In 2016, 8 million cruisers reached Spain. The country received a total of 75  million tourists in the whole year. This means that one of each 10 reached in a boat in the Spanish coasts. Barcelona continues its leadership in the ranking of the stops in Europe and the cruisehips continue working in the construction of new ships that are destinated to a tourist segment that does not stop growing.

These are the latest news about cruises and the cruise lines that we want to share with you, so you are up to date with all that happens in the cruise sector.

Royal Caribbean sends a second cruise ship to Cuba

The  cruise line Royal Caribbean has announced recently  that sending a second cruiseship to Cuba. It is the Majesty of  the Seas that is going to sail from Cape Canaveral in Florida, from Habana 4 nights with the first departure previewed  for the 25th March 2019.

From the past month April  2017, it was the Empress of the Seas the only cruiseship from Royal Caribbean that had amongst its cruise stops the cuban capital.

Royal Caribbean is the cruise line in which  belong the biggest cruiseships in the world. Photo RCCL

New activities from the program Meet the Winemaker Cruises from Norwegian Cruise Line

The cruiseship Norwegian Cruise Line offers an exprience on board Meet the Winemaker Cruises, thanks to which a selection of cruises offers to the passengers the opportunity to share table and table cloth with the leaders and the legends of the wine sector.

The main barman of Norwegian Escape, Marc McArthur, resulted victorious in the anual semi finals from the Diageo World Class Bartender of the Year. With these good news, Norwegian Cruise Line it is situated in the point of view thanks to its highlighted drinks programme on board that has received different awards during the first half of this year.

Costa Victoria from Costa Cruises comes back to the Mediterranean

The boat from Costa Victoria, is going to come back to  sailing from 30th March in the Mediterranean. Costa Cruises has sold Costa neoClassica that had the itinerary in the Greek Islands from Bari. This boat will be substituted by the Costa neoRiviera that until this moment did cruises by the Occidental Mediterranean from Tarragona. This route will be assigned from spring onwards Costa Victoria, that returns from Asia and gets installed again in the Mediterranean waters.

You have more detailed information about this and other news from Costa in this post.

Pullmantur increases to 25% its stops in the cruiseships in the Canary islands

The cruise line Pullmantur Cruises increases in 25% by the number of stops that will make to the Canary Islands and Agadir. More than 30,000 passengers will have the chance reaching the Canary Islands. From the 25th November, Horizon from Pullmantur will do cruises with embarkment in Gran Canaria or Tenerife and with cruise stops on Palma, Lanzarote Agadir and Fuerteventura.

Holland America Line introduce chocolate surprises in the last night of cruiseship

The cruise line Holland América Line as well as occupying its space in the last news of cruises because they have awarded their guests with a surprise in the shape of delicious prepared chocolate shape trays that that will parade during the public areas of the boat and during the last party night during the cruise itineraries.

The chocolate surprise can be enjoyed in all the boats from the Holland American Line fleet, and the sweets that can be tasted include chocolate in multiple preparations served in silver trays.