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With the arrival of spring and good weather, the season starts strong with hundreds of cruise ship tourists aboard calling at Cartagena in the coming weeks.
On Monday, April 4, the ship Prinsendam, the Dutch company Holland America Line, Costa Marina, Costa Cruises European leader will be the first of the ten vessels that arrive in the city in April.
On board will bring about
1,500 passengers
Monday to enjoy the shops, restaurants, museums and tourist attractions of the city center and around the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
To this end Cartagena Puerto de Culturas hold a special opening on Monday as rest days Sonn centers interpretation.
The Department of Tourism will also have information points and host foot ladder to cater for tourists, instructing the main attractions of the city, along with maps and brochures.
25,000 VISITORS IN APRIL AND MAY
April and May starting the season strong will cruise in which 24 ships with over 25,000 tourists on board.
These include the Voyager of the Seas, Royal Caribbean company, which will bring 3114 passengers on board and will stop in Cartagena on 14 May.
Its capacity to 4,300 people and weighs 138,000 tons, making it one of the world's largest cruise ship, and among the services on board include a skating rink, a climbing wall and a shopping boulevard.
Two days earlier, on May 12, repeated his call at Cartagena on Celebrity Equinox cruise ship that has passed through the city on several occasions, most recently last November, 2850 leaving us tourists.
CRUISE THE WORLD MÃ S GRANDE
About 9 cruises between June and July, 10 September, 15 in October, November and December 13 completes the forecast for 2011 cruises .
In tota, awaiting the arrival of 49 vessels, 78 scales, and over 90,000 cruise until the end of the year.
The Liberty of the Seas, Royal Caribbean company, considered the world's largest cruise ship, arrived in Cartagena on Sunday October 30th with 3634 passengers on board.
With capacity for 4,300 passengers, is considered a giant of the sea for their spectacular size: 160,000 tons, a length of 340 meters and a breadth of 40 meters.
Cruise tourism is a major promotional Cartagena contributions worldwide.
During the past year, reached the port of Cartagena 100.00 70 aboard cruise ships, some data expected to exceed the 2011 season thanks to the contribution of the entry into operation of the new cruise terminal.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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