Cruisers record figures in A Coruña in 2017: 184.069 passengers, more than in 2016
In 2017, the Cruise port of A Coruña has been posioned as leader in the coastal part between Lisbone and Le Havre. Has been received in the Coruña ports a total of 184,069 cruise passengers a 45% more thn the registered last year. A Coruña reaches like this a record cruisers figure in 2017.
The work that the port has done and the positive answer for the large cruise lines, as well as the improvements in the endowments services and tourist offer orientated to the cruiser public are revealed as the secrets of this cruisers received in the Herculine city.
In total during the past year, the port of A Coruña counted in 22 days with multiple stops, amongst them a quadruple that corroborates the capacity of the Port of A Coruña to deal with one of the big passenger flow. 6 cruise boats reached first time in A Coruña in the past 2017 laucnhing its firt stop: Seven Seas Explorer, Magella, Celebrity Silhouette, MSC Fantasia, MSC Preziosa and Aida Prima. On top of that the cruise line Silversea Cruises has chosen A Coruña as stop for the trip of its new cruiseship, the Silver Muse.
In any case the number of cruisers registered in 2017 in A Coruña overcomes apprximately 15,000 cruisers from the forecast that were dealt with at the beginning of the year.
15 million euros of economical return due to the cruise stops in A Coruña
With regards to these figures the Port Authority of A Coruña did an effort “centered in highlighting the effort made” centered in promoting a sector with big potential to contribute the generation of wealth through the tourist seasonality. As per a Coruña´s port it is estimated the return generated as per the average expense of 250,000 travellers registered to the average expense of tickets and crew rises to 15 millions of euros
The most valued aspects by the cruisers as per the Port Authority of A Coruña in the city are:
-The closeness of the docks in A Coruña to the city centre, conected by a large pedestrian space
-The great refurbishment of la Marina and the Parrote
-Service quality
– The cuisine
The latest polls show that 80% grant a remarkable punctation to A Coruña and recomended as a cruiseship stop. More than 85% of the cruisers that do a stop in this city opt to stay in the city before booking excursions or nearby trips to different destinations.
Cruise lines that do a stop at the el Port of A Coruña
As per Port of A Coruña, “the forecast for the present practiceand it is centered to maintain the leading level of 2017″.
Amongst the cruise lines with more presence durin the past 2017 in the Port of A Coruña it is highlighted the Carnival group, leading the sector with its two cruise lines, líder del secto, P&O Cruises and Cunard, concentrated a total of 26 stops. As well as Royal Caribbean, Costa Cruceros, MSC Cruises, TUI Cruises, Aida Cruises, Princess, Fred Olsen, C&MV, Viking, Crystal, Saga Cruises, Hurtigruten, Thomson (rechristened this year as Marella Cruises) or the luxurious cruiseships of Ponant, Silversea, Oceania, Holland America Line, Sea Cloud, Regent Seven Seas and Noble Caledonia. Lately, a cry for attention in the beautiful explotarion cruises with fleets from Hapag Lloyd and National Geographic.
Oher posts abou cruises that have been done about A Coruña:
Escala inaugural del MSC Preziosa de MSC Cruceros en el Puerto de A Coruña