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The Councillor for Tourism in Cartagena, Palazón Carolina, participated this morning in the welcoming ceremony Eurodam cruise crew of the Holland-America company, which has made ​​its first stop today in the city of Cartagena.
This is the second major tourist passenger ship visiting the city this year.
The Eurodam, voted in 2008, can accommodate more than 2,100 passengers and 1,000 crew members.
Palazón has welcomed the presence in the city cruise, recalled the Cartagena supply and facilities for cruise tourists.
He also expressed his wish that Holland-America strengthen its presence in the city.
This company will go through Cartagena this year to 5 of the 15 vessels to its fleet, with a passage totaling over 12,000 passengers.
The councilor has highlighted the strategic interest of cruise tourism for the city. On the one hand, it is a gateway for our hospitality, our trade and the network of museums and centers that you worked hard to implement.
But also, all these visitors were representatives of Cartagena in their countries of origin, become our speaking tour agents at home of Cartagena.
And what they say is very good because all satisfaction surveys put our city at the forefront of the cruise preferences, concluded Palazón.
The Port Authority estimates mark a total of 118 scales 59 ships made ​​29 different cruise ships companies that could bring more than 140,000 passengers.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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