The Barcelona cruise port receive this Friday 12 Allure of the Seas and the largest number of cruise passengers 2014

The Port of Barcelona will host 57.770 cruise between Friday 12 and Sunday 14 September, becoming the most intense weekend of this 2014 and coincides with the arrival of the Oasis of the Seas, of Royal Caribbean. Specifically, Oasis of the Seas will arrive on Saturday 13 September to the Catalan capital, which will be based port and made three starts where.

Junto con el Allure of the Seas, Royal Caribbean also, it is the largest boat in the world, accommodate 6.318 total passenger, a length of 362 meters, an elevation of 65 meters above the sea and a gross tonnage of 225.282 tonnes.

In the first half of the year, the volume of cruise passengers has reached the Port is down 9%, up 946.331 passengers, due to the reduction of scales, that are located on the 800.

The shipping port enclaves decide where they recalarán two years before deciding to trade, so this year is affected by the negative environment 2012 throughout the Mediterranean.

ALLURE OF THE SEAS

However, from the Port of Barcelona predict that in 2015 regrow cruisers, thanks to the arrival of the Allure of the Seas, and in 2016 there will be a turning point upward, thus approaching last year's figures, when he was around 2,6 million cruise passengers.

Precisely in May 2015 will be when the Allure of the Seas will dock at Barcelona, and will attract 158.000 Passengers' turnaround’ –start and end your tour in the city– they spend 17,5 million in the Catalan capital.

In this way, Barcelona has become the leading cruise port in Europe and the Mediterranean, while ranking fourth in the world rankings, preceded only by the three major ports in the State of Florida.