Cruise ships in Phuket inject over 30 million baht a day

Winai Sarot

 

 

PHUKET:-- The island welcomed two cruise ships from Singapore with almost 8,000 passengers yesterday at Patong, injecting an estimated 31 million baht per day day.

Phuket Vice Governor Sanit Sriwihok, representatives from the Tourism Authority of Thailand Phuket Office, Phuket Marine officers and others welcomed the international cruise liners Ovation of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas – both backed by Royal Caribbean International.

The ships dropped anchor in the morning and left the shore at about 9pm. Tourists from the ships crowded the beach and used local vendor services as well as taxi services in Patong.

 

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