Tourists to visit by the boatload

TWO thousand visitors will arrive on the shores of Dark Mofo next week on board the Pacific Explorer, a cruise specifically designed for mainlanders to visit the festival.

Injecting $750,000 into Tasmania’s economy, the P&O Cruise is set to become an annual treat for interstate tourists to visit the city and experience its biggest winter festival.

The first cruise of its kind was in 2017, although it was not on offer last year.

Passengers, who have paid from $599, will receive a priority pass to the Winter Feast as well as a Mona ticket and return ferry ticket to the museum.

The passengers will be stepping on and off the ship via MAC4 and there will be a sheltered entrance to and from Macquarie Point.

The cruise includes two days and two nights in Hobart, and will be arriving next Thursday.