(8:30 a.m. EDT) — Qatar is expecting 120 cruise ship calls and up to 200,000 visitors in the 2023/24 season.
The tiny Gulf state is spending billions on attracting cruise ships with the construction of a multi-million pound terminal, which will open a week before the start of the FIFA World Cup in November.
The opening will coincide with the naming ceremony of 6,774-passenger MSC Cruises’ newest and biggest ship World Europa.
MSC Poesia joins World Europa — with MSC Opera nearby — for the…