The cruise ship Silver Spirit, flying the Bahamian flag, docked at Kato Paphos early on Monday morning with 990 passengers and crew members making their way into the historic city.

The cruise ship arrived from Rhodes, Greece, and in the afternoon will depart from Paphos as it is to travel onto Haifa, Israel.

Silver Spirit is catering to 586 passengers, mainly Americans, Brits, Germans, Australians, as well as 404 crew members.