The army is living through one of the most important days in its history. Unye Port, whose capacity has been increased with the efforts of the Metropolitan Municipality and has reached national and international competence, hosts a cruise ship for the first time, breaking new ground after Ro-Ro voyages. The cruise ship Astoria Grande, which came with hundreds of passengers, anchored in Ordu's Ünye Port.
Ordu, which has made a rapid progress in the last two years in order to become the most important trade and tourism center of the Black Sea, has raised the bar in sea tourism and transportation. Having stepped into international maritime transport with the start of Ro-Ro voyages with Russia through Ünye Port in September, Ordu now hosts cruise tourism, one of the most important areas of world marine tourism.
PRESIDENT GULER ENSURED THE ADDITION TO THE ROUTE
The cruise ship Astoria Grande, which starts from the Russian city of Sochi and travels on the route covering Trabzon, Amasra, and Istanbul, was visited by Ordu Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. He added Ordu to his route with Mehmet Hilmi Güler's meetings.
HUNDREDS OF TOURISTS ARRIVED
Continuing its journey with hundreds of passengers, Astoria Grande reached Ünye in the early hours of the morning. A welcoming ceremony was held at Ünye Port for this first moment. The ceremony was attended by Ordu Metropolitan Mayor Dr. Many protocol members, especially Mehmet Hilmi Güler, attended. Members of the press also showed great interest in the event, which is of great importance for the army.
PRESIDENT GÜLER MEETS WITH THE SHIP CREW AND PASSENGERS
The captain and crew of the ship were greeted with flowers by the President Güler and members of the protocol. President Güler and his entourage later toured the ship and conveyed their welcome wishes to foreign tourists visiting Ordu. During the ship visit, President Güler also talked to the captain and ship operators for a while. sohbet He also presented them with gifts.
PRESIDENT GULER: “WE ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE”
Speaking at the welcoming ceremony held at Ünye Port, Ordu Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. Mehmet Hilmi Güler, in his statement here, said that Ordu is experiencing one of its historical days.
Underlining that cruise tourism is a very important opportunity to introduce the beauties of Ordu to the world, President Güler said, “Today we are living one of our happiest days. We are hosting a cruise ship for the first time in our beautiful Ordu. We are very happy about that. The Astoria Grande here is one of the few cruise lines in the world. But we accomplished the impossible and made such an impossible possible. With the passenger terminal, our Ünye has achieved a very important work. Our Ünye Municipality has also contributed greatly to these efforts. One winter day in December, we started a very nice tourism in Ordu for the first time. From now on, we realize the beauty of the Black Sea with sea tourism and cruise tourism. This will be both a cultural movement, a tourism and a commercial movement, and also a good occasion to introduce all our beauties to the world.”
“NOT 3 MONTHS, 12 MONTHS, LIVE THE ARMY FOR FOUR SEASONS”
Expressing that Ünye Port will grow more and more each day, Mayor Güler said, “While our Ünye Port develops maritime trade with ro-ro activities, it will also host container works that will start soon. In our next works, we broke new ground with a brand new series of activities with the slogan 'Ordu for 3 months, not 12 months, experience Ordu for four seasons'. There is no limit to our happiness today. The whole world will see the beauties of our Ordu on this occasion. I would like to thank everyone who contributed,” he said.
ÜNYE MAYOR TAVLI: “OUR PRESIDENT BRINGS FIRST THINGS TO OUR ARMY”
Unye Mayor Hüseyin Tavlı, who spoke at the welcoming ceremony, said that Ordu Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. He stated that Mehmet Hilmi Güler broke new ground for Ordu. Chairman Tavlı said, “Today, we are experiencing firsts in Ünye Port. I would like to thank the Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality for making these firsts alive. We are honored to host the cruise ship and guests in our tourism city Ordu. We expressed our satisfaction with an enthusiastic welcome.”
FATSA MAYOR İBRAHİM ETEM KİBAR: “THE MINISTER OF OUR GREATEST WORK AT THIS VISIT”
In his speech, Fatsa Mayor İbrahim Etem Kibar said, “We are experiencing a first in our army under the leadership of our Minister. Today, we welcomed the cruise ship, one of the most important lifebloods of tourism, in our Ordu. This is the first and hopefully more to come. The greatest effort in this visit was made by our Honorable Minister. I thank everyone very much.”
ASTORIA GRANDE BUSINESS OWNER EMRAH KAPTAN: “WE WILL MEET AGAIN IN NEW VIDEOS”
Emrah Kaptan, the owner of the Astoria Grande cruise ship, emphasized that they are happy to be in Ordu and that they will organize new voyages, “I would like to proudly state that the operator of a foreign-owned company is a Turkish company. It is a first and very nice to experience this here. We would like to thank Mr. Minister and Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality. We will meet again on new flights,” he said.
OBB SECRETARY GENERAL SAİT İNAN: “WE ARE HAPPY TO REALIZE ANOTHER FIRST”
In his speech, General Secretary of Ordu Metropolitan Municipality Sait Inan said, “We are happy to break new ground with the worldwide vision of our Minister. Unye Port took its first step in tourism after ro-ro transportation. Ordu is now becoming a province that also contributes to world tourism. I would like to thank Mr. Minister and everyone who contributed here.”
After the welcoming ceremony, accompanied by folk dances and band performances, the tourists got on the buses waiting for them and moved to visit Ordu's historical and natural beauties.
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