Best Ever Cruise Excellence Awards Celebrates Tenth Anniversary in Cartagena, Spain
The ceremony of the Cruise Excellence Awards has succeeded in surpassing the success of previous editions. Over 350 attendees filled the “El Batel” Auditorium and enjoyed the special gala now in its tenth anniversary.
The ceremony brought together, as previously, the main executives of cruise lines, cruise operators, ship agents, ports and destinations, travel agents, press, service providers and professionals of Cartagena and Murcia.
The Winners were:
• Best Spanish Port 2016 – PORT DE BARCELONA
• Best Crew 2016 – PULLMANTUR CRUISES
• Best Cruise Company 2016 – MSC CRUISES
• Best entertainment onboard 2016 – NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
• Best Value for money cruise line 2016 – COSTA CRUISES
• Best Premium Cruise Line 2016 – PRINCESS CRUISES
• Best Luxury Cruise Line 2016 – CRYSTAL CRUISES
• Best Cruise Ship on the Mediterranean 2016 – HARMONY OF THE SEAS of ROYAL CARIBBEAN
• Best brand recognition by travel agents 2016 – COSTA CRUISES
• Best Consumer brand recognition 2016 – COSTA CRUISES
• Best River Company 2016 – CROISIEUROPE
• Best Non-Spanish Port / Destination of the Mediterranean 2016 – DUBROVNIK
• Best Cruise Line for the first cruise 2016 – MSC CRUISES
As in previous editions, special recognitions were given to:
• Excellence Award “Tenth Anniversary” – Pullmantur Cruises
• Excellence Award “Tenth Anniversary” – Fernando Muñoz, Commercial Director, Port Authority of Cartagena.
• CLIA Recognition – Port Authority of Cartagena.
• Port of Cartagena Recognition – Amigo de los Cruceros
• Port of Cartagena Recognition – Yeguada Maipe
The Andrés Mira Award was given for the second time. It was awarded to Jose Llorca, president of Ports of Spain.
The creation of this prize aims to recognize the work or contribution to the cruise sector of an individual, company or project that is considered outstanding in the sector without having established a periodicity, place of delivery, or previous nominations.
The jury awarding the prize consists of members of CruisesNews Media Group, founded by Andres himself. The first Andrés Mira Award was presented in the fourth edition of the Excellence Cruises Awards held in Malaga in 2013.
The gala was attended by Cristina Ramos, winner of the TV show, “Got Talent”, and was directed and presented by the comedian and showman Sr. Corrales.
The Cruise Excellence Awards are the result of a macro survey conducted amongst national cruise passengers. This fact gives a special value to the results.
This edition was promoted by the Port Authority and the City of Cartagena and sponsored by Estrella de Levante, BC Agency, Autobuses Vidal, Cruises Atlantic Islands, Bags&go, AgenciaMarítimaBlazquez, La Asociación de Empresarios de ActividadesMarítimas (ASEAM) de Cartagena y Mediterranean Unique Experience.
The city of Cartagena is enjoying significant development within the sector, due to the consolidation of the Port of Cartagena as one of the Spanish destinations that have seen rapid growth in recent years. In addition, in 2016, Cartagena debuted as a cruise embarkation port. For 2017, Cartagena will have more than 150 calls, more than 230,000 passengers and the inauguration of a new access to the cruise terminal that has just recently been expanded and remodeled.
The Cruise Excellence Awards, whose first edition was held in 2008 in Barcelona, is a brand of CruisesNews Media Group, organizer of the International Cruise Summit in Madrid and editor of CruisesNews and TopRiver magazines.
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