Cruise industry expected to further boost Western Cape's economy in South Africa


CAPE TOWN, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The cruise industry made a substantial contribution to the Western Cape's economy in South Africa in the last fiscal year and is expected to bring more economic benefits with more jobs in the current year.

For the first time in history, two of the world's most renowned cruise liners, the Queen Mary 2 and the Queen Victoria, made a historic simultaneous docking at the Port of Cape Town late last week.

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