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Pullmantur says au revoir to CDF Croisières de France

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Horizon is pictured in its former CDF livery in this file photo
Having decided to concentrate on the Spanish and Latin American markets, which are considered more profitable, Pullmantur plans to close the CDF Croisières de France office in Paris by the end of February.

Some of the 33 employees might be kept on in 2017, in order to maintain Pullmantur group activities.

Going forward, French passengers will sail on the four ships of the Pullmantur fleet in a 'Latin atmosphere with Spanish tones,' so giving up totally the French concept which had made CDF successful and, with 100,000 passengers per year, ranked it behind Costa and MSC Cruises on the French market.

The decision follows Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s sale of a 51% stake in Pullmantur and CDF to Madrid-based private equity firm Springwater Capital earlier this year.