Tourism Assistant Secretary Benito C. Bengzon Jr. (left) hands over a memento to ‘Star Cruises’ Chief Operating Officer Willam Ng
Tourism Assistant Secretary Benito Bengzon led the welcome for the impressive 50,764-ton SuperStar Gemini when it made its first key stop in Manila. He said, “We are very happy that you have finally called in on Manila. This is a great opportunity to promote cruise tourism in our country, especially since the Philippines is surrounded by water and composed of 7,107 islands. Even if you visit one island a day, it would still take 19 years to be able to visit each island in the Philippines,” Bengzon said during his speech at the ships truly grand ballroom.