At 7 a.m. on February 24, the Bahamas-flagged cruise ship Seabourn Encore docked at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, carrying 529 international tourists, including 271 women. It had sailed from Vietnam, and the report described the call as a boost to local tourism.
Provincial representatives welcomed the visitors and presented Khmer scarves printed with the Cambodian flag and provincial administration emblem. The tourists represented 23 countries, with 261 Americans forming the largest group. The ship also carried 415 crew members from 43 countries.
The report gives the ship’s length as 210.5 metres, width as 28 metres and draught as six metres. It was scheduled to leave for Thailand at 8 p.m. that day, ending the port call.
Compiled reporting by KPS99TV
