NEW LUXURY CRUISE SHIP CALLS AT MAÓ AND ALCUDIA

NEW LUXURY CRUISE SHIP CALLS AT MAÓ AND ALCUDIA

Palma

06/03/2016

Maó's and Alcudia's ports are attracting the calls of luxury cruise ships, of medium and small size, which adapt to the port facilities and consider these cities a tourist attraction for passengers, even during low season. 
 
A prove of this new interest in smaller ports is the luxury ship Tere Moana, of the company Paul Gauguin Cruises, which has just confirmed 12 new calls for October, November and December to the Balearic Islands' Port Authority (APB): six in Alcudia and six more in Maó. The Tere Moana is a 100-metre-long cruise ship with a capacity for 90 passengers which is a regular at Palma's Port. However, this one will be its first call at Alcudia's and Maó's ports.
 
The APB is precisely spreading in specialised media and forums, not only the characteristics of the ports and their services, but also the cities where they are located, with the aim of promoting their cultural, landscape and gastronomic attractions.
 
With these new calls, the forecast for Alcudia will be of 17, and of 99 for Maó (last year this port received 85 calls). The ports of the Balearic Islands will receive a total of 800 calls in 2016.
 
Alcudia's port is awakening the interest of cruise companies. Ships of up to 200 metres in length berth at this port and make the most of the new and modern passenger terminal.
 
Statistics confirm the rise of calls, but also the fact that many of these ships are regular visitors, which highlights the loyalty of these ships to the destination and to the service offered by the APB.
 
A ship berthed at Alcudia in 2008. The next one arrived in 2012. There were two calls in 2013 and 2015. Five in 2015 and 17 calls are scheduled in 2016. The first one to berth at Alcudia will be the Silver Cloud of Silversea, whose call is scheduled in April. It will be followed by others like the Seadream II, the Thomson Majesty (which will make four calls, the last ones in October, the Crystal Symphony of Crystal Cruises, and the MS Albatros of Phoenix Reisen, the Nautica of Oceania Cruises and the Tere Moana of Paul Gauguin Cruises.