Saaremaa Harbour (

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: ''Saaremaa Sadam'') is a deepwater harbour on the north coast of the

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n island of

Saaremaa Saaremaa (; ) is the largest and most populous island in Estonia. Measuring , its population is 31,435 (as of January 2020). The main island of the West Estonian archipelago (Moonsund archipelago), it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hi ...

. With a natural depth of 10 metres, the two quays are capable of serving the largest cruise ships sailing in the

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. There is also a floating berth for small vessels. The harbour is located in the village of

Ninase Ninase is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Mustjala Parish. The Saaremaa Harbour is located in Ninase. Ninase village is located on Ninase peninsula w ...

near Küdema Bay. It was completed in 2006 and is owned by the

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. In its first ten years of operation Saaremaa Harbour accommodated 30 different cruise ships, owned by 19 cruise companies. In 2016 only two cruise ships called at the harbour. It was reported that the Port of Tallinn wanted the harbour to develop into a multifunctional port and start servicing more cargo ships. In 2018

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wrote of Saaremaa Harbour: "There is no longer any talk of profitability." On 13 June 2023, Saaremaa Harbour hosted two cruise ships at the same time for the first time in its history. Over 600 tourists from Germany and the United States disembarked from '' Amadea'' and '' Silver Wind'' respectively.ERR News. ''Historic moment as two cruise ships arrive at Saaremaa harbor at same time.''
Retrieved 13 June 2023.

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