Cruising to Penang’s shore

Wong presenting a replica of the Costa Victoria to Abdul Malik after the press conference in Komtar, Penang.

MUSLIM tourists will have reason to rejoice as Italian ocean liner Costa Victoria is getting a full-fledged halal kitchen next month.

Costa Pacific Asia Operations training and trade marketing deputy director Winnie Wong said they were expected to secure the certification before the cruise liner kicked off its South-East Asia schedule in Singapore and then to Penang for the first time.