World’s largest cruise ship docks in Limassol port

The biggest and most trendy cruise ship on the planet, the Marvel of the Seas of Royal Caribbean, has anchored within the port of Limassol on Monday.

In a tweet, Transport, Communications and Works Minister Yiannis Karousos stated that “the advantages to our economic system and tourism are big when high transport corporations dock in Cyprus.”

“We welcome the biggest cruise ship on the planet, the Royal Caribbean’s Marvel of the Seas to Limassol port,” he added.

The 362-metre, 236,857-tonne gross weight cruise ship has simply joined the Royal Caribbean fleet because the fifth Oasis-class cruise ship of the corporate, which final season used Limassol Port as a base for cruises with the Jewel of the Seas cruise ship.

The Marvel of the Seas was in-built Saint-Naizare, France, by Chantiers de l’Atlantique and sailed from the port of Marseilles just a few days in the past, making her maiden voyage to the port of Limassol.

Breaking the corporate’s twin cruise ship report, the Marvel of the Seas is 4% bigger than the Symphony of the Seas, with a capability to hold almost 7,000 passengers and a pair of,300 crew.

In keeping with its schedule, the cruise ship is anticipated to cruise the Caribbean between March and April and Western Europe in Could.

On 2 February, the corporate is holding a press convention on board the ship within the presence of presidency officers, the place it should present an replace on its plans for 2022 – 2023, which can additionally embody Cyprus.