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MSC Fantasia pays a maiden visit to Marmaris

MSC Fantasia made a maiden call at Marmaris Cruise Port Saturday. The ship arrived in Marmaris in the early hours of the morning with 3,273 passengers and 1,237 crew onboard.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

November 10, 2014

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Credit: Seatrade Cruise News

Marmaris Cruise Port welcomed the guests in traditional Turkish style, greeted with music and displays by an Ottoman military marching band, and complimentary mini Turkish bazaar on the pier.
  
The master of MSC Fantasia was presented with a commemorative plaque, made of a traditional Turkish tile; a handcrafted ceramic with Ottomon Gallion motives by Burak Okcu, harbour master of Marmaris and Sukru Tugay, Marmaris Cruise Port’s managing director.

About the Author

Mary Bond

Editor in Chief

Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

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