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Princess Leonor of Asturias, daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, is a midshipman on board the Spanish Navy Juan Sebastian Elcano tall ship and is on the second leg of her naval training voyage. She is expected on 19 May 2025 in Santo Domingo on one of the stops of the 97th Juan Sebastian Elcano’s tour to six countries over seven months. The ship will be in port from 19 to 24 May 2025, with several visitation opportunities.

The Juan Sebastian Elcano tall ship will be docking in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo.

The ships 2025 journey began in Cadiz, Spain on 13 January 2025 from where the tallship sailed to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Salvador de Bahía (Brasil), Montevideo (Uruguay), Punta Arenas y Valparaíso (Chile), El Callao (Perú), Panama City, and Cartagena de Indias and Santa Marta (Colombia). Next are the stops in...

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