Boost for Kenyan economy as 1,000 cruise tourists arrive

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala, flanked by among others Principal Secretary Fatuma Hirsi and Chairman Kenya Coast Tourism Association Mohamed Hersi (right), presents rose flowers to tourists disembarking from a luxurious cruise liner, Ms Seven Seas Voyager, that arrived at the Port of Mombasa on Saturday. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]

MOMBASA: The New Year started on a high note after a luxury cruise ship docked at the Port of Mombasa on Saturday with more than 1,000 tourists and crew members.

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala who received the Ms Seven Seas Voyager, a US owned liner registered in Nassau in the Bahamas, announced that Kenya will participate in the 31st Annual Cruise Shipping Miami Convention slated for March 16- 19 in the US.