Tomorrow, Saturday, this year's calendar closes with the docking of the luxurious
The number of travelers this year is around 165,000 between passengers and crew, and the forecasts for next year are up to 180,000 people.
The Port Authority of A Coruña will close its cruise ship call schedule tomorrow, Saturday, with the arrival of one of the giants of the sea, both in size and category: the<Queen Victoria> Belonging to the Cunard fleet, considered the most luxurious in the world, the ship will arrive around 8:30 a.m. from Arrecife (Canary Islands) and is scheduled to depart at 4:30 p.m. for Southampton (United Kingdom). An estimated 2,000 passengers are expected, in addition to 800 crew members. While the final occupancy figure for this ship is still pending, the total for 2014 will exceed 165,000 passengers. This figure includes the 125,000 passengers and 50,000 crew members who have visited the city during the 87 port calls recorded.
This figure maintains the port of A Coruña's position as the leading port on the Cantabrian-Atlantic coast in terms of the number of port calls, consolidating its status as a top destination on routes alternative to the Mediterranean. The most significant event of the year was the multiple port call on May 2nd, when no fewer than six ships were in port at the A Coruña docks. Between passengers and crew, they totaled more than 8,500 people in a single day. One of them, the<Empress> The Pullmantur ferry also embarked passengers who joined the route from A Coruña. The operation deployed by the Port Authority, with the collaboration of the City Council and the Tourism Consortium, proceeded without incident, demonstrating the excellent conditions of the Port of A Coruña and its capacity to accommodate multiple calls with a large flow of passengers. This was also the case with other large calls, such as the one on May 26, when the<Emerald Princes> , he<Oceana> and the<Sea Cloud > This brings the total to over 5,000 cruise passengers. As usual, the peak seasons were spring and autumn. Specifically, May saw the highest passenger volume, with a total of 23 port calls.
Although the last stop of the year is in December, the first docking of 2015 is scheduled for very early. The arrival of the ship is planned for January 2nd.<Adonia> The cruise ship, arriving from Funchal (Madeira), carries approximately 700 passengers and 400 crew members. It is scheduled to arrive at 8:00 AM and depart for Southampton at 4:30 PM. This cruise will kick off next year's schedule, which, based on the planned port calls so far, is shaping up to be very positive, with a total of 94 calls and around 130,000 passengers. Adding the more than 50,000 crew members, this will bring the estimated total to approximately 180,000 travelers. Several double and triple port calls are expected again throughout 2015, as well as the first calls in A Coruña by large ships such as the [ship name missing].<Explorer of the seas> , with a capacity for 3,000 passengers, or the<Anthem of the seas> , one of the most modern in the current fleets, which can accommodate more than 4,000 passengers.
The strongest season of 2015 will be autumn, with September leading in terms of port calls. Spring will also be a highlight, with May being the busiest month of the first half of the year. The port of A Coruña will continue to consolidate its position as a destination for large ocean liners, with calls already scheduled for Cunard's two flagship vessels, the<Queen Elizabeth> and the<Queen Victoria> , as well as other high-capacity cruise ships such as the<Azura> or the<Ventura> The calendar will close on December 23 with the double stop of the<Oceana> and the<Saga Pearl II> .
