{"id":2753,"date":"2023-12-03T08:43:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/2023\/12\/03\/norwegian-jewel-brings-2000-tourists-to-kk\/"},"modified":"2023-12-03T09:08:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T09:08:25","slug":"norwegian-jewel-brings-2000-tourists-to-kk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/?p=2753","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian Jewel brings 2,000 tourists to KK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2745\" src=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231127_142619.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2745\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Norwegian Jewel cruise ship recently visited Kota Kinabalu, boosting the local economy with 2,000 tourists disembarking to shop and spend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 20-floor luxury cruise ship&#8217;s 12-day itinerary covered Bangkok, Manila, Kota Kinabalu, Brunei, and Singapore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew Chin, Chairman of MatthewPaul Tours and Travel, a pioneer in local cruise tourism, led a local travel agents and media members a tour inside the ship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" data-id=\"2751\" src=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231127_120425-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231127_120425-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231127_120425-300x135.jpg 300w, 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