Cruise Ship Passengers Happy with Mazatlán

by Murry Page

27 Mar 14 

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The last cruise ship is expected to arrive in Mazatlán on May 6.

Giancarlo Parolari, Branch Manager for Playa Sol Tours, said that the 4,200 passengers arriving yesterday from the cruise ships Norwegian Star and Holland America Veendam were happy with their Mazatlán experience, giving their satisfaction with the port of call a 99 out of a possible 100.

He said the cruise ship passengers repeatedly said that Mazatlán was a port of call needed to make a cruise of the Mexican Riviera more interesting, which also includes Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta

The Undersecretary of Tourism, Rafael Lizarraga Favela, said the security provided for the tourists and the coordinated efforts to make their stay enjoyable clearly worked. However, he noted that ongoing assessments need to be made by both service providers and the Tourist Police.

For the remainder of the 2013-2014 season, ports of call are scheduled for April, 2, 9 and 16, with an estimated 7,500 passengers. The last ship is expected to arrive in Mazatlán on May 6.

(from Noroeste)

Two Cruise Ships Call on Mazatlán Today

by Murry Page

12 Mar 14 

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The days in which two cruise ships are docked in Mazatlán have been few and far between. Maybe that is beginning to change. Today we have both the cruise ship MS Veendam with the cruise line Holland America and the cruise ship Norwegian Star with Norwegian Cruise Lines tied to our docks.

The Veendam has a capacity of 1,350 passengers and a crew of 580, while that of the Norwegian Star is 2,348 passengers and a crew of 1,038.

Francisco Córdova Celaya, Secretary of Tourism for the state of Sinaloa, said Mazatlán will again see two ships at its docks on the same day on March 19 and 26.

Attending the Cruise Ship Miami conference in Miami, Francisco Córdova Celaya said that Princess Cruise lines announced that it would be returning to Mazatlán with 60 cruise ship arrivals during the 2014-2015 season.

A statement released by the Secretary’s office, said, “After holding several meetings with executives of the largest cruise lines in the world, who are meeting at the Miami Beach Convention Center, we can confirm that the Norwegian and Holland America lines, which already have made calls on the port, will increase their frequencies to this destination.”

Córdova Celaya said that between the 60 already confirmed arrivals between Princess, Holland America and Norwegian, Mazatlán will receive a total of 101,000 tourists and 48,000 crewmen during the 2014-2015 season.

(from El Sol de Mazatlán)

Norwegian Star Calls on Mazatlán

by Murry Page

 5 Mar 14 

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The cruise ship Norwegian Star docked in Mazatlán this morning. The cruise ship has a capacity of 2,300 passengers.

Beginning today the cruise ship Norwegian Star will call on our port each week until mid-April. Next week when the cruise ship returns to Mazatlán, it will be joined by the Holland America cruise ship Veendam.

Local venues that will benefit from the arrival of the cruise ship include boat tours of Stone Island, the city, sport fishing, and the Sierra Madre.

(from El sol de Mazatlán)