Global Director of Operations Royal CaribbeanBrian Attree confirmed Wednesday that all of its newly built ships will arrive in the port of Ponce to complete their inspections before they begin sailing in U.S. waters.
The company’s decision came after the ships successfully arrived. Icon of the seas and the utopia of the seas to the Port of Ponce facility to complete appropriate inspections before moving to Florida, where the majority of its home port operations are concentrated.
During a presentation at the NEXT: Tourism Summit event, which runs until Thursday at the Miramar Convention Center, Atry confirmed that. The technical stop of its ships in the port of Ponce is the company’s new “standard procedure”..
“Pons is at the forefront of our minds.”“The CEO said, remembering that,” Royal Caribbean recently commissioned four new cruise ships, all of which will arrive in the Stately City once they are ready to begin operations.
Sea Star arrives in August 2025.
Moreover, he stressed that Star of the seas, Which is still under construction in a shipyard in Finland, and will arrive in Puerto Rico in August 2025., While the icon of the seas will return to the island on September 16 this year for a one-day artistic stop.
1/9 | In pictures: Take a look at the world’s largest cruise ship. The Finnish shipyard is set to make its maiden voyage in January 2024. -Instagram
On the side with New DayHector Agosto, executive director of the Ponce Port Authority, confirmed that talks with Royal Caribbean had been “tough,” but claimed the facility had proven its ability to accommodate larger and smaller ships.
“The process was arduous, with a lot of discussion and preparation, but what brought us here is getting the port ready for business,” the official said.
For his part, Christian Busto, president of Continental Shipping, the agent responsible for Royal Caribbean’s operations in Ponce, stressed that the arrival of cruise ships to the south of the island “is not an act that detracts from San Juan, but rather “it is a new act for Puerto Rico.”
“The economic impact is very big, because there are a lot of people who go to work on the dock when a ship comes in, including forklifts and drivers who move the crew and the cargo that goes to and from San Juan.”“I am very happy with this,” Posto said in an interview with this newspaper.
The businessman said that each ship’s arrival creates about 90 job opportunities, in addition to 15 workers at Continental Shipping Company at the management level.
Although there have been talks to give Royal Caribbean incentives for its validations at the port of Ponce, Crystal Bell, director of the Tourism Puerto Rico Incentives Office (CTPR), confirmed that no benefits have been given.
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