Shipping companies operating in Panama are set to increase the number of departures in 2012 and new firms may start operating, reports Prensa.com.
Royal Caribbean has already confirmed its sixth season (2013-2014), this company uses the Colon 2000 port in the province of Colon. On the other hand, the Spanish company Pullmantur will keep a boat sailing from Panama year-round from 2012.
According to Prensa.com, "Augusto Terracina, CEO of Adventure 2000, a company that manages the cruise port on the Atlantic coast, said that in the current season Royal Caribbean has registered an occupancy rate of 100%, so they are asking the company to use a bigger boat. In his opinion, the cruise industry in Panama has obtained a degree of maturity, which means there is a need to attract new shipping lines."
Source: Prensa.com
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March 2012
Demand for places on cruises leaving from Home Port Colon 2000 in Panama remains high, with Royal Caribbean and Pullmantur recording 100% occupancy rates on its ships in recent months.
The Grandeur of the Seas, belonging to Royal Caribbean, and the Horizon, owned by Pullmantur Cruises are two ships that have had 100% occupancy throughout the season of the Home Port Colon 2000, reports Pananaamerica.com.pa.
February 2010
Royal Caribbean has confirmed the port of Colon as its point of departure for cruise ships until 2011-2012.
The second season will finish in April 2010, and the third will run from November 2010 to April 2011. A fourth was confirmed, from November 2011 to April 2012.
Michael Ronan, vice president of Royal Caribbean said that in order to maintain Panama as the Home Port, “passengers must be satisfied, the product must generate benefits for the company and we must identify demand in the long term”.
November 2010
A new Royal Caribbean cruise will depart on Sundays from the terminal in Colon.
This is the Grandeur of the Seas, which will begin a schedule of 20 departures every day starting Sunday April 24th.
"Eliany Caballero, Panamanian company Grand Tour which represents the cruise line, said they now have 3-years experience in the operation of the Home Port," Pa-Digital.com.pa published.
September 2010
During the next season that starts in October 15, 180 cruise ships will anchor in the Colon 2000 terminal.
For the current nine-month season (October-10 June-11) two cruise ships will depart from this terminal: the Ocean Dream, by Spanish company Pullmantur, and the Grandeur of the Seas, by Royal Caribbean.
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