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Topic: Migration to Brazil

ahrpd
First Class Passenger
Member # 6229

posted 11-14-2007 08:24 AM

With the advent of the European winter, several Mediterranean-based ships are heading to Brazil for its summer season. Pullmantur has SKY WONDER here in Gibraltar undergoing routine drydocking before she sets off across the Atlantic for a season out of Santos.

Last night, the same company's ZENITH arrived for bunkers before sailing at midday today, also for Santos, on her maiden Brazilian season.

Brazilian operator CVC is marketing Pullmantur's PACIFIC, SKY WONDER and ZENITH, as well as Iberocruceros GRAND VOYAGER and MISTRAL.

Pics of both SKY WONDER and ZENITH have been placed in the Gibraltar Port website's Photo Library at:

http://www.gibraltarport.com

Tony

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ahrpd
First Class Passenger
Member # 6229

posted 11-17-2007 12:32 PM

SKY WONDER left Gibraltar this afternoon (Saturday) for Santos after her drydocking. There are a couple of images on the Gibraltar Port website at:

http://www.gibraltarport.com

Tony

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 11-17-2007 02:00 PM

Very nice indeed, thank you. Did she have much of a passenger load? I assume the Spanish border controls are friendly at the present time; I thought it was unusual for a 'Spanish' vessel [as in one sailing for the Spanish market], to be in drydock in Gibraltar.

Pam

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ahrpd
First Class Passenger
Member # 6229

posted 11-17-2007 02:29 PM

Hi Pam

Pullmantur has yet to sell a transatlantic cruise - it has always repositioned its ships in both directions without passengers. Perhaps it has conducted market surveys which indicate Spaniards do not like sea-days!!?

Thankfully, the frontier 'problems' are a thing of the past! Coincidentally, Spanish-based Vision Cruises started calling at Gibraltar yesterday with ARION, on the final leg of her first weekly Atlantic Islands cruise from Malaga. Unfortunately, it was after dark when she arrived, but as yet, she is still in Classic International colours.

Cammell Laird also does a roaring trade with Spain's recently privatised Acciona ferries - only last night, the hi-speed ferry MILENIUM TRES came out of drydock prior to taking up a Malaga-Melilla service. I've temporarily placed on the Gib Port website, a (not very good) pic of her backing out of No 3 Drydock for you to see.

Cheers

Tony

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