By Lim Wei Chean

TOURISM officials cheered the arrival yesterday of a 700-passenger luxury cruise ship that will make its new seasonal home at HarbourFront.

The berthing of the Azamara Quest is one of the few bright spots in a disappointing year for Singapore's cruise industry.

Long a favourite port-of-call for the world's biggest lines, the sector has been struggling amid the current global economic meltdown.

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