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The Colombo Harbour's new passenger berth at the Queen Elizabeth Quay had a fitting inaugural earlier this month, when the "Seabourn Spirit" one of the world's most luxurious passenger ships called on Colombo.

One of the famed Cunard & Seabourn Line's elite "Yachts of Seabourn" group of cruise vessels, the Seabourn Spirit was the first vessel to use the new berth, the ship's local agent Lewis Shipping, a member of the Delmege Forsyth Group said.

Seabourn Spirit's Captain Birger Johannes has commended the new passenger berth, which he said was comparable with any passenger berth in the world.

A new passenger terminal building could see Colombo offering world-class facilities for international cruise operators, Captain Johannes added.

The Seabourn Spirit, whose claim to personalized service is backed by an offer of virtually one crewmember per passenger on board, has received the cruise industry's top rating of five stars from the Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships, for five consecutive years. The ship has also been awarded the five star diamond award by the American Academy of Hospitality Services for seven successive years.

A spokesman for the Delmege Forsyth Group, which has represented the Cunard & Seabourn Line for several decades, said the call of the Seabourn Spirit to Colombo was a very welcome development, especially in the context of the slowdown in tourism.

He said the Cunard & Seabourn Line, which operates the celebrated QE II is in the process of building the Queen Mary 2, a classical ocean liner due to be commissioned in 2003.

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