«Dominican Republic was consolidated as a cruise destination»

Dominican Republic is implementing an aggressive marketing and promotion at strategic points in order to secure their valuable cruise industry, which represents a segment with a great future in this Caribbean country, as reported to the director arecoa.com Department Cruise the Ministry of Tourism, Orfila Salazar.

«Already the country has established itself as a tourist destination, so now the Ministry of Tourism we are executing important initiatives of promotion to consolidate the progress of the cruise segment, line that is creating great interest in the executives recognized international lines,» Salazar said.

The official indicated that a sample of interest that the cruise lines operating in Dominican ports, in the case of Carnival Corporation, which will this month the first piebald in the terminal to be built in Maimon Bay, Puerto Plata , with an investment of $ 65 million, which represents a major boost for tourism puertoplateño and across the country.

As for the port infrastructure of the Dominican Republic, Salazar said that in the Sans Souci terminal is doing a hard work to attract major cruise lines such as Royal Caribbean, a company that is looking at the possibility of returning to St. Sunday.

In relation to the port of La Romana, according to Salazar, this is one of the most performed terminals had in 2011 and so far 2012. He also said that this port has recently been awarded five awards, including more efficient terminal, like their ‘facilities’ services, operations and destination.

Referring to Samana, the head of the Department of Mitur Cruise said that although this target does not have a terminal as such, but is an anchorage, where ships are at anchor, has been remarkable development of the cruise industry in this important pole. «There are new projects that are well advanced Samaná, as a result of the potential of the destination and its favorable geographic location.»