The largest liner in the world, who must leave the shipyard STX France this Sunday, has become a tourist success. It attracted more than 40,000 visitors since the beginning of the year.
Tens of thousands of people are expected this Sunday shipyards STX France in Saint-Nazaire for the start of the Harmony of the Seas . The largest liner in the world, which was delivered with great fanfare Thursday to US cruise line Royal Caribbean, must leave his cradle Saint-Nazaire to Southampton earlier this afternoon. “The ship will benefit from the highest waters are around 14 hours; you will see the beginnings of movements in 13 hours, “said the tourist office of Saint-Nazaire on its website. “But beware: these times are, however, subject to the vagaries of weather,” he warns
The giant of the seas has become a tourist attraction.. Since the beginning of the year, guided tours of the construction site of the Harmony of the Seas were up 77% compared to the same period in 2015, after already jumped 60% between 2015 and 2014, with over 40,000 paying visitors, according to data from the Tourist office of Saint-Nazaire, cited by AFP. In March, the first exit of the ship sea for technical testing had attracted 30,000 people to the ground.
The municipality hopes to more than 40,000 curious to attend his great start this Sunday. “The start of the Harmony of the Seas is historic in more ways than one. Overall dimensions of course standard but also simply because it is the first of many “, says the town hall, on its website, noting that” the backlog shipyard STX is garni. The Saint-Nazaire industry must deliver 11 ships by 2026 “.
To date, the Harmony of the Seas is the biggest ship ever out of a French shipyard Photo credit:. Laetitia Notarianni / AP
the interest of tourists for this gigantic project has enabled Saint-Nazaire to improve its image.
I must say that the city of 70,000 inhabitants has put forward this industrial achievement. If tours of the shipyards are organized for over ten years, a special tour focused on the “Giants of the Seas” is available for almost a year. “Over the months, our visitors could discover the stages of construction: the first block of the sections of the waiting ship to be assembled; and then the hull began to grow; then the ship throughout its length of 362 meters and its 20 decks (floors), “says the tourist office, which offers a package” Large ships from Saint Nazaire “to 20 euros full price.
To cope with the rush of tourists, tourist office has recruited two new guides and set up additional slots for these visits. History to enjoy the windfall until the last moment, he edited a special flyer “Weekend Harmony of the Seas” to recommend a tour through St. Nazaire visitors who come on Sunday. Port of all trips, Escal’Atlantique, Espadon submarine, Ecomuseum … The tourist office is launching the invitation: “You come to Saint-Nazaire to see from the largest liner in the world? Why not extend your stay a bit! “
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