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Passengers will be able to embark at Panama’s Colón, Colombia’s Cartagena or Venezuela’s La Guaira on a seven-night itinerary that also includes Aruba and Curaçao.
Pullmantur markets this Spanish-speaking cruise in Europe but particularly in Latin America, where it provides a visa-free alternative for many nationalities.
Also, next year, when that turns into a year-round product for the first time, it gives an opportunity for South Americans to cruise the Caribbean in their winter, noted Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.‘s Mike Ronan, vp government relations for the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia, at the Seatrade South America Cruise Convention in Buenos Aires this week.
The 1991-built Monarch of the Seas, currently sailing year-round from Port Canaveral, will end its Royal Caribbean deployment on March 29.
The ship puts more capacity into Pullmantur‘s Southern Caribbean itinerary. It has 2,350 lower berths, compared to Horizon’s 1,440.
Source: Seatrade Insider
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