Remo Monzeglio pointed out that the portfolio will seek to consolidate the current number of arrivals for next season.
The undersecretary of Tourism, Rowing Monzeglioassured the press that the cruise season 2022/2023 was “the best in 8 years“, after the arrival of some 200 ships between the departments of Montevideo and maldonado. The objective of the portfolio will now be to consolidate the current number of arrivals for the next season.
For Monzeglio, the assessment is “positive”, especially when taking into account that, as a result of the pandemic, “cruise ship had reached zero point“, and yet, the recovery was much faster than expected, from the arrival of the first ships in November of last year, to the last one at the beginning of the current month.
According to the undersecretary, the government also maintains high expectations regarding the number of visitors, since some cruise companies hope to increase their number of passengers by up to 20% ahead of the season 2023/2024.
The port of Punta del Este received 150,000 people on board cruise ships
east point received some 150,000 people this season on board cruise ships, a final figure that ended up close to the pre-pandemic numbers, when an average of 180,000 visitors.
Of the total number of visitors, they arrived in about 50 cruise shipshe 65% of tourists came from BrazilMeanwhile he twenty% did it since USAa 10% from Argentinaand the 5% remaining were extra regional.
The head of the port of the peninsular city, carlos ferreiraassured that “it has been a very important season”, which left “very good expectations for 2023/24” where “10% growth expected, plus 10% in 2024/25”.
Uruguay positioned Colonia as a cruise destination in the United States
During the month of March, within the framework of the Seatrade Cruise Globalthe most important cruise fair in the world, held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (USA), Monzeglio suggested to the city of Sacramento Colony as a destination for cruise ships of a maximum of 1,000 passengers.
Monzeglio affirmed that “the proposal was well received”, but it is still necessary to study the technical and logistical aspects. Government estimates foresee the first arrivals of a cruise ship to this destination during the 2024/2025 season, but a pilot test is expected to be carried out during the 2023/2024 summer season.
Source: Ambito
