UN NAVIRE ... À MANILLE !


Et pas n’importe quel bateau, un navire de croisière, un navire qui amène des touristes !
Le premier depuis bien longtemps.

Je me suis laissé dire que ce n’était pas le manque d’attraction, la beauté des îles ou le manque de chaleur de la population locale qui faisait que les croisièristes évitaient l’archipel des Philippines ; plutôt un problème administratif. 

Les douanes et l’immigration ne jouaient pas le jeu ou plutôt voulaient jouer leur jeu … de ce fait les navires de croisière de luxe évitaient soigneusement de se risquer dans les eaux philippines.

Imaginez deux ou trois mille touristes qui débarquent à Manille en trente minutes !
Les guides touristiques, les boutiques de souvenirs, les restaurants, les taxis, etc.
Tous ces petits commerces vont directement profiter de cet afflux de clientèle.
Maintenant imaginez, non pas un, mais dix bateaux par semaine !

C’est plus d’un million de touristes supplémentaire qui va fouler du pied l’une des 7.107 îles.
En y injectant des devises.


Quelle publicité pour le pays !

Car tous ces voyageurs vont parler de leur croisière, ils vont montrer les photos qu’ils ont prises … et comme le pays est de toute beauté … cela va faire boule de neige, et ce malgré les 35 º C, à l’ombre.

Mabuhay ! les croisièristes et les touristes, le pays en a bien besoin.

A foreign cruise ship's itinerary is seen to be more fun, as it now includes the Philippines as one of its destinations in an Asian route, the Department of Tourism on Wednesday said.

The Royal Caribbean International's Legend of the Seas made its inaugural call on the ports of Manila and Boracay last Oct. 26 and 27 as part of the vessel's eight-night Southeast Asia trip.

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Aside from the Philippines, the Florida-based Norwegian and American line's cruise ship also has stops in Xiamen, China; Manila and Boracay, Philippines; and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

The government "extended its warmest reception to almost 2000 passengers from different countries on-board the vessel," the DOT statement said.

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Passengers were taken on a tour around popular tourist spots in Manila, such as Intramuros and the Rizal Park during their first day. They next day was meanwhile spent in the world-famous Boracay Island.

The Legend of the Seas' inaugural port call came sooner than he expected, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez said, as he recalled that Royal Carribean hinted at an Asia route including the Philippines only 10 months ago.

He nonetheless welcomed the development as a vote of confidence for Philippine tourism.

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This, as he highlighted the country's ramped-up transportation infrastructure program which includes building and repair of major sea and jetty ports and harbors.

Such developments are seen to "make cruise tourism a viable tour option," Jimenez said.

"The arrival of the Legend of the Seas would hopefully mark the start of the arrival of more foreign cruise liners to the Philippines, bringing along with them more tourists which would give the country's tourism industry a boost," he added.
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