The cruise company Fred Olsen Cruise has come ashore in the early hours and will be until five o'clock, time in which passengers take the opportunity to walk, eat, visit the tourist spots and shopping in the city
About 850 ships have arrived at the port of Cartagena this morning, mostly British nationals, on board the Boudicca, one of the most modern ships of the English company Fred Olsen Cruise.
As usual, tourists have been received at the foot of stairs at a point of information about Puerto de Culturas been told where the main attractions of the city, and have been given maps and brochures of the tourist spots.
Among the most visited are the landmarks in the old town: the Town Hall Square, the Palace Hall, Paseo del Muelle, the Roman Theatre, and Main Street are the first attractions that tourists look to make their scale in city.
Throughout the morning filled terraces, bars and take the opportunity to make purchases in stores downtown.
Boudicca, named after the Celtic culture, which means Victoria. The ship began to sail with the Royal Viking Line in 1982 but was renovated in 2006 and floated in January this year.
Now is a boat decorated with modern themes of British history, has 102 suites, fitness center, indoor and outdoor pool, two whirlpools, and entertainment and reading.
TWO CRUISE MÃ S VISIT IN JULY
The ship Boudicca is the second of four cruise ships that visit this July, and reaching more than 4,000 tourists in total.
The AIDAvita, one of the regulars, started the summer visited last July 1 and will do so on Friday, July 22 or, with 1,200 passengers on board.
The ship Costa Marina will close the month with the scale on Friday 29 with 760 visitors, filled with new terraces, bars and shops downtown.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena