger handling facility known as Pavilion 22
- New hydraulic gangway
- Fendering and bollarding to accommodate the new generation of larger cruise vessels
