A cruise ship is a luxurious sea vessel that is used to take passengers on a pleasure voyage. The journey is designated to form much of the delightful experience as the destination.Cruise ships are different from cargo ships. A cargo ship is a merchant ship that carries cargo goods and materials from one port to another.

In February 2019, Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala said plans are on course to introduce a cruise ship on the Indian Ocean at the Kenyan coast.

CS Balala said this after engaging cruise operators at a convention in Miami.

“We are working on a modality to have a cruise operator to be home-based to do the Indian Ocean circuit but it takes long term planning,” CS Balala said.

Mr Balala said the Kenya Tourism Board will have a department to market and concentrate on cruise ship product.

The world’s largest cruise ship is known as ‘Symphony Of The Seas’ from Royal Caribbean. The massive ship holds over 6,000 guests across 18 different decks.

Some of the amenities in the ship include: 22 restaurants, 42 bars, 24 swimming pools, waterslides, a central park planted 52 trees and 20,000 bushes. There are lots of entertainment amenities such as aqua theatre, ziplining, games, rock wall climbing, mini golf and other high tech games.

Here is a video of an inside look of the ‘Symphony of the Seas