Chinese tourists celebrate Lunar New Year on cruise ship
Some of the 2500 tourists that arrived in Mombasa, Kenya aboard MSC Poesia at the Cruise Ship Terminal from Italy on February 3, 2024. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI
Some 2,500 tourists arrived in Mombasa last weekend aboard the MSC Poesia, a cruise luxury ship, among them Chinese coming to celebrate the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival, marking the Lunar New Year, kicks off the Year of the Dragon and ends on February 24 with the Lantern Festival.
Chu Hongge, a technology entrepreneur, said she was delighted to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Africa. They visited the Wasini Island and Tsavo East National Park.
