Cruise Saudi sets aspiring goals

Cruise Saudi shares the vision for rapid expansion of Saudi Arabia’s cruise sector with the tourism industry at the Saudi Tourism Forum 2023, held in Riyadh recently.

TT Bureau

Cruise Saudi, which is owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, updated the industry on the rapid expansion of the Kingdom’s cruise sector at the forum.

Cruise Saudi, launched in 2021, works hand in hand with ministries and regulatory authorities to build the offshore and onshore cruise ecosystem with the aim of positioning the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as a premier global cruise destination.

Cruise Saudi met a number of public and private sector companies at the forum. Engineer Fawaz Farouqi, Managing Director, Cruise Saudi, praised the forum and the fruitful cooperation of all public and private parties involved in the Tourism System in providing an exceptional experience for tourists visiting the Kingdom, thus reflecting their contribution to achieve Vision 2030 goals and broaden the horizons of the Saudi cruise sector. Cruise Saudi also organised an awareness workshop. Mashhour Bashan, Executive Director, Travel Experiences, said, “The cruise sector is a new industry for the Kingdom, it provides specific services, and our role in Cruise Saudi is to develop and enable the private sector. This workshop is one of several workshops on developing the sector to attract 1.3 million passengers by 2035.”