Costa Cruises presented the start of operations in Tarragona. The company has chosen the Port of Tarragona as base port for one of its routes through the Mediterranean Sea. This way Tarragona is positioned as port of arrival and departure for cruises and a destination to receive European cruisers.
This decision is a result of the cooperation between Tarragona Cruise Port Costa Daurada and Costa Cruises. This will enable the Port of Tarragona to be visited by 25,000 passengers of various nationalities in addition to the 15,000 this destination planned to receive. These operations will mean, according to the statistics on average spending per passenger published by CLIA Spain, a profit for all parties involved amounting to about €2,200,000.
The event, hosted by the Port of Tarragona and Costa Cruises featured the attendance of representatives of the Government of Catalonia, the Provincial Council of Tarragona, the City Council of Tarragona and PortAventura World. During the presentation, stress was made of the positive impact this cooperation will have in the region’s economic and tourist development.
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Photo L-R: Raffaele d’Ambrosio, General Manager Spain & Portugal of Costa Crociere, Josep Andreu, President of the Port Authority of Tarragona.
