For the period 2017/18 the arrival of 240 thousand tourists is expected aboard 115 cruise ships to the port of Limón, which represents a 4.5% increase over the previous season.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
December 30 will be the day with the greatest influx of tourists along this route, as 7 thousand passengers are expected to arrive on board three ships, according to the schedule set out by the Port Administration and Economic Development Board of the Atlantic Slope. The season began on October 11 and will end in May 2018.
Nacion.com reports that "...The calendar indicates that for January 14, 2018, four more ships with about 6,000 visitors will be arriving in the Caribbean city of Costa Rica, in what could be the day with the most ship dockings and the second in terms of the number of tourists.
If expectations are met, growth of almost 5% will have achieved compared to the 2016/17 season.
In Costa Rica the arrival of 224,000 passengers on board of 110 cruises is expected during the 2018-2019 season.
The cruise season is scheduled to begin on August 23, with the arrival of the Sea Princess ship to Puerto Limón.The Port Administration and Economic Development Board of the Atlantic Coast (Japdeva) announced that a total of 110 vessels are expected to arrive during the entire period.
Among the causes identified are high operating costs and poor terminal infrastructure for tourists.
For the cruise season which begins on October 16 and ends on May 30, 2014 only 60 boats are expected to arrive at the port. Data provided by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), reveals that while in the 2008-09 season 127 cruise ships arrived, in the 2011-12 season only 71 came.
The tourism sector expects over 70,000 visitors during the 2011/12 season.
Nicaraguan ports are preparing to receive the first cruise ship tourists since October is traditionally the month in which cruises begin.
Despite the fact that fewer ships are expected this year, since they will be larger the number of people visiting is predicted to be similar to previous years.
Guatemala's Cruise Liner season begins today, with the arrival to Port Quetzal of 'Norwegian Pearl', a 2.500 passenger ship.
100 ships are expected to visit the country in the 2009/10 season; 50 are already confirmed at port Santo Tomás de Castilla.
"This cruise ship seasons comes at a key moment for the tourism industry, which is struggling to overcome a 11.5% decrease in revenue", reported Elperiodico.com.gt.
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