Bahrain welcomes three ‘elite’ cruise ships

TDT | Manama                            

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com   

Three cruises have arrived at Khalifa bin Salman Port (KBSP) from December 26 to 28, carrying over 11,000 tourists onboard.

This was announced by the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA). Operated by APM Terminals Bahrain, KBSP is scheduled to welcome tens of cruise ships as part of the 2022–2023 cruise season between November 2022 and May 2023, celebrating 11 years of launching the cruise industry services in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The “MSC World Europa” arrived at KBSP, carrying 6,000 tourists from France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, and the UK. With 19 ships in its fleet, MSC Cruises has one of the most modern cruise fleets in the world.

An Italian shipping company founded it in 1970. It boasts onboard experience as well as a diverse range of facilities such as Balinese spas, adult-only pools, and 4D cinemas. Its fleet ships can carry between 1984 and 6300 passengers at a time.

One crew member is assigned to every three passengers. It provides passengers with live entertainment in the form of evening concerts, parties and contests, and live shows. The latest addition to the fleet, “MSC World Europa,” was launched in November 2021.

The MSC World Europa is the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ship. Setting sail from Germany, “AIDAcosmo” arrived at KBSP with a capacity of over 5,000 passengers of various nationalities. Operated by AIDA Cruises with 1,252 crew members, the “AIDAcosma” is one of the largest cruise ships within the AIDA fleet. KBSP also received the American cruise ship “The World,” which carried 148 tourists and 285 crew members of various nationalities.