TIRANA, May 16 /ATA/ The Port of Durrës welcomed 646 tourists this morning aboard the cruise ship Sirena, which docked with 393 crew members. Prime Minister Edi Rama shared images of the vessel’s arrival, highlighting the steady growth in the number of visitors coming to Albania through maritime tourism.
He emphasized that Albania is steadily consolidating its position as one of the up-and-coming cruise destinations in the Mediterranean, with an increasingly diverse range of countries the tourists come from.
According to Rama, the visitors arriving in Durrës represented a broad spectrum of nationalities, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico and other countries, reflecting the growing international interest in Albania as a tourist destination.
“Visitors from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico and many other countries are choosing Albania as one of the Mediterranean’s preferred cruise destinations, Prime Minister Edi Rama said in a social media post.
The increase in cruise arrivals at the Port of Durrës reflects a positive trend in the development of maritime tourism and a rise in revenues from Albania’s tourism sector.
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