Portal de Cartagena
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More than ten thousand cruise passengers arrived this morning to the port of Cartagena, through a triple scale that has occurred in stages between eight and eleven o'clock.
This is the Ryndam, Holland America Line, with 1,300 cruise passengers;
Britannia, P & O Cruises, with 3,600 passengers and Norwegian Epic, Norwegian Cruise Line, with capacity for 4,200 passengers.
Both the Port Authority and the City of Cartagena have established special services and devices to meet the flood of tourists who filled bars, restaurants, shops and archaeological sites.
Among them are 16 buses have been to transport passengers from moorings at the center of the city.
It has also been necessary to regulate vehicular traffic and pedestrians in the dock area.
The sites and monuments of Puerto de Culturas, which is usually closed on Mondays, have remained open throughout the day for cruise passengers to enjoy the attractions of the city.
The Punic Wall, the Roman Theatre, the panoramic lift, the Castillo de la Concepción, the House of Fortune and the neighborhood of the Roman Forum are open especially from 9.00 to 17.00, and also works at the tourist bus schedule.
The touristic consortium has also been forced to strengthen its services to the public and guided to adequately address the large volume of visitors and avoid collapses visits.
The coincidence of this triple scale with f iestas Carthaginians and Romans, has enabled cruise passengers have been able to visit the camp.
Throughout 2015 it is planned triple six scales, marking the third to be produced and the largest in terms of number of visitors.
The following will be on 24 and 28 October and 1 November.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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