Cruise Season 2014-2015 Begins in Puerto Vallarta Eric Sepulveda - Economia Terra
go to original September 5, 2014

Mariachis greeted more than 2,000 passengers aboard the Carnival Legend this week to officially kick off the 2014-2015 cruise season in Puerto Vallarta.

The arrival of the ship represents the first of the 53 arrivals until December 31, after three months without a cruise at the Port Administration (API) of Jalisco tourist destination.

"We will begin the cruise season with four cruises for September and continuing through December there will be 52 cruises in total, which added to the 64 already reaches a total of 116 cruises, this represents a 43 percent increase over the 81 arrivals received during 2013," said Miguel Garcia, Director of the API.

"Since this is the first time the Carnival Legend arrived in Puerto Vallarta, we performed the traditional exchange of placas (commemorative plaques) with the ship's captain. The ship is scheduled to return throughout 2015."

Carlos Gerard, Director of Tourism for Puerto Vallarta, said the ship's arrival represents the improvement of the industry in Vallarta, as the ships will be arriving without interruption until the end of 2015.

"We are estimating that we will be welcoming the arrival of over 120,000 cruisers to this destination which will bring a huge influx of income to the city and our businesses," the official said.

"The important thing is that these tourists will use taxis, take ocean and city tours, dine in the local restaurants and experience a small sample of Puerto Vallarta which we expect will make them want to return again and again."

For the complete 2014-2015 season schedule of ship arrivals in Puerto Vallarta, visit Cruise Complete.

Translated and edited by Team Angels