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Record numbers in the cruise season

Record numbers in the cruise season

It exceeded pre-pandemic rates by 10%. During January, 360 cruise ships entered through the ports of Buenos Aires, Tierra del Fuego and Chubut.

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According to official figures, during the month of January 360 cruise ships with 180 thousand tourists entered Argentina through the ports of Buenos Aires, Tierra del Fuego and Chubut. These figures represent a new record for the sector, exceeding pre-pandemic rates by 10%. In the case of Tierra del Fuego, according to estimates by the end of the season, they will have registered a total of 500 landfalls, this destination is influenced by the arrival of the cruises that make the Chilean fjords and all those that go to Antarctica.

We consulted industry leaders about behavior in this 2022/23 season, and they told us, “The occupancy of cruise ships in South America and especially in Argentina has been almost 100%. But globally, the global demand for cruises has not yet recovered the pre-pandemic rates at the navigation level (they are approximately 65%), but sales levels recovered at the beginning of this year; in South America everything is full, especially those who go to Antarctica. It should be noted that the vast majority of trips to the Argentine south are foreigners,” he replies. Joaquin Salgueiro de Organfur.

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“The occupancy of cruise ships in South America and especially in Argentina has been almost 100%

“The occupancy of cruise ships in South America and especially in Argentina has been almost 100%,” said Salgueiro.

The first question that arises is why the Argentine public turned to cruise tourism, and Salgueiro answers “Basically it is a quality, complete product and the certainty of the price automatically defines the purchase decision. The offer is of international quality from entertainment, gastronomy and the services it provides, all in one place, from basic shipping companies to those that offer a premium service. The logistics of vacations when a family goes to the beach is complicated and diverse, everything is resolved on the cruise. On the cruise you bought your vacation in June, it includes everything and the prices don’t move anymore, people prioritize that stability of the family budget on vacations.”

Season 23/24

“About the next season it can be seen that, in terms of destinations such as the Caribbean, today there is a contraction in demand and in the case of cruises in Europe there is a lower influx of passengers; there is an incidence of the cost of the air ticket that increased, there is a segment that therefore stopped traveling and another is the one that maintains the trips. Today is a good time to buy because there is not full occupation and there are many opportunities”, affirms the person in charge of Organfur.

“Beyond the pandemic shipping companies continue to commission the construction of ships, increasingly larger with greater capacity. Each shipping company focuses on a specific niche such as entertainment, activities for the family, gastronomy and more relaxed depending on the age”, adds Salgueiro.

visa free caribbean

South America is a market prepared to grow further with very high occupancy levels. An important issue is some shipping companies that sell top-of-the-range products that already operate directly from Brazil. Before, you had to go to the Caribbean to see those huge ships; they are seeing a possibility of further expansion. Something important and not minor, is that it will begin to be marketed “visa free caribbean”, Given the delay in the delivery of US visas, the shipping companies avoid leaving Miami and are already leaving from Panama, Cartagena and the Dominican Republic. “This is an industry that is changing, adapting to circumstances and is recovering,” concluded Salgueiro.

Source: Ambito

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