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The Port of Cartagena received more than 138,000 passengers on the scales 109 recorded last year

The president of the Community, Alberto Garre, said today during the inauguration of 'Seatrade Winter Cruising Forum III' consolidation of Cartagena as "strategic point" of cruise tourism.

Tourism which, in his view, "we must boost because it involves one of the products with the greatest potential and growth in the region of Murcia, in addition to being an important means new jobs sector."

The Chief Executive was accompanied by the president of Ports, José Llorca, president of the Association of Mediterranean Ports MedCruise, Carla Salvado, and the president of the Port Authority, Antonio Sevilla, in a ceremony attended by more than 150 professionals from business, travel agencies, tour operators, shippers, shipyards and hotels.

Garre recalled the efforts made by the Port Authority and the regional government in recent years to strengthen its offering Cartagena cruise.

In this regard, said that "it has made a significant commitment to improve port infrastructure and allow their facilities more competitive, both for ships and for the passage."

So, cited the expansion of the existing cruise terminal, a performance that was awarded for its design and still growing thanks to improvements being carried out in their accesses, which shows, according Garre, "a bet Cartagena to offer the best services to its visitors, cruise passengers and businesses that drive and run this sector. "

Testing the growth and development of the Port of Cartagena is data on the number of cruise visitors and received in the last year and, as noted President of the Community, "represent a milestone in the port exceeding 138,000 passengers and 109 ships ".

For our region, Garre said, "Tourism is a key sector in which we are willing to carry out the measures necessary to continue to grow, as it has done, adequate, sustainable and fully integrated in a process growth which affects, in turn, in the common progress. "

Today, the Port of Cartagena is among the ten largest ports in Spain and one of the ports of call busiest in the Mediterranean.

In this sense, Garre said that "we must continue working, not only in terms of infrastructure but also to promote and services with the goal of making Cartagena a much more attractive and competitive in the short term fate."

The regional climate favors the arrival of winter cruises

The main objective of this forum is focused on promoting cruise tourism during the winter months, focusing primarily on the Mediterranean.

For the president Garre, "Cartagena has the largest tourist assets, a privileged climate makes visiting the city at any time of year all-attractive."

In fact, last month posted until November 20 cruises, being the time of year more ships arrived.

The main sources, by nationality of shipping, were the United Kingdom (42 percent), United States (39.6 percent), Germany (14.2 percent) and Italy (4 percent).

It is anticipated that this year, 102 ships calling at the Port of Cartagena with more than 150,000 passengers.

They will call first ships like the Britannia, the shipping company P & O;

MSC Sinfonia;

The World of Residensea, which remain three days in Cartagena;

The Anthem of the Seas, Royal Caribbean;

and the Norwegian Epic, the company NLC.

World Showcase cruise tourism

Cartagena is the first Spanish city that hosts the 'Winter Cruising Forum' and is an opportunity to introduce the main cruise lines in the world an overview of the facilities and attractions offered by the region.

Garre President thanked the "extraordinary" work jointly conducted by the Institute of Tourism under the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Business and Innovation;

the City and the Port Authority, to Cartagena was designated to host this forum cruises.

The company has organized numerous forums Seatrade Cruise in the last 10 years.

The first forum was held in London, and since then have been present on every continent and its most recognized fair Cruise Shipping Miami event held annually.

This year, in addition to Cartagena, will hold events in Miami, Tobago, Busan, Hamburg, Singapore, London, Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong.

Source: CARM