The Artania cruise liner made its first call this season at the passenger port of Bodrum in the Pashatarlasi district in the Turkish province of Muğla.
On board the vessel under the flag of the Bahamas is 526 passengers, mostly citizens of Germany, as well as 448 crew members.
The ship from Rhodes is 230 meters long and 32 meters wide.
After completing the customs procedures, the tourists walked along the shore.
Some went on a tour of the city in taxis and buses.
Taxi driver Hashmet Degirmenci told Anadolu News Agency that residents of the region are expecting a great tourist season this year.
According to him, taxi drivers are already taking orders from passengers of the first cruise ship this season, which arrived in Bodrum.
Selahattin Yavuz says that with the arrival of new liners of foreign passengers, there will be even more. “I hope the season goes well for everyone. I wish you all good profits,” he said.
At midnight, the ship will leave Bodrum and head to another tourist area in the region – Cesme.