A Proud Curaçao Welcomes More Passengers
MegaPier Tula Open On November 13th, 2017, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ Adventure of the Seas became the first cruise ship to majestically glide alongside and moor at the newly built second Megapier, named Tula. TEXT BY: FARAH DIBAH AYOUBI
On the occasion of this soft launch of the pier a small delegation led by Minister of Economic Development, Mr. Steven Martina, and Minister of Transport, Traffic and Urban Planning, Mrs. Zita Jesus-Leito, as well as Curaçao Ports Authorities’ representatives went on board The Adventure of the Seas to meet with the captain for a small ceremony
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to commemorate this historical day. It is a momentous occasion for CPA who worked diligently to make this pier a reality. CPA’s Managing Director, Humberto de Castro, expressed gratitude on behalf of CPA to all who worked together and helped make this pier a reality, saying humbly that congratulations should go to the great teamwork that
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made it possible to reach this target opening of MegaPier Tula. The addition of a berthing for very large vessels is beneficial to the whole tourism sector and local community. Although it’s hard to beat the experience of entering our Anna Bay canal perched high on a cruise ship, the new pier enriches Curaçao’s tourism product and ensures that Curaçao’s infrastructure is well equipped to accommodate the ever-growing ships on the market now, and those coming in the near future, thus fueling growth opportunities for the cruise tourism sector. Mr. Humberto de Castro, Managing Director of CPA, said the pier will be there for at least
