One of the main concerns for 2010 Soccer World Cup has been transportation and accommodation. One of those issues has been potentially solved with German Media Mogul Leo Kirch who has invested in hotel ships to accommodate the 2010 visitors.
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Cruise ships to provide Cup beds Sapa-DPA
Former German media mogul Leo Kirch has invested in hotel ships to provide accommodation during the 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa, German Spiegel news magazine reported at the weekend.
Kirch’s company, KF 15, has helped fund two cruise ships which are to dock in Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth and function as hotels during the World Cup Finals, Spiegel reported.
The luxury liners in question, MS Westerdam and MS Noordam, offer a combined total of 4600 beds. The cost for the two ships is estimated at upwards of à 10 million (R110m).
Fifa president Joseph Blatter had previously suggested that cruise ships could be the solution to the 15000 hotel beds lacking for the month-long World Cup finals.
However, the idea could only be a partial solution as Durban and Port Elizabeth are the only host cities that could accommodate such large ships.
The World Cup takes place in South Africa June 11 to July 11, 2010.
