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Visitors returning to the luxury liner Mein Schiff 5 after an excursion in the city
This year’s first cruise ship to dock at HIP was TUI’s Mein Schiff 5, which berthed at 8 a.m. yesterday and left for Pulau Penang Island, Malaysia at 8 p.m.
The Yala national park, Udawalawe wildlife park, and the historical rock temple of Mulkirigala were among the top attractions for visitors to Hambantota International Port. The MV Azamara Quest is expected to arrive on December 5th.
Additionally, Bundala National Park, Hambantota Botanical Gardens, Galle and Kataragama were popular destinations among the Mein Schiff 5’s passengers. Aside from exploring Hambantota by tuk-tuk, some enjoyed the beaches in the Shangri La Hotel.
“As well as being her maiden call at the port, Mein Schiff 5 is the first passenger cruise ship to call at the port since the pandemic began. We are pleased to be part of this initiative to rekindle interest in Sri Lanka’s tourism and have taken many steps in the last four months to encourage tourism in the region.
It was undoubtedly a great boost for the tourist economy in the South when the vessel called at the Hambantota International Port,” said Johnson Liu, CEO of Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG).
On board Mein Schiff 5, Johnson Liu, the CEO of HIPG and Capt. Ravi Jayawickreme, CEO of Hambantota International Port Services (HIPS), and AnastasiouIoannis, Captain of Mein Schiff 5 exchanged plaques to mark the ship’s maiden call at HIP. HIPG COO Tissa Wickramasinghe was also in attendance.
Ceylonese Thursday, 01 December 2022 09:09 AM
For some reason passengers travelling in cruise ships around the world are known to catch and spread infectious diseases like covid. As a result many cruise ships currently are grounded all over the world. Hope the health authorities in Sri Lanka have realized this and taken the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of any infectious disease especially Covid around the country.
Dee Thursday, 01 December 2022 05:01 PM
Hambantota by 'Tuk'? Please be careful. The visitors might get abused or even worse, meet with an accident on these dangerous contraptions called 'tuk'!
DJ Thursday, 01 December 2022 07:12 PM
Don’t worry Sri Lanka is very Good at protecting nothing but show they are very health cautious.
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