First cruise ship docks at the Port of Mombasa with 1,049 tourists

Some of the one thousand and fourty nine (1049) passengers walk infront of the MV Nautica, an American Oceania Cruise ship soon after they disembarked from the ship at the port of Mombasa, January 19, 2017. The tourists who left Zanzibar yesterday, will be in Mombasa for one day where some of them will be travelling to various national parks to see wildlife animals. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

The first cruise ship to dock at the Port of Mombasa this year brought in 1049 tourists on Thursday. There were a total of 654 passengers and 395 crew onboard the vessel.

Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) officials handed over gifts and information booklets on destination Kenya to disembarking passengers. MS Nautica, a regular caller at the port sailed into the harbour some minutes past 7am from Zanzibar for a day long stay. It was scheduled to leave for Port Victoria in the Seychelles as part of its cruise voyage in the Indian Ocean.