Ilocos Norte welcomes 2,000 Carribbean cruise ship passengers

LAOAG CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) – Over 2,000 passengers of Asia’s large cruise ship, Royal Carribbean Cruise’s Spectrum of the Seas, visited top tourist destinations in Ilocos Norte on December 26.

The ship first docked at Cabugao, Ilocos Sur.

Afterwards, they had their short excursion around Ilocos Norte.

These passengers went on a five-hour visit to Paoay Church, Malacañang of the North, Laoag Cathedral, and the Provincial Capitol.

According to Ilocos Norte Tourism Office (INTO), this is the first time the cruise ship landed in Ilocos.

“Kahit na galing pa silang Ilocos Sur, namasyal pa rin sila sa ating probinsiya,” Xavier Ruiz, INTO operations officer, said.

The cruise ship travels around Hong Kong, Japan and Philippines, wherein Ilocos and Subic are included in the package.

Moreover, the passengers are multinational coming from Australia, United States, Canada, China and South Africa.

“It’s my first time here in Ilocos Norte and the people here are so welcoming. It’s beautiful here,” Emily Airey, an Australian passenger of the cruise ship, remarked.

The Royal Carribbean International is a cruise line brand founded in Norway and based in Miami, Florida, United States.

The Spectrum of the Seas will be having regular docking in Ilocos for the next months.

The cruise ship can accommodate 5,622 passengers in 2,137 state rooms.

It has 1,551 international crew members onboard. (JCR/AMB/MJTAB/PIA Ilocos Norte)

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