Pullmantur, the Spanish tout and cruise operator in which Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd (RCCL) has a minority stake, has decided to close its Croisieres de France (CDF) brand that focuses on the French market, Mer et Marine (meretmarine.com) reports on its website.
The Spanish company that owns the brand has decided to focus its cruise business that employs four vessels that are owned by the RCCL group on its biggest and most profitable markets, which are Spain and Latin America.
CDF has an office in Paris and according to its website, it operates two ships, Zenith and Horizon, both build in the early 1990s for Celebrity Cruises. The Paris office would close in February, the report said.
