Busan city said on the 12th that the worldwide cruise ship "AIDAdiva" will make a new call at Busan Port.
AIDAdiva, which called that day, is a 69,000-ton ship operated by the German line "AIDA Cruises" and is the first worldwide cruise ship to visit Busan this year. A worldwide cruise is a cruise travel product that connects major ports around the world and tours multiple continents and countries. It departed the Port of Hamburg, Germany, on Nov. 20 last year and is sailing to Canada, the United States, Portugal, Japan and Taiwan on a 133-day itinerary.
AIDAdiva entered Busan Port that day carrying more than 2,000 passengers. The passengers are largely from European countries such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland. They plan to tour major Busan attractions including Beomeosa, Haedong Yonggungsa, Gamcheon Culture Village and Jagalchi Market.
The city will hold a welcome event at the Busan Port North Port Cruise Terminal to mark AIDAdiva's first call at Busan. The event will proceed with a presentation of a commemorative plaque followed by traditional performances.
Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon said, "We will continue to focus our capabilities on discovering differentiated port-of-call tourism content and improving tourism infrastructure so that cruise tourists can fully feel the appeal of Busan as a global tourism hub city and want to visit Busan again."
Meanwhile, the city projected that a total of 420 sailings and 900,000 tourists will visit Busan Port this year. This is due to the increase in cruise ships from China, which stood at eight sailings last year and has risen to 173.