Welcome to Suncruise!
Suncruise Andalucía is an association composed of all of the Andalusian Ports – Algeciras, Almería, Cádiz, Huelva, Málaga, Motril (Granada), Sevilla – the port of Ceuta and the Public Ports Agency of Andalusia, with the aim to promote Andalusia as a cruise and maritime tourism destination.
Over one million cruise and maritime passengers a year enjoy disembarking in the Andalusian region. It is a perfect destination for travelers to be immersed in and enjoy endless authentic cultural, heritage, environmental, historical, and gastronomical experiences.
Due to satisfying the demands of the existing tourism market as well as our commitment to social and environmental sustainability, it is not a surprise that our region is nowadays the destination with the highest tourist demand in the world.
The Suncruise ports are the gateways to a region committed to working closely to foster cruise and maritime tourism as well as to provide the most pleasant stay so visitors feel at home. “Andalusia Friendly Destination” “Andalusia is your Home”.
We invite you to discover Andalusia, your cruise and maritime destination!
Yours sincerely,
Rafael Carmona Ruiz
President of Suncruise Andalucía.
Suncruise Andalucía
Suncruise Andalucía was born with the aim to promote the region’s Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts as Smart Cruise Port and experiential cruise destination in Southern Spain.
Our commitment is to connect the seven ports and the provinces that make up the region with Europe and the rest of the world, through a program that strengthens the link between cruise tourism and the destination.
Thanks to institutional, business and citizen collaboration, we will achieve an Andalusian cruise itinerary: accessible, connected and sustainable.
ORGANISATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Mr. Rafael Carmona Ruiz. Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla.
Vicepresident
Mr. José García Fuentes. Autoridad Portuaria de Motril.
Members
Mr. Gerardo Landaluce Calleja. Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras.
Mr. Jesús Caicedo Bernabé. Autoridad Portuaria de Almería.
Ms. Teófila Martínez Sáiz. Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz.
Ms. Pilar Miranda Plata. Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva.
Mr. Carlos Rubio Basabe. Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga.
Mr. Rafael Merino López, General Manager APPA.
Member Collaborator
Mr. Juan Manuel Doncel, Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta.
Manager and General Secretary
Ms. Esther Molina Crespo.
Vision
To contribute to the global cruise and maritime industry by collaborating and listening to all the stakeholders in order to adapt and develop resources to grow together. We are committed to Andalusia’s socio-economic environment being a modern, innovative, and sustainable region that is attractive to the industry as a whole.
Values
Suncruise has acquired the values of the Andalusian ports as our own:
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TERRITORY
Andalusian ports have a friendly relationship with their cities, are integrated into their strategy, and with their own entity participate in the principles of good governance.
TECHNOLOGY
They are innovative ports, constantly working to implement facilitating technological advances for cruise lines and passengers.
SUSTANINABILITY
The Andalusian ports have a friendly relationship with their cities. Along with the support and strategic integration with the local governments, we create flexible, personalized, and customizable experiences in order to promote a circular and blue economy.
Our port facilities are Green Ports, implementing measures of good environmental practices and continuously working to reduce energy costs and the pollution index.
COLLABORATION
Suncruise generously supports all the Andalusian ports in developing their objectives, strategies, and actions in order to achieve the common Mission.
