Bloomberry Cruise Terminal Inc.’s newly-constructed Ilocos Cruise Port in Salomague, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur is set to start operations on Dec. 26 with the maiden call of Spectrum of the Seas, the largest cruise vessel in Asia.
“This call is a handsome reward for the efforts of our team in coordination with the Department of Tourism of the Philippines to bring cruise calls to the country,” BCTI senior advisor Guillaume Lucci said.
“It is the first call to the first dedicated cruise facility in the Philippines, and already we have the largest cruise ship in Asia calling. The structure of the itinerary shows how important it is to have a good network of cruise facilities across the country, something we are working very hard to realize,” Lucci said.
The ship is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean, one of the world’s largest cruise brands, and will bring with it up to 4,819 passengers and 1,551 crew. The ship is scheduled to arrive at Salomague from the port of Naha in Okinawa, Japan on a seven-night Japan and Philippines itinerary out of Hong Kong.