Melaka expects about 50 luxury cruise ships in 2024 as it bids to boost cruise tourism


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The Ms Amadea cruise ship from the Bahamas recently anchored in Melaka for a day excursion, bringing with her 390 passengers. — Bernama

About 50 luxury cruise ships with an estimated 25,000 foreign tourists are expected to make a stopover in Melaka during the Visit Melaka Year 2024 (TMM 2024).

State Tourism, Heritage, Art and Culture Committee chairman Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman said the state government, through the Tourism Promotion Division (BPP), will work with agencies and luxury cruise companies to offer various attractive travel packages to tourists.

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