2,800 passengers and crew greeted warmly as tourism to holiday island picks upMein Schiff 5, a cruise ship with more than 2,800 foreign visitors and crew members, arrives at Koh Samui on Saturday. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)SURAT THANI: A cruise ship with more than 2,800 passengers and crew on board docked at Koh Samui on Saturday for a one-day visit. Mein Schiff 5 was the second cruise ship to visit Koh Samui of Surat Thani province for three years since the outbreak of Covid-19. On Nov 27, MV Viking Mars, operated by Viking Cruises and carrying 635 passengers, became the first European cruise ship to visit the island in three years. Visits to Koh Samui have been rising steadily in the second half of the year, with most of the foreign arrivals from Germany, Israel, the United Kingdom, France and Australia.
