Kenya is wooing Princess Cruises, a California-based operator of luxury cruise ships, to make Mombasa a home port for its vessels in a move that could boost arrival of holidaymakers from the United States.
Tourism secretary Najib Balala said he held meetings with the executives of Princess Cruises in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, last month to discuss the move which would see Kenya become the second major destination for the cruise ships in Africa after Egypt.