Santander welcomes Sapphire Saga, the last cruise that stops in the city this season
The Councilor for Tourism, Gema Equal, and the director of the commercial area of the port of Santander, Mariano Coated, delivered a plaque to the ship's captain, Wesley Dunlop, as a tribute to their first scale in Santander. The ship, consigned by Pérez and CIA, has 618 passengers on board, most British nationality, and 437 crew members.
December 3, 15. The Saga Sapphire cruise, consigned by Pérez and Cía, has stopped this morning at the Admiral dock of the Maritime Station, with 618 passengers, the majority British, and 437 crew on board.
To celebrate his first visit to Santander, the director of the commercial area of the Port Authority of Santander, Mariano Coated, has delivered to the ship's captain, Wesley Dunlop, a commemorative plaque. In addition, being the ship that dismisses the 2015 cruise season in Santander, the Councilor for Tourism of the City of Santander, Gema Equal, has been present at the event.
The cruise, which measures 200 meters in length and was renewed in 2012, docked in Santander at eight in the morning, from Huelva, and is planned to leave at five in the afternoon, heading to the French port of Bordeaux. In this vinge, he has also stressed in the ports of Leixoes, Lisbon, Coruña and will do so in Brest and Le Havre, on a trip that begins and ends in Southampton.
As the councilor has highlighted, it is a nine -hour visit in which tourists are participating in panoramic visits in the city, enjoying the leisure activities offered by the Cantabrian capital and entering the local commerce and gastronomy .
The councilor has affirmed that for the scale of this ship, the Consistory has contributed as usual plans and information from the city and also, at 3:00 p.m., the Municipal Music band will play for the crew and passengers.
This is the third cruiser of the British shipping company Saga Cruises that Visit 2013.
The mayor has reiterated that the City Council continues to bet on cruise tourism as an important dynamic element of the local economy. And, as he said, “during their stay in the city, cruise members carry out considerable expense, not only in hotel establishments but also in trade and other auxiliary services, such as taxis, which also benefit from the arrival of foreign tourists ”.
For its part, Mariano Coating stressed that passenger traffic constitutes an important activity segment for Santander and projection in the port. "The passenger terminal, located in the center of the city, and the excellent facilities offered has added.
In 2015, the Cruises Aída Diva have passed through the port of Santander, with 2,500 passengers; Adonia, with 700; LE Boreal, with 250 tourists; Aída Sol, with 2,500 cruisers; Balmoral, with capacity for 1,350 travelers; Neo romantic coast, with 2,000 passengers; the American luxury cruise Corinthia; The pearl II saga and the Sapphire saga.