An Italian cruise liner has arrived in the Maldives with over two thousand tourists. This is the second cruise liner to arrive in the Maldives this month. The cruise liner named ‘AIDA’, which operates specifically for tourists from Switzerland, Austria, and Germany, arrived in the Maldives on the 14th of this month. The Maldives Customs Services has cleared 2,650 tourists who traveled on this cruise liner that arrived in Male from the port of Colombo, Sri Lanka. This includes 2,022 passengers and 628 crew members.
The Maldives has always been a popular destination among cruise lines. Many cruise liners visit the Maldives every year. As such, this is the 10th cruise liner to arrive in the Maldives this year. On the 4th of this month, another cruise liner had also arrived in the Maldives. The Indian cruise liner named ‘MS Nautica’ brought 610 tourists and 397 crew members to the Maldives. Additionally, last March, Oceania Cruises company’s ‘MS Insignia Luxury’ cruise liner had also arrived in the Maldives. About a thousand tourists were cleared from this cruise liner.
As the popularity of the Maldives among cruise lines increases, the government is working to develop special jetties for cruise liners in three regions of the Maldives. The government has also revealed that they are carrying out many works in this sector. While the popularity of the Maldives among cruise lines is increasing, there has also been a significant increase in the number of tourists visiting the Maldives. So far this year, more than 897,000 tourists have visited the Maldives. The government aims to bring 2.3 million tourists to the Maldives this year.
