He Catamarán V2V Employesfrom Mexico, already sailed between Batabanó and Nueva Gerona under a temporary contract that could become definitive.
The boat, leased “with a purchase option” and the result of a negotiation at the Transport Fair, arrived at the end of September to the port of Borabanó and covers one of the most important maritime routes in Cuba.
In a Published video By the Minister of Transportation, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, the director of the Maritime Port Group (Gemar), Roberto Ricardo Marrero, emphasizes that it is “a specific result of the transport fair”.
The official explained that “we were looking for the best variants of what the most appropriate boat and Finally, it was approved that this was the boat that replaced in this first stage to the repair of the ferry ‘Perseverance’ –He leaves service next Sunday – and that I could then stay with us already permanently in the traffic of New Gerona to Batabanó. ”
Catamarán V2V Empres will renew maritime connection between Nueva Gerona and Batabanó
Modern catamaran between Batabanó and Gerona
The ship, With capacity for 240 passengers, it has comforts that were not common in Cuban maritime transportation: more comfortable seats, individual tables, USB ports to load devices, large corridors and higher transfer speed.
Tickets will have a price of 200 Cuban pesos and can be purchased up to 15 days in advanceas the transport authorities reported.
To maintain operational security, the catamaran will dedicate one day a week to maintenance work.
In addition to covering the usual route between the island of Youth and the Province of Mayabeque, the V2V Empresas will also make two weekly trips between Nueva Gerona and Cayo Largo del Sur and provides direct benefit to tourism workers who, according to the official, have not had that service for some time.
The Ministry of Transportation does not rule out the definitive purchase of the catamaran, so that the V2V Empresos would become a stable incorporation into the national fleet.
