Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau The Astoria cruise ship of Cruise & Maritime Voyages represented a watershed moment for tourism in Sonora and across the region, putting Puerto Peñasco and the Sea of Cortez on the international map. The “Treasures of the Sea of Cortez” cruise on the MV Astoria, a dream transformed into […]
By José Antonio Pérez During a December Town Hall meeting in Puerto Peñasco, the U.S. Consul General in Nogales, Virginia Staab, expressed the launch of the first cruise line through the Sea of Cortez from Puerto Peñasco in January is undoubtedly a positive initiative that will give this area a healthy boost. The Astoria ship […]
By José Antonio Pérez Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV) president, Héctor Vázquez del Mercado, details Cruise & Maritime Voyages, the first cruise line to sail the Sea of Cortez with Puerto Peñasco as the departure and return point, currently reports an average of 30% in reservations for the six scheduled trips from December […]
Months of coordinated efforts and protocol precede arrival of first cruise line through Sea of Cortez Press Release: Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau With the highly anticipated arrival of the Astoria cruise ship on the horizon, a recent meeting addressed topics related to migration procedures for passengers, boarding, ship authorizations, transfers, and hotels, among […]
By José Antonio Pérez Joint efforts are being put into promoting cruise ship tourism, with the first Sea of Cortez route set to launch from Puerto Peñasco in December of this year. Airport director Fernando Antillón Valenzuela details the airport is coordinating with the British Cruise & Maritime Voyages company, as tickets for the cruise […]
By José Antonio Perez The very first cruise boat, to launch from Puerto Peñasco on December 7th, is the perfect opportunity to attract national and international tourists to Sonora, deemed Hector Platt Mazón, sub-coordinator of operations for the State Tourism Promotion Commission (COFETUR). Platt Mazon explained tickets for the 11-day cruises are now on sale, […]
Por José Antonio Pérez En once meses más zarpará el primer crucero de Puerto Peñasco para recorrer todo el Mar de Cortés y mostrar al mundo los mejores destinos turísticos de playa con los que Sonora cuenta, expresó la gobernadora Claudia Pavlovich Arellano, al anunciar el inicio de operaciones de Cruise Maritime Voyages en la […]
By José Antonio Pérez To accelerate work on stalled construction of the Puerto Peñasco Home Port, Municipal Economic Development Coordinator Jorge Valdes Felix explained project supervisors are optimistic as the Federal government is expected to make a 13 million dollar investment into the project this Spring. Yet, even with this hefty investment, at least another […]
On December 8th, the Statendam of Holland America cruise line arrived in Guaymas, Sonora carrying 1,258 tourists and 560 crew members. This is the second time the Statendam has made its way to Guaymas, and expectations are for such dockings to provide an economic boost to the area of over 1.5 million pesos. Homero Ríos […]