MSC Splendida brings more than 4000 tourists to Qatar

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Welcoming more than 4,000 tourists on board the mega ship MSC Splendida, the Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar) has reached another milestone in its cruise tourism industry.

Mwani Qatar tweeted that DohaPort recorded the largest number of cruise tourists’ arrival per ship till date through MSC Splendida with more than 3,700 passengers and 1,314 crew on board in yet another landmark for cruise tourism in Qatar.

The mega ship made its maiden voyage to the country on December 20, 2017, which was welcomed by a delegation from the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), Mwani Qatar, Hamad International Airport, and the Ministry of Interior’s Immigration Department. The second member of the MSC Cruises family, MSC Splendida is scheduled to make four more calls in the 2017-18 season on January 25, February 15, and March 8 and 29.

Measuring 333m in length, 66m high (equivalent to three football fields), and with 13 passenger decks, MSC Splendida is one of MSC Cruises’ most modern and elegant ships and is considered the largest ship to enter Doha Port.

According to QTA, the number of cruise tourists to the country this 2017/2018 season is expected to surpass the 47,000 record in the 2016/2017 season, due to the arrival of mega ships.

QTA is in talks with some of the major European cruise liners for the ongoing redevelopment of the Doha Port into a permanent cruise terminal as well as a tourist hub. Cruise tourism in the country is projected to attract more than 500,000 visitors and generate QR350mn annually by 2026 once the development of the port is complete.

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