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The Royal Princess cruise ship has docked today, May 5, at the cruise terminal port of Cartagena port and next Sunday, 20 cruisers embark on this great ocean liner.

For the first time in its history, Cartagenase port of embarkation become a great cruise.

A historical and tourist landmark for the city in which they have been present Deputy Mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejon and the Councillor for Tourism, Obdulia Gomez.

Local authorities accompanied by the director general of the Port Authority, José Pedro Vindel have been received by the captain of the Royal Princess, Nick Nash, as well as by Agustín Quesada, CEO of Mundomar Cruises;

then there have been an exchange of metopes in thanks and then enjoy a tour of the facilities of the ship.

A port city like Cartagena that welcomes thousands of cruise passengers daily now preparing to receive losturistas to embark from the port.

Deputy Mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejon, pointed out that the government team held the inaugural scale and seen as an opportunity to Cartagena, to further promote the city and continue positioning it as a tourist reference not only in the region of Murcia but also at the national level.

Castejon stressed that the City Council, jointly with the Port Authority, working towards becoming Cartagena Home Port, a port that is a starting point for cruises.

To do this, segúnCastejón, we must improve infrastructure but are already taking concrete actions to improve the signage in the downtown area translating it into several languages.

For its part, the Councillor of Tourism pointed out that laConcejalía is studying new excursions and tours to offer tourists embark from Cartagena.

José Pedro Vindel has stressed that it has made a great effort to build a shipping terminal in record time and has involved an investment of 300,000 euros.

Also, Vindel, thanked the Princess shipping company chose Cartagena as a port and wished that many more companies decide to offer the tourist attractions of the city to its passengers.

ROYAL PRINCESS CRUISE

The Royal Princess Royal class is a cruise operated by Princess Cruises.

It can accommodate 5,000 passengers and crew and entered service in June 2013 with the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, godmother of exception.

Among the distinctive offering this great cruise 330 meters long is a television studio with capacity to broadcast live;

a large show lounge with capacity for a thousand people;

Sea Walk, a glass corridor suspended in the air by which you can ride on the sea and a giant screen on the deck.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena