DIARIO DEL PUERTO CRUISE TRENDS - SEATRADE 2022 16 BÁRBARA CORDERO The Managing Director of MSC Cruises in Spain, Fernando Pacheco, is optimistic about the future of the industry and ventures that the full recovery of cruise tourism will take place in 2023. He is also confident that pre-pandemic levels of cruise tourism in Spanish ports will be exceeded, while inNorthernEurope and Eastern Europe greater efforts will have to be made, given border uncertainty in terms of health protocols. In summer 2022, MSC Cruises will make 311 calls at 15 Spanish ports, increasing the number of calls ”by almost 10% compared to 2019”. The cruise company will be sailing 19 ships in the summer of 2022: two ships in the Caribbean, six in the Western MSC CRUISES: 311 CALLS AT 15 SPANISH PORTS THIS SUMMER Fernando Pacheco, Managing Director of MSC Cruises in Spain. The future of shipping involves the use of lithium and hydrogen batteries, which requires not only building the ships, but also the relevant infrastructures in the ports”. Fernando Pacheco Managing Director of MSC Cruises in Spain.
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