Aklan plans terminal to attract more cruise visits to Boracay

Aklan province said it hopes to start construction of a cruise ship terminal this year to address growing demand from cruise lines seeking to stop at Boracay.

- — Justine Irish D. Tabile

“The most important thing for us right now is to provide facilities for cruise ships,” Aklan Governor Jose Enrique M. Miraflores told reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration on Tuesday of the LezzGo Boracay integrated ferry ticketing system for visitors to the resort island.

“Cruise ship tourism is one of the up-and-coming activities here. Last year, we received 19 cruise ships, but our problem here is that there is no port,” he added.

He said some cruise passengers were deterred from visiting Boracay because of the absence of docking facilities. Those who wished to explore the island had to be ferried to shore by tender.