The West Port Mentioned port acquired the Palau-flagged cruise ship Astoria Grande on its maiden go to on Monday, carrying 414 passengers and 409 crew members on a voyage from Turkey, the Suez Canal Financial Zone (SCZone) mentioned in a press release.
The vessel, arriving from the Turkish port of Kusadasi as a part of its common Mediterranean cruises, will organise vacationer programmes for its passengers throughout its keep. These embrace native visits inside Port Mentioned, in addition to journeys to Cairo and Giza to tour varied vacationer and archaeological landmarks, earlier than departing on Monday night for the Turkish port of Antalya.
Owned by Goodwin Delivery Ltd, the cruise ship has a size of 193 metres, a width of 32 metres, and a draft of 6 metres.
The arrival falls inside the SCZone’s efforts to stimulate maritime tourism throughout its Mediterranean and Pink Sea ports, and to reinforce its readiness to accommodate cruise ships by offering obligatory companies and amenities to each passengers and vessels. The authority famous that it continues to develop and improve its seaports to assist operational capacities and increase competitiveness in commerce, logistics, and cruise tourism.
The West Port Mentioned port enjoys a strategic location on the northern entrance of the Suez Canal, which boosts its capability to obtain cruise ships and assist inbound tourism to Egypt, the assertion added.
