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CCENT/2006/43 - ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES/PULLMANTUR
Acquired
Pullmantur, S.A.
Description
Pullmantur a company owned by Teinver SA and Travel Bus SA, both part of the GG Group (Gonzalo Pascual and Gerardo Díaz), which principally carries out its economic activities in the areas of cruises, wholesale vacation package sales and aircraft hire. In Portugal, this company operates through Pullmantur Turismo e Viagens, Unipessoal, Lda.
Acquiring
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd
Description
Royal Caribbean a company with its head office in Liberia; its registered capital is held by a number of undertakings, in particular A. Wilhelmsen AS and Cruise Associates, with their head offices in Norway and the Bahamas, respectively. Royal Caribbean carries out the activity of providing sea cruise services to a total of 200 destinations in different parts of the world under the trade names - Royal Caribbean International and "Celebrity Cruises". In Portugal, where it has no subsidiaries, it is represented by Melair - Agência de Viagens e Representações Turísticas Lda.
Sector
Tourism & leisure activities
Activity (NACE)
N79 - Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities
Applicable legislation
Art. 9(1)(a) (Law 18)
Notification thresholds
Market share
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description
Notified on 12 September, with effect on 22 September 2006, this merger consists of the acquisition of sole control of Pullmantur SA (henceforth Pullmantur) by the undertaking Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (henceforth Royal Caribbean).
Timeline
2006-10-30
COMPETITION AUTHORITY approves the acquisition of sole control of Pullmantur SA by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
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