Another foreign cruise ship docks at Hundred Islands
ALAMINOS CITY— The world-famous Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) has arrived as a major tourist destination. It is now a regular destination for foreign cruise programs.
Last week, for the seventh time, another foreign cruise ship docked here and its passengers and crew toured the Islands.
MS Caledonian Sky, a European cruise ship, with around 100 passengers, docked at the HINP last May 21, as part of their 11-day world tour.
The cruise ship, part of the Noble Caledonian Sky ships, launched in May 2012, sails to the world’s most captivating destinations, including Iceland, the Arctic, Norway, the British Isles, North America, South /Central America and the Pacific.
It has 77 crewmembers and 66 of which are Filipinos.
In his Facebook account, City Mayor Arthur Celeste welcomed the Ship Captain Håkan Gustaesson and his more than 100 passengers on board MS Caledonian Sky and thanked them for the inclusion of Alaminos City on their 11-day tour.
Martin Limsiaco, chief officer of the cruise ship, said the ship will visit again next year.
Other cruise ships that visited the Islands in the previous months included the MS Europa that brought 250 European and Asian passengers and the six-star cruise ship Seabourn Sojourn with over 700 onboard guests and crews.
According to city tourism officer, Sol Tablang, the arrival of more foreign tourists is a boon to the city’s tourism industry.
Tablang said development and innovations at the islands are continuing to add more activities. The newest addition is the holding of Zumba for visitors’ wellness. he said.
Other activities at the Hundred Islands already include zipline, rappelling, wall climbing, and water sports activities namely helmet diving, snorkeling, diving, and kayaking. (Johanne Macob)
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