The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) announced the launch of the first of the Saudi cruise ship trips on August 27, 2020 to cruise the waters, beaches and islands of the Red Sea, in an exceptional tourism experience to be the first of its kind in the Kingdom to be accompanied by world-class service providers whom were invited by STA to provide the best services to vacationers. The cruise ship includes a number of private restaurants based on available package, and the services of its sections range from luxurious to the highest luxury, and the prices of rooms and suites vary according to their location on the ship's deck, and there are interior rooms with a window overlooking the Red Sea and others with a balcony, while the private suites enjoy additional features, including the personal assistant, private elevators supported by magnetic cards, services offering a wide variety of food and drinks to be opened 24 hours a day and the suites' guests will receive a special and express Check-In. Facilities of the cruise ship will include a "large theater" offering various shows, a small market with souvenir products, a video games area as well as two swimming pools of which one of them will be a lido and a gym equipped with the latest equipment and other facilities. The Saudi Tourism Authority's interest in operating "tourist cruise ships" is to rediscover the Red Sea coast during the summer by spending an open sea vacation with the utmost luxury of a five-star category, enjoying amazing food dishes on board one of the most luxurious cruise ships in the world and thus making the best memories.
