Sri Lanka, May 12 -- Italian-flagged luxury passenger ship, the AIDAstella, has arrived at the Colombo Port.

The 254-meter-long ship, which reached Hambantota Port from Malaysia last night (11), arrived in Colombo this morning (12).

The AIDAstella is scheduled to depart for the Maldives tonight.

It carries 2,022 passengers and a crew of 628, including tourists from nearly 30 countries such as Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Belgium.

These tourists are scheduled to visit tourist destinations in Colombo, Pinnawala, Kandy, and Negombo today (12).

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....