Star Cruises Celebrates SuperStar Aquarius’ Inaugural Voyage to the city of Puerto Princesa

Published on : Thursday, November 13, 2014

SuperStar-Aquarius’Star Cruises, the leading cruise line in Asia Pacific celebrates its first port-of-call to Puerto Princesa with the arrival of SuperStar Aquarius.

 

The 13-storey ocean cruise liner had recently homeport in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Malaysia) for its second season from November 2014 – March 2015, introducing the all new 3-Night destination cruise to Puerto Princesa of the Palawan island province in the Philippines.

 

SuperStar Aquarius’ maiden voyage to the city of Puerto Princesa saw the arrival of international passengers from Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and many more, as well as travelling local Filipinos.

 

Disembarking passengers received a warm welcome from the locals with a spectacular live cultural dance performance.

 

The local Department of Tourism also presented welcome souvenirs for the disembarking passengers as a token of remembrance during their visit to Puerto Princesa. In conjunction with this special occasion, a welcome ceremony was held onboard SuperStar Aquarius together with the respective delegates from the local authorities and business partners.

 

The city mayor of Puerto Princesa, the Honorable Lucilo “Cecil” Bayron presented the ‘Key to the City’ to Mr. Michael Goh, Senior Vice President, Sales of Star Cruises during the inaugural welcome ceremony.

 

The Honorable Jose Alvarez, Governor of Palawan also graced this special event onboard SuperStar Aquarius.

Mr. Michael Goh, Senior Vice President, Sales of Star Cruises said, “On behalf of Star Cruises, we are proud to have Puerto Princesa as one of the new destinations for SuperStar Aquarius.

During this deployment, SuperStar Aquarius will make 14 calls to Puerto Princesa, each time bringing in world travellers to this beautiful city.

 

We are committed to promoting Puerto Princesa and the Palawan Island province to travellers across the region and the world”.

Known as the city in a forest, Puerto Princesa City lives up to its reputation as one of the most environmentally-conscious cities in the Philippines.

 

The climate-friendly city is home to many beautiful sights and natural wonders – pristine beaches, coral reefs and lush greeneries that are unique to the place.

 

It offers some of Philippines’ best kept heritage and culture.

Among some of the must-see places include the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the new 7 Wonders of Nature.

 

Honda Bay is another premiere tourist destination located on Palawan Island, consisting of several islets such as Starfish Island, Lu-li Island, Pandan Island and many more. While at Puerto Princesa City, there are also many interesting sites within the city to explore and discover.

 

The Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Centre, the Flea Market, as well as the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm are also popular attractions.

With plentiful of natural attractions, Puerto Princesa City is indeed the perfect holiday get-away destination.

 

Don’t miss this chance to visit Puerto Princesa as SuperStar Aquarius homeports in Kota Kinabalu from November 2014 – March 2015, offering new cruise itineraries that include the 3-Night destination cruise to Puerto Princesa, as well as the 2-Night and 1-Night high seas cruise.

In addition, SuperStar Aquarius offers top-notch facilities and amenities for pure rejuvenation with a wide variety of onboard activities, including LIVE performances by internationally acclaimed performers, shopping at luxury stores or at the CDF Duty Free shops, as well as embarking on a gastronomic journey with International and authentic Asian cuisines prepared by our very own award-winning chefs.

Source:- Star Cruises

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