The cruise ship “Thomson Dream” visited Tarragona on 7th August, for the second time this year. The ship moored at 7am in the cruise terminal of the Port of Tarragona, located on the Levante dock, with 1,610 passengers on board. The “Thomson Dream” arrived in Tarragona from the port of Sète (France), and departed in the early evening, headed for Palma de Mallorca.
The passengers visited the city of Tarragona, recognised by UNESCO; Montblanc and Poblet; the art nouveau route of Reus and a visit to Cambrils; Altafulla; Barcelona; a visit to a wine cellar; and PortAventura, one of the leading theme parks of Europe. At midday, on the dock, the passengers were invited to a Vermouth tasting, and in the afternoon they were sent off with a display of “Castells” (human towers) at the cruise terminal, thanks to the Colla Xiquets del Serrallo (one of the human towers teams of Tarragona).
The cruise ship “Thomson Dream” sails under the Maltese flag, is 243m long, has a beam of 29.73m and a maximum draft of 7m.
Tarragona establishes as a cruise ship destination
After 3 years of hard work on the consolidated strategy for attracting cruise ships to the city, Tarragona is now situated firmly on the map for cruise ships and the main cruise lines. The forecast for 2015 is to welcome 11 cruise ships with 10,000 passengers, which means a significant growth on last year.
