As many as 255 tourists of different nationalities and 173 crews arrived on Friday at Sharm El Sheikh port to visit tourist attractions in the resort city.

They arrived on board a ship coming from Jordanian Aqaba harbor, Head of the Red Sea Ports Authority Hesham Abu-Sena said.

He ordered the port's authority to coordinate with all bodies concerned to finalize the arrival measures of the tourists.

He called for also providing air-conditioned buses for tourists during their tours around the city.