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This Thursday, February 16 was held in the Municipal Auditorium El Batel the X Gala Excellence Cruises Awards.

This is the second consecutive year in which Cartagena receives these awards, with the sponsorship of the Port Authority and the City of Cartagena, among others, and which meet the main executives of shipping companies and cruise operators, consignees, Ports and travel agents.

The humorist and showman Mr. Corrales was in charge of presenting an amusing gala, which featured the performance of Cristina Ramos, winner of the last edition of the television program Got Talent.

The mayor of Cartagena, José López, spoke at the beginning of the gala to thank the organization for the second consecutive year of this event in Cartagena, a magnificent afternoon under the protection of the natural harbor given away by nature, which the navigator Andrea Doria said: "There is no safer navigation than July, August and the port of Cartagena."

An intervention in which he wanted to emphasize the hospitality of the city and its inhabitants.

Throughout the gala also participated in the award ceremony of the Councilor for Tourism, Obdulia Gómez.

In addition to the mayor and the councilor of Tursimo, the Councilor for Quality of Life and Consumption, Francisco Calderón, the Councilor for Finance and Interior, Francisco Aznar, the Councilor for Social Services, Carmen Martín del Amor, and the councilor Delegate of Portal and Office of Transparency, María José Soler.

Also present were other members of the Corporation such as Francisco Espejo and Carolina Palazón, among others.

The winners of the night were:

Best Spanish Port 2016 - Port of Barcelona

Best Crew 2016 - Pullmantur

Best Popular Cruise Company 2016 - MSC Cruises

Best Animation 2016 - Norwegian Cruise Line

Best Quality Boat Price 2016 - Costa Cruises

Best Premium Ship 2016 - Princess Cruises

Best Cruise Ship 2016 - Crystal Cruises

Best Boat in the Mediterranean 2016 - Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas

Best Brand Recognition between Travel Agencies 2016 - Costa Cruises

Best Brand Image Among Consumers 2016 - Costa Cruises

Best River Tourism Company 2016 - Croisieurope

Best Port / Non-Spanish Destination 2016 - Dubrovnik

Best Shipping Company for the First Cruise 2016 - MSC Cruises

In addition, a series of special awards were given in this edition: the two Excellence Awards "Tenth Anniversary" were for Pullmantur Cruises and Fernando Muñoz, Commercial Director Port Authority of Cartagena;

The CLIA Recognition for the Port Authority of Cartagena;

The Port of Cartagena Recognition went to Commerce Friendly of the Cruises;

And the City of Cartagena Award for the best excursion was given to Yeguada Maipe.

Also given, for the second time, the Andrés Mira Award, which was awarded to José Llorca, president of Puertos del Estado.

These awards are the result of a macro survey conducted among national cruisers, a fact that gives a special value to the results, as it is the valuation of the passengers themselves.

The first edition was held in 2008 in Barcelona, ​​organized by Cruises News MediaGroup, publisher of CruisesNews and TopRiver magazines.

CLAIM OF THE INFRASTRUCTURES THAT MISS CARTAGENA TO BE HELD HOME

José López took the opportunity to claim what is missing from the city to become a home port, being already the fourth destination of cruises in Spain, "which has the protection of the Autonomous Community and higher administrations to have the infrastructure that we are missing , Such as the railways and airports so that cruise passengers can embark and disembark comfortably, "betting on San Javier" while that uncertain future of Corvera arrives or does not arrive "and that the Ave" is a reality already in Cartagena.

In this sense he also claimed the role of Cartagena in the Mediterranean Corridor, explaining that in other provinces with capital in the interior, such as Granada, its port and logistical storage area are not disreputable.

He indicated that "this is still understood very badly and it is thought that everything to be good has to pass through Murcia, when they have already seen that weakens us, they even criticize us in the rest of the Mediterranean arc saying that why these bottlenecks , Why these expenses come to be out of all measure. "

That is why he believes it necessary for someone to think that what has to be for Murcia, for Murcia, for the benefit of all, but the same with Cartagena, Aguilas, Lorca and other cities, "we have That grow as a whole, not as an Autonomous Community of a single city. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena