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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Greece remains a preferred destination for cruises

Carriers continue to opt for Greece as a destination for their cruises despite the economic and political situation facing the country, and some have increased their offer for this season against the pull of the islands and tourist attraction in Athens.

   
The CEO of MSC Cruises, Emiliano Gonzalez, pointed out that if your company's cruise on the Adriatic and the Greek Islands was operated last year with three ships, they planned for this 2012, and has even increased number of cabins offer the implementation of the 'MSC Divina'.

   
"Logically, the country is going through a difficult and sometimes occur isolated strikes and other carriers that given day can affect the normal traffic, but as long as match or dock a boat in a Greek port," stressed Gonzalez told Europa Press.

   
For his part, Vice President of Pullmantur, Sonia Prieto, said his company sells cruise the Greek Islands and Turkey, which just ends and begins in Athens for ten years with a great "success" and that the behavior the intended destination for this year is "very good".

   
Similarly, the CEO of Costa Cruises to Spain and Portugal, Bernardo Echevarria, said that the country is a destination Hellene "extremely powerful" and that has some attractions that should not prove.

   
"It's one of the most interesting and exotic defendants. I think that eventually all the water back on track," he underlined.FALLING PRICES AND SALE OF "LAST TIME".

   
As for the drop in cruise prices, while the director talks about Costa Cruises declines of up to 25% in the whole sector, responsible for MSC Cruises estimated a decline of between 10% and 12%.

   
Meanwhile, the vice president of Pullmantur stresses that if your company's decline in rates was only 2.8%.

   
For new buying trends, the three industry executives agree that increasing the purchase of 'last minute' bookings conditions.

   
However, Rodriguez pointed out that "always" has been the trend, while Prieto has insisted that the policy of trying to anticipate passes Pullmantur book as soon as possible

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