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Royal Caribbean requested 2 thousand marines from Panama

The cruise line requested two thousand marines to serve as crew for the next season.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

The new season begins December 7 with the inauguration of the home port in Cristobal in the province of Colon.
The administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority, Fernando Solorzano, said that the main problem in responding to Royal Caribbean's request is finding personnel that are fluent in English.

Source: Prensa.com

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