Tagged: Pullmantur

One of the last assets of Pullmantur Cruises is set to be sold, as the company’s brand is being auctioned in Spain. (more…)

As part of a restructuring plan submitted to Spanish authorities, Pullmantur could be back and sailing as soon as late 2021 with two former Celebrity Millennium class ships. The Spanish cruise brand, part of a joint venture between Royal Caribbean Group and Springwater Capital, filed for insolvency earlier this year. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

CVC, a leading tour operator in Brazil, is not planning on operating a cruise season in 2020-2021, according to a spokesperson. CVC has traditionally chartered ships from other operators for a season of Brazil cruising, and for the last few seasons, had chartered the Sovereign from Pullmantur. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruises has donated some 13 tons of food and beverages to the Malaga City Council (Spain) and the Government of the Colón Province (Panama). (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruises has announced a wellness cruise with exclusive programming including different varieties of yoga with known expert trainers and workshops on healthy eating. The seven-day cruise aboard the Sovereign sails roundtrip from Barcelona on May 9, calling at Valletta, Messina, Salerno and Civitavecchia. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruises has announced the launch of a new edition of its Job Rotation program whereby employees work in another department for one month. Overseen by the company’s human resources department, the program was launched to foster training and development of employees, according Pullmantur Cruises President and CEO Richard Vogel. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruises has announced its series of special event cruises for November and December aboard its ships in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Arabian Gulf. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur has confirmed the Zenith will leave its fleet in early 2020. “More details about how she will be replaced and our growth plans will be submitted soon,” the company said, in a statement sent to Cruise Industry News. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruises has announced a new all-inclusive ports program, which, it said, offers a wider range of activities at different levels, from toning classes and water aerobics to cardio workouts and exercises for both the body and the mind. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruises has awarded Natalia Pestaña, a young designer from Madrid, to design new uniforms for the crew. Pestaña was selected among 12 designers who participated in a competition organized by the cruise line, Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Madrid and Ad Talent, a platform dedicated to discovering, supporting and promoting new creative talent. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruises has released its cruise program for the summer of 2020, including new sailings to Iceland and Israel, Egypt and Turkey. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruceros has launched what it calls Gastrolab, described as an innovative gastronomic platform, led by the three Michelin-starred chef Jordi Cruz. Cruz will work hand-in-hand with the cruise line’s chefs, as well as with a series of guest chefs, to create cuisine “turning good into extraordinary,” according to Pullmantur CEO Richard J. Vogel. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur’s Sovereign is returning to Brazil for the 2019-2020 season as the cruise line’s biggest ship will be based in Santos for an 11th season, sailing short cruises to Rio, where guests can also embark. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruceros and Bankinter Consumer Finance have announced the introduction of a Pullmantur Visa card. According to the cruise line, the card will make it easier for guests of Pullmantur Cruceros to book and finance their holidays over a period of up to 18 months. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

With summer drawing to a close, many will head into hibernation for the winter months in an attempt to avoid the cold and rainy conditions that lie ahead. But, while cruise ships may temporarily be withdrawing their vessels from the Mediterranean, this does not necessarily mean that there are no opportunities for a holiday escape. (more…)

Pullmantur Cruceros has appointed Yordan Yordanov as director of technical ship management in its operations department. He joined the company in 2007. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruceros is offering electric bike tours on its itineraries around the Adriatic and Aegean, on its Rondo Veneciano and Greek Islands cruises, respectively. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruceros has released its 2019 brochure highlighting the brand’s Spanish onboard experience. New offerings include is an itinerary around the British Isles aboard the Zenith. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur has invested more than $10 million in drydocking and revitalizing the 1991-built, 2,390-passenger Monarch. Out service for 21 days in May at the Freeport Shipyard in the Bahamas, the work covered staterooms and public areas, including carpets, upholstery and furnishing, as well as bars and restaurants, in addition to the pool, jacuzzi and shopping areas. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

“We are searching for destinations, not ports,” said Javier Marin Martinon, itinerary planning director at Pullmantur. “Our ports of call are there for the experience they offer.” Martinon was speaking at the MedCruise General Assembly, which took place in late May in Valletta, Malta. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur is set to debut a new program later this year as the 1990-built Horizon will offer the Red Sea as part of a “Dubai and Legends of Arabia” itinerary launching in December. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruises has announced that about a third of all Spaniards who cruised in 2017 sailed on one of its ships. The company said it increased its passenger volume by 34 percent and its market share by 6 percent last year. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur will be back in Dubai, sailing a seasonal “Legends of Arabia” program for the winter 2018-2019 cruise season, the company announced. The Horizon will sail on a week-long itinerary from Dubai, featuring an overnight to start the cruise. Calls include Abu Dhabi, Khasab, Fujairah and Muscat. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Pullmantur Cruceros has named Bernd Weidacher to vice president of ship operations and Plamen Belyovski to director of technical ship management. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

At Pullmantur, the creation of a shore excursion begins when an itinerary is created. “The process starts when we create an itinerary, usually two years in advance,” said Yolanda Pelayo, shore excursion operations manager. “For example, with our team in Madrid, we are now working on new itineraries and excursions for 2018.” (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Grupo Pullmantur has signed Dufry to operate retail shops aboard their vessels until 2022. According to Dufry, the company will operate close to 2,000 square meters of retail space distributed over four ships. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

According to local Spanish media, hundreds of passengers have recently disembarked from the cruise ship Sovereign in the port of Palma de Mallorca, furious over the state of the vessel and continuous work in progress on board. (shippax.com)

Pullmantur Cruises has announced a new Canary Island and Agadir itinerary for this winter, sailing roundtrip from Lanzarote and calling at Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, and the Moroccan city of Agadir. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Soon after its decisions to made the Colombian port of Cartagena de Indias its principle regional homeport and to increase its Caribbean capacity by 40%, Pullmantur Cruises has confirmed that, it will also operate year-round from the Panamanian port of Colón. (cruisebusiness.com)

Having recently reduced its exposure to Latin America on account of the softening of that market outlook and re-focused its business on Spain, Pullmantur Cruises seems to have reversed its strategy yet again and decided to increase its capacity deployment in Latin America. (cruisebusiness.com)