Royal Caribbean presented a plan to Uruguay authorities of an
exclusive terminal for their ships at the port of Montevideo, which would
include a hotel and would involve a total investment of 40 million dollars.
El Pais reports that the Administration
National Port Authority (NPA) and the
Ministry of Tourism are studying the tourism investment project presented by
Royal Caribbean to define an area exclusively for the cruise ship docking at the
port of Montevideo and to build a hotel on an adjoining block.
Royal Caribbean looked at investing in Uruguay eight years ago when it
considered building a cruise terminal in South America. After considering their
options, Royal Caribbean opted to go to ports in
Sao Paulo and
Buenos Aires due to
costs.
The site of the proposed cruise terminal is an area currently used for shipping,
the public moorings A and B of the port of Montevideo, which operates the ANP.
Pacheco said that "initially build a lightweight terminal that also include the
actual building of the Ministry of Tourism, which will have to relocate
elsewhere, as suggested by the authorities," adding that Royal Caribbean would
seek access to a block adjacent to the building the PA to build a hotel on four
floors with 200 rooms.
"The idea is to make a base port to embark and disembark passengers from
different countries of the company," he said, adding that the shipping company
also plans to build in that area a place to set up shopping malls and cultural
centers. Similarly, although not official, Royal Caribbean would be interested
in a larger project in
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