City of Cartagena, Port Authority, Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Center Open, met this morning to take stock of the current cruise season and prepare for what will be the year 2010, which is expected to increase by 42 percent in the cruise, from the 70,000 of 2009, more than 100,000 in 2010.
Naturally also increase the number of cruise ships that pass from the 50 received in 2009 to over 70 in 2010.
The Councillor for Citizen Security and Tourism, Javier Herrero, was pleased by these projections and recalled the efforts made by the government team to make a city of Cartagena atractivapara this type of tourism.
In this regard noted the enhancement of the different schools of interpretation of Cartagena Port of Cultures, the pedestrian city center, and the attention paid to every cruise during your stay, with a tourism office foot ladder and opening the most significant interpretation centers, even on Mondays when there are cruises.
Smith emphasized coordination between governments and businesses to Cartagena is a city ready to offer services to cruise passengers, including holidays.
The last two cruises, 2009, will dock at the port of Cartagena on Friday, August 4 and Wednesday 23 December.
The first 2010 cruise will stop in Cartagena on January 6.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena