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The Royal Caribbean cruise ship "Rhapsody of the Seas" sailed on August 3, 2023, at Ayia Napa Marina with 3,000 passengers, including the crew. The countries of origin of the passengers are mainly the United States, Israel, and European countries.
The ship is 297 meters long with 12 decks and a crew of 800.
Rhapsody of the Seas will visit Ayia Napa Marina three more times in October 2023.
Two thousand people, including excursionists, had the opportunity to tour the center and beaches of Ayia Napa and Protaras, as well as Larnaca and the Avgoros Botanical Park. The arrival of cruise ships in Cyprus, such as the "Rhapsody of the Seas", contribute significantly to supporting the tourism industry, especially cruise tourism, and boost Cyprus' economy.
In addition, they provide visitors with the opportunity to explore new destinations and experience the culture and civilisation of Cyprus.
During a simple event at Ayia Napa Marina, a commemorative plaque and gifts were presented to the Director of the Group's hotel units, Mr. Gary Waugh, as well as the officers of the crew, by the Director of the Marina Mr. Kostas Fityris and the Mayor of Ayia Napa Mr. Christos Zannettou.
The Deputy Minister of Tourism Mr. Kostas Koumi, in his statements said: "we welcome the arrival at Ayia Napa Marina of an admittedly large vessel. This is the second cruise ship to arrive at Ayia Napa Marina this year and three more are expected", he said and added that "we consider it important that vessels of this capacity of three thousand berths now have the opportunity to arrive at a really high quality infrastructure such as the marina of Ayia Napa". Koumi stressed that nautical tourism is a sector, a special form of tourism, which is of interest to us and is recording growth and we will continue our efforts to achieve even better results.
In his remarks, Mr. Waugh expressed gratitude on behalf of the crew for the hospitality offered by the Ayia Napa Marina team, the Mayor of Ayia Napa and other officials. It is a great experience to come to Ayia Napa, he said. He added that this is the second time he is visiting Ayia Napa Marina, which is an excellent project.
(EK/SX)
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