Aviation News International – Things are looking good for the tourism sector in the Coast as airlines increase charter flights to the region. More cruise ships are also extending calls to the port in the new year.
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) confirmed that between January and March 2024, four cruise ships will call at the port of Mombasa.
For the first time in the history of Mombasa Port, a cruise ship with a capacity of over 2,500 passengers plus a nearly similar number of ship crew will dock at the modern cruise terminal for a full-day visit.
MSC Poesia, owned and operated by the world’s largest family-owned cruise ship company MSC Cruises will be making its maiden port call at the end of this month.
Veteran hotelier and former Kenya Tourism Federation (KTF) Chairman Mohamed Hersi said the visit signals Mombasa port’s growing popularity as a cruise destination of choice
