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More than 6,000 passengers on three boats stopped off in the city on Thursday reinforced security personnel and the Tourist Offices.
Bars, restaurants and shops make a killing before the flood of tourists
Cartagena on Thursday received the biggest wave of cruise passengers in a single day, namely, 6,400 tourists flooding the streets of the tourist center, restaurants, terraces and shops.
This is the highest figure recorded in the last ten years and now beat high with the arrival of three cruise ships.
The Adventure of the Seas, the American company Royal Caribbean Cruises, was the early riser and a little before eight o'clock did scale with a total of 3,114 tourists on board.
This time put in at the Muelle de La Curra thus leaving space dock Alfonso XII to the other two vessels, the Oceana, the British P & O Cruises, with 2,000 tourists and Aidavita of the German shipping company Aida Cruises, with 1,000 other passengers.
With the arrival of cruise ships with thousands of passengers on board, Cartagena has already established itself as a tourist town in the not too distant future will become home port this morning cleared the Councillor for Tourism, Palazón Carolina.
The mayor also highlighted the transformation of the city in recent years to add value to our heritage, improving our infrastructure and pedestrian axis and with our brand of sun shining in our sandy beach flags Q for Tourism Quality and blue .
A FOOT LADDER
Step off the boat this morning the staff of the Offices of Tourism gave information to cruise passengers as they arrived at our port and knew firsthand the different tourism stakeholders Cartagena attractions as well as leisure and culture city.
The Department of Tourism of the City also reinforced the service from other points of information received by this flood of tourists.
The presence of the local police was also increased by the city, specifically in the crosswalk Waterfront promenade with the Heroes of Cavite, where access by walk from the Old Town to cruceritas occurs.
Throughout the entire day, used their cruisers to stop in Cartagena closer to their history and they did it in different museums, such as the Roman Theatre, Roman Forum Neighborhood or Augusteum.
Tourists also lost the opportunity to learn firsthand the Treasury of the frigate Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes which is now part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology (ARQUA).
In the street cruisers also learned a little more about the history of our ancestors, Romans and Carthaginians.
And it is through a theatrical performance at the port, the Federation troops and legions of our holiday visitors entertained with a performance of the battles of that time teaching them the different tourist attractions in the city.
This initiative will be repeated with the upcoming arrival of cruises to our town.
Not only museums filled with tourists but also bars, restaurants and cafés whose terraces made ​​a killing with the arrival of three cruise ships.
Taking advantage of the good weather, the more than 6,000 passengers a break from your day as were given to refresh, invigorate and try some of our typical local cuisine, such as stew or michirones dishes, and in Spain, such as paella or omelette.
The owners of the shops in the old town are also rubbing their hands Thursday before the wave of cruise, which meant a rise in sales and a special occasion to cash.
Especially those in the local souvenir of these tourists were left pocket for a souvenir of the city.
PRACTICAL "XIMAS SCALES
The record stops in Cartagena fought last November with the arrival in the city of four cruise ships in one day, the Silver Spirit, Silversea Cruises, Crystal Serenity, Crystal Cruises, and Windstar and WindSurf, Windstar Cruises.
Although today when the city hosts the largest number of tourists as they did this time just over 2,000 passengers.
The on Thursday will not be the only time in the match several cruises calling at Cartagena.
It will be on September 24, when it reaches our shores the Independence of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruises, with 4,370 passengers and Bremen of Hapag Lloyd Kreuzfahrten with 164.
To reach the end of month four cruises totaling over 2,517 passengers in September and October and it is expected that 38,000 cruise ship tourists arrive, as well highlighting the Councillor for Tourism.
This Friday, March 22, the
Thomson Dream, Thomson Island Cruises, will call at Cartagena with 1,132 tourists on board.
24 This Sunday the city will host more cruisers, this time from the hand of the Serenissima, Noble Caledonia, with 117 and it will in afternoon session of 14 to 20 hours.
From the same company, the Island Sky will reach our port 25 on Monday.
Will the Island Escape, Island Cruises Thomson, the last of the cruises calling at Cartagena during the month of August, with 1,154 passengers.
The city was home to a total of 11 vessels of this type, and will do another eleven september this month.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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