Costa NeoRomantica arrives in Khorfakkan
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Sharjah welcomed the first international luxury cruises for this season – Costa NeoRomantica, which docked on 6th October at the Khor Fakkan port on the East Coast with 927 passengers onboard.
The second one, another Costa NeoRomantica ship, will arrive on 12th October, 2012.
A total of 40 international luxury cruiseliners are scheduled to arrive during the 2012-2013 season, or from now and between 8th April, 2012, with approximately 130,000 passengers registering a nearly 50% increase over last year, said HE Mohamed Ali Al Noman, chairman of the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority.
Last year, Khor Fakkan port hosted 23 luxury cruiseliners with more than 67,000 passengers on board. International cruiseliners to visit Sharjah this season include Costa NeoRomantica, Costa Classica, Costa Atlantica, Costa Seabourn Odyssey and Costa Seabourn Pride.