Pullmantur reaches Cartagena

Pullmantur reaches Cartagena


SPANISH SHIPPING BEGINS OPERATIONS IN THE HEROIC

Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Lis Guillermo Plata will welcome this cruise.

The world's largest shipping companies are putting their eyes in Cartagena, thus ratifying the Spanish company Pullmantur, which began shipping operations in the Pearl of the Caribbean.

Everything is ready for the ship Ocean Dream Cruise arrives at the port of Cartagena Port Society, tomorrow at 8 am. Palanquero, mimes, living statues, folk dance will welcome this ship, which has a capacity of 1422 passengers.

At two in the afternoon, we 623 passenger boarding process, which will begin its tour of several Caribbean destinations: Santa Marta, Aruba, Bonaire, Isla Margarita and Curacao. This same boat will perform 39 times the port of Cartagena.

This new point of embarkation positions Cartagena in the world market for cruise tourism, thus improving the chances of the productive chain of the industry without chimneys, due to the flow of foreign exchange. For example, the current cruise season will leave the city about $ 30 million, about 60 billion pesos.

"This wonderful news means we are doing well, investors and foreign companies come to Cartagena as a business opportunity and we look at them, including the ability to expand our market internationally." Said Luis Ernesto Araujo Rumi, chief executive of the Corporation Turismo Cartagena de Indias.

The official recalled that "in 2008, the shippers Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean's chosen as an intermediate port of embarkation, which brings us very well positioned in the operation of cruise" The ticket of the cruise, all inclusive, will start from $ 872 , one million 600 thousand pesos. The current cruise season expected to arrive in Cartagena in more than 195 on board ships that will bring 360 thousand and 140 thousand tourists on board.

For its part, Nubia Stella Martinez, vice president Proexport Tourism, said in the web portal of the entity that is a great achievement that Cartagena is chosen as the home port, because it shows the strength that is acquired as a destination and that Colombia becomes the benchmark in the region to establish itself as a starting point for tourists from South America cruises.

On Monday 7 December, the shipping company Royal Caribbean, for the second straight season, will also launch its operations in the Stone Corralito as an intermediate port of embarkation

Figures

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# 46 cruises this season will have more from 2009 to 2010 than the previous one, which only had 149. This means that arrive to this destination in the Caribbean to 30% more passenger ships.

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# In terms of passengers this tourist season will be an increase of 37%. About 93 thousand new passengers arrive in Cartagena in this season ..


Source:

http://www.turismocartagenadeindias.com/es/muestra-noticias.htm?25122563