DIARIO DEL PUERTO CRUISE TRENDS - SEATRADE 2022 34 ALMERIA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CRUISE SHIPS The Port of Alicante has a modern cruise terminal that has all the necessary amenities to provide an excellent service to passengers. This is added to the privileged location of the Port of Alicante, close to the city, which cruise passengers can access on foot as soon as they get off the ship. The province also has the fifth busiest airport in Spain and has excellent land connectivity. CRUISE LINES OPERATING AT THE PORT P&O Cruises, TUI Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Holland America, Fred Olsen Cruises, MSC Cruises, Ritz Carlton, Marella Cruises, Seadream Yachts and AIDA Cruises. MAIN DEVELOPMENTS SHOWCASED AT SEATRADE CRUISE GLOBAL The growth of Alicante as a port of call, with the fifth busiest airport in Spain, good connections with the whole province and a wide range of tourist attractions have led the Port of Alicante to achieve its goal of becoming a home port in 2022. MSC has scheduled 12 calls of the MSC Orchestra in the port this year. THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS OF THIS DESTINATION ARE... The appeal of the city of Alicante and its province, its strategic geographical location, its wide range of hotels, leisure and shopping, handicrafts, sports tourism and its rich cultural heritage that includes landmarks such as Santa Barbara Castle, a castle route (with many of its fortresses declared as cultural heritage sites, the Mystery of Elche and the Elche PalmGrove (declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO) and the historic towns of Orihuela, Alcoy, Cocentaina, Guadalest Castle, Tabarca, Villajoyosa and Villena, which have been declared as cultural heritage sites. In addition, Alicante boasts excellent cuisine with products with the Designation of Origin mark and the option of wine tourism. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CRUISE SHIPS The Port of Almeria has several berths. The Levante Quay, 200 meters long and 8 meters deep, is used exclusively for cruise ships. The second berth on the Ribera Quay is for larger cruise ships and is 450meters long and 10meters deep. If necessary, cruise ships can also use the four ro-ro berths located on the Ribera Quay’s two jetties. The APA is finalizing the drafting of the project to extend and adapt the Levante Quay, which will double its current surface area and enable it to accommodate cruise ships with greater draughts. CRUISE LINES OPERATING AT THE PORT Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Star Clippers, Windstar Cruises, Vantage Cruise Line, Regent SSC, Oceania Cruises and Planet Cruise. MAIN DEVELOPMENTS SHOWCASED AT SEATRADE CRUISE GLOBAL In addition to the new luxury Vantage Cruise Line and the 40% discount on tariffs for ships and cruise passengers docking at the Port, a working group has been set up to implement a strategy for the promotion of Almeria as a cruise destination, with the City Council of Almeria, the Provincial Council and the Andalusian Regional Government’s TourismOffice. THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS OF THIS DESTINATION ARE... Almeria is a Mediterranean enclave of contrasts, where unspoiled beaches coexist with the only desert in Europe and the snow of Sierra Nevada; castles with mosques, and churches with old winding streets. Spain’s only fortified cathedral is only a ten-minute walk from the ship, and from there, visitors can go on to the castle, which is a 10th century Muslim fort. The area offers a variety of excursions to visit traditional white villages, western movie theme parks, bird watching, 4x4 adventures, kayaking and tours of the Cabo de Gata Natural Park and the Tabernas desert. The Alhambra, in Granada, is just an hour and a half away by car. ALICANTE MUELLE DE LEVANTE, S/N 04001 ALMERÍA +34 950 236 033 jacuesta@apalmeria.com www.apalmeria.com AVDA. DE PERFECTO PALACIO DE LA FUENTE, 3 03001 ALICANTE +34 965 130 095 www.puertoalicante.com
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