Silver Shadow Cruise docks in Senari
KUCHING: Sarawak welcomed the arrival of the first cruise ship of the year, the Silver Shadow, as it docked at Senari Port today. The vessel, part of its journey to Hong Kong, arrived with 598 passengers and crew members at 6.15 am. A selection of 296 passengers experienced a vibrant welcome, complete with traditional garlanding, […]
Star Breeze cruise ship arrives in Kuching
KUCHING: Sarawak recently welcomed back its first cruise ship this year from Singapore en route to Hong Kong, named ‘Star Breeze’ which anchored at Sim Kheng Hong Port on Thursday (March 23). There were 201 passengers, mostly from the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Europe, Australia, and ASEAN countries, onboard the Star Breeze. […]
Cruises offer best tourism prospect
I tell anyone who will listen to me: On a cruise, you can be with all these people, or you can be by yourself. You can find tranquility, you can find party, you can find new friends. I’m a cruise convert. – Guy Fieri, American restaurateur and author The heading may make some readers recoil, […]
US virus cases pass 500
LOS ANGELES: The number of US coronavirus cases soared past 500 Sunday, including two further deaths, as California braced for the arrival of infected cruise ship passengers and saw a major tennis event cancelled. The surge came as President Donald Trump defended his administration’s “perfectly coordinated” response to the epidemic, after heavy criticism over health […]
Malaysia bars entry of cruise vessels
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will not to permit entry of cruise vessels to its ports with immediate effect due to the Covid-19 outbreak until the overall situation improves and the spread of the virus is contained, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said in view of the recent resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia and around […]
No plan to bar cruise ships: Loke
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry has no plan to bar cruise ships from entering the country following the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection. Its minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the move would only be made after receiving a recommendation from the Ministry of Health (MoH) based on certain evidence. “We only […]
