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The ship Royal Princess, with capacity for 3,600 passengers, has six departure dates between May and September
The port of Cartagena will host this year six stops of the ship 'Royal Princess' between May and September, which will allow, for the first time since operating cruises, boarding and disembarking cruise passengers in the port city.
The Minister of Economic Development, Tourism and Employment, Juan Hernandez, with the president of the Port Authority of Cartagena, Antonio Sevilla, reported the agreement reached with the company Mundomar Cruises, which is the representative in Spain of Princess Cruises, one of the major shipping companies in the international arena, which became world famous, between 70 and 80, for the US series 'Love Boat'.
The head of Tourism stressed the importance of moving from being about to scale the tee, because, he said, "increases the spending power of tourists to stay longer in the city, generating more wealth, and will an element of significant economic boost for the city and the region. "
The ship, with capacity for 3,600 people, offering two possible routes, one of seven days to Rome route and a second 14-day visit to Athens and Istanbul.
The release dates are 8 and 29 May 26 June 17 July 14 August and 4 September.
Juan Hernandez stressed the importance of such actions for tourism sector in 2015 increased by 9.5 per cent the number of cruise passengers in the city of Cartagena.
In this regard, he explained that "it is a booming sector that contributes to break the seasonality of regional tourism and attracting more and more tourists, which help boost the sector of small businesses and restoration."
The Ministry, in collaboration with the Port Authority of Cartagena, is developing a series of actions for the promotion and marketing of the port of Cartagena as a stopover for cruise ships.
Among the strategies developed to maintain the volume of cruise ships and attract greater capacity desatacan empowerment program trips through tour operators receptive shipping, organizing familiarization trips for agents involved in selling tours by receptive and assistance to the main event marketing cruises by the Port Authority of Cartagena.
It has also developed and disseminated a specialized marketing excursion program brochure as "shippers opt for destinations that offer package tours spacious and attractive," said Hernandez.
Profile of cruise passengers
Cruise tourists are aged between 46 and 60 years, although the range between 30 to 45 years is an important part of the total, and most often travel with, usually a couple or a group of friends.
In addition, this type of tourism product is usually purchased, in most cases, about three months in advance and mainly travel agencies.
According to data from the Port Authority of Cartagena, in 2015 they arrived in the port of Cartagena a total of 109 cruise ships with 151,116 cruise passenger.
This represents 9.5 percent of cruise passengers that for the year 2014.
In 2015 the main sources, according to the nationality of the shipping company, were the United States (44.7 percent), UK (38.8 percent), Germany (10.3 percent) and Italy (6.1 percent ).
In the port of Cartagena high season runs until November.
Thus, the busiest cruise last year, in order of importance, were recorded in the months of September, August, November, October and April.
Source: CARM
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