Luxury cruise liner Norwegian Dawn called the Port of Mombasa early Sunday morning, carrying 2300 passengers and 1100 crew aboard.

This is the first cruise vessel of the year to dock in Mombasa at the Sh350 million cruise terminal at KPA.

Sailing to Mombasa from Seychelles, Norwegian Dawn, with an LOA of 294 meters brought the over 2000 passengers from 54 nationalities to the Kenyan coast for excursions, to explore the pristine white sandy beaches and national parks. 

Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Captain William Ruto who piloted the vessel to berth number one, appreciated the call reiterating KPA’s support for cruise tourism in the country through investment in infrastructure to position the Port of Mombasa as a cruise tourism hub.

"KPA has put infrastructure to support cruise tourism. This is just the beginning, we expect more vessels to call to port" said Ruto.

The MD assured cruise lines that the port of Mombasa is safe a he welcomed more vessels to Mombasa.

The maiden call to Mombasa comes a few days after another cargo vessel docked at the port on maiden voyage.

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Last year December, the port once again received MV Bollete, a cruise liner with over 900 passengers, with captain Ruto confirming that the Port of Mombasa will receive another cruise ship next month.

KPA chairman Benjamin Tayari welcomed the call noting the visit is an affirmation of Kenya as a tourism hub in Africa.