Cruise ship from US docks at Dar Port with 1,000 tourists

Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers

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Cruise tourism can be defined as a luxurious form of traveling, involving an all-inclusive holiday on a cruise ship of at least 48 hours, with a set and specific itinerary, in which the cruise ship calls at several ports or cities.

Cruise tourism can be defined as a luxurious form of traveling, involving an all-inclusive holiday on a cruise ship of at least 48 hours, with a set and specific itinerary, in which the cruise ship calls at several ports or cities.
According to online booking sources, the prices for 71 days round-trip Grand Africa Voyage for the Zaandam start from $11,799 (Sh27.51 million) for double occupancy rates.
Acting port director at the Port of Dar es Salaam Mr Mathew Anthony said the handling of the big cruising ship not only benefits the economy through the tourism sector but also it supports the growth of the ports.
“Some people only have this idea that big ships at the ports are only for cargo, but today (yesterday) we have seen that we can also receive big ships carrying passengers, especially tourists,” he said.
The acting assistant commissioner for the Tanzania National Parks Authority (Tanapa) Mr Hassan Mohamed Nguluma said the arrival of the tourists will be beneficial in advertising the country to the international markets.
“It is a good opportunity to promote our country as one of the best tourism destinations. This is also showing that the target of five million tourists by 2025 as manifested by the ruling political party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) can also be possible,” said Mr Nguluma.