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Date Published: 28/04/2023

ARCHIVED - Cartagena port will welcome 14,000 cruise passengers next week - the highest 7-day figure this year

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Ten cruise liners will dock in Cartagena with a triple stopover on May 1, a national bank holiday in Spain

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Cartagena port will welcome 14,000 cruise passengers next week - the highest 7-day figure this year

A wave of tourists will disembark in Cartagena next month as the port prepares to welcome 10 cruise liners carrying almost 14,000 passengers in the first week of May.

This will be the highest number of cruise liners to dock in Cartagena in a single week so far this year. The bumper week will set sail with the first triple stopover of 2023 on May 1, Labour Day and a public holiday in Spain.

Some 1,200 tourists will be on board the three liners, one of which, the Viking Neptune - the first ship in the cruise industry to be equipped with a hydrogen fuel system - will visit the city for the first time.

The World Navigator and Celebrity Beyond will stop off on May 2 and 3, and there will be two double calls on May 4, followed by the first three of the seven new calls that will take place in May, such as the Disney Dream, which is scheduled to arrive on May 19.

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Not only is next week shaping up to be the busiest in terms of ship arrivals so far this year, May will also see the largest number of first calls in 2023 with a total of 19.

Earlier this month, a double cruise ship stopover brought nearly 2,500 tourists to Cartagena in one day.

Looking at the larger picture, the Port of Cartagena has a total of 162 stopovers scheduled this year, with a capacity for a whopping 200,000 passengers. This passenger figure exceeds 2022 when, although there were 185 cruises registered, they had reduced capacity due to Covid restrictions.

And the records keep coming, as the number of shipping companies, 41 in total and the highest figure to date, have opted to bring their clients to the port city this year.

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Oficina de turismo de Cartagena

Cartagena Tourist Office Cartagena tourism information

Where to find basic tourism information and information about historical sites and places to visit in Cartagena, Spain.

Cartagena has a wealth of historical sites, including the Roman Theatre Museum, Archaeological Museum, ARQUA Subaquatic Archaeology Museum, Panoramic lift, Civil War Air raid Shelter and Military and Naval Museums, as well as Tourist Bus and Tourist Boat which ferries visitors across to the Fuerte de Navidad.

There is one main Tourist Information Office and 2 tourist information points, the main one being in the Muralla Púnica Interpretation centre in Calle de san Diego and the other next to the Civil War Air Raid Shelter and Panoramic lift.

The office in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento is the easiest place to pick up a map if you've come into the port from a cruise ship, and has a few basic Cartagena Tourist Office leaflets, but not a lot else.

The information point for the Puerto de Culturas attractions is by the Panoramic lift and Civil War Air Raid shelter in Calle Gisbert, although maps and leaflets are available at any of 3 information points.

There is plenty of in depth information about Cartagena in the dedicated Cartagena section, accessed via the map box at the bottom of every article page or by using the town search box at the top of the page. the introduction gives basic information about the city and then readers can select from the subjects below for information about the city, or the rest of the municipality.

Tourist Offices:

Oficina Municipal de Turismo Puertas de San José
Plaza Almirante Bastarreche s/n

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Opening hours: weekdays 10.00 to 14.00 and 16.00 to 18.00, Saturdays 10.00 to 13.00.

Oficina Municipal de Turismo Muralla Púnica

Calle de San Diego, 25
30202, Cartagena
Telephone 968 52 14 27
Click for map, Tourist information office Muralla Púnica.

Opening hours.
31st July to 15th September, Monday to Sunday, 10am to 8pm
31st March to 30th June, Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 7pm.
16th September to 4th November, Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 7pm.
5th November to 30th March, Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5.30pm.

Punto de Informacion Turistica

Cartagena Tourist Office This is on the side of the Palacio Consistorial in Cartagena ( The Town Hall)
Plaza del Ayuntamiento S/N
Cartagena, Spain
Tel 968 128 955
Click for map, Tourist Information point, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Cartagena

Opening hours

May to September: Monday-Saturday 10am-1.30pm and 5pm-7pm
Sunday 10.30am-1.30pm.
October to April: Monday-Saturday 10am-2pm and 4pm-6pm
Sunday 10.30am-1.30pm.

Cartagena - Punto de Información Turística Ascensor Panorámico
Calle Gisbert, 10
30202 CARTAGENA

Opening hours:

From 31st March to 30th June, Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 7pm
Semana Santa, Monday to Sunday 10am to 7pm
From 16th to 30th September (Cartagineses y Romanos) Tuesday to Sunday: 10am to 7pm.
From1st October to 4th November , Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 7pm
From 5th November to 30th March, Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5.30pm.
From 1st July to 15th September, Monday to sunday 10am to 8pm

Click for map, Panoramic Lift, Cartagena