VOV.VN - Vietnamese tourists now have the opportunity to embark on international cruise tours directly from a domestic port, as the luxury cruise ship Star Voyager set sail from Phu My Port in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province for the first time on June 13.

Vietnam boasts rich cultural resources, which have been exploited effectively to develop tourism, thus contributing to making the smokeless sector an important part of the cultural industry, what has been referred to as a cultural tourism "gold mine".

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism is planning to launch a three-hour cruise tour along the Saigon River that is expected to be among key tourism products in the area this year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has successfully beat Cambodia, China, Thailand, Laos and others to win Asia's best river cruise destination title at the World Cruise Awards 2021, the most prestigious prize in the global cruise industry.