Update: Tall Ship Gloria Available for Public Tours

The tall ship ARC (Armada Republica de Colombia) Gloria will be making a visit to Alexandria from May 24-26 from its home in  Cartagena, Colombia.

Gloria will visit Alexandria from Tuesday, May 24 to Wednesday, May 25. The vessel, first anchored off the City Marina, will offer free public tours on Tuesday, May 24 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., and on Wednesday, May 25 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Robinson Terminal South, located at 2 Duke St.

Gloria is the official flagship and sail-training ship of the Colombian Navy. Built in 1968 as a sail-training ship in the Celeya shipyard in Spain, the Gloria is more than 257 feet long - one of the biggest tall ships still floating today.