Doha Port continued to be a hub of activity Tuesday as more ships docked there. Cruise ship Le Bougainville arrived at the port on its fourth call during the 2022/23 cruise season, with 267 passengers and crew members on board, according to Mwani Qatar.
Operated by French cruise line Ponant Cruises, Le Bougainville was launched in 2019 and is currently sailing under the flag of France.
It is 131m long, 18m wide, and has a 4.6m draft, Mwani Qatar said in a tweet.
The ship features innovative and environment-friendly equipment, elegantly designed cabins and spacious suites spread over five guest decks.
Earlier Tuesday, Doha Port received superyacht Emerald Azzurra as part of its tourism programme that includes a number of ports in the region.
The ship arrived with 138 visitors, including crew members.
Sailing under the flag of the Bahamas, Emerald Azzurra is operated by Emerald Cruises, part of the Australia-based Scenic Group.
It is 110m long and 16m wide, with a total carrying capacity of 5,175 tonnes.
On Monday, German cruise ship AIDAcosma arrived at Doha Port with 3,624 passengers and 1,385 crew members.
Mwani Qatar said the ship’s maiden call to the port is one of 13 scheduled voyages during the 2022/23 cruise season, which started in December last year and continues until April.
AIDAcosma is operated by AIDA Cruises and has 20 passenger decks and 2,700 staterooms.
It is one of the largest cruise ships within the AIDA fleet, with a capacity of more than 6,600 passengers and 1,636 crew members.
For 2022/23, Doha Port will witness a total of 58 world-class cruise ships and four cruise liner maiden calls, in addition to welcoming around 200,000 visitors until the end of April.
Doha Port received Italian cruise ship *Costa Toscana – the flagship vessel of Costa Cruises, which can accommodate around 6,500 passengers – on Sunday during its maiden tour of the Arabian Gulf.