CRUISING INTO SUMMER

Betty Henderson

ALMERIA is preparing to welcome the first cruise ship of the summer season, with the ‘Star Flyer’ set to arrive on Saturday, April 15. This year’s packed cruise programme marks the begin‐ning of a thrilling new chapter for the city’s port after several years of pan‐demic disruption.

With a whopping 26 cruise ships scheduled to make a stopover this year, the port is set to see a 85.7 per cent increase in arrivals from last year. The plans mean that a possible 11,143 passengers will arrive on the city’s shores.

The first ship to arrive is ‘Star Flyer’, operated by Star Clippers, which will bring 170 passengers into Almeria for the day on Saturday, April 15. The cruise season runs until Thursday, De‐cember 14, with the last cruise ship to arrive being the ‘Ocean Odyssey’. The

IN an update to last week’s story about a father ‐ son duo who allegedly stole hundreds of euros in Albox, more local residents have come forward with similar stories of being scammed.

Two people have come forward in Albox, saying that they too were scammed by the men. One person shared their story saying, (they) “also rented an apartment of friends of largest cruise during the season will be the ‘Marella Voyager’, bringing more than 1,900 passengers to the city on Thursday, June 1.