ADEN, April 18 (Saba) - The cruise "Costa Luminosa" arrived on Sunday at Aden port carrying 2,230 tourists from different European nationalities in a tourist tour to Yemen for the second time.

The tourists will pay visits to the historical and archeological landmarks, which are included in a tourist program prepared for them, such as Aden Tanks, Sirah Castle, Aden Lighthouse and Aden Gate as well as the museum of archaeology.

A number of the tourists will also pay visits to the capital of Sana'a and other governorates.

Meanwhile, Gulf Of Aden Ports Corporation has announced a 20-percent reduction of port charges to the cruise ships for one year as from the beginning of April.

The reason behind this reduction is to strengthen the tourism activities and to encourage the cruise ships to visit the Yemeni ports.

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