With a coastline of 3,260 kilometres, over 4,000 large and small islands, many beautiful bays and a deep-water port system suitable for large ships, Vietnam has great potential to develop cruise tourism.

Despite challenges from Typhoon Yagi, the northern province of Quang Ninh, home to UNESCO-recognised natural heritage Ha Long Bay, welcomed 19 million tourists, including 3.8 million foreigners, in 2024, with cruise travelers making a significant contribution.

Cruise tourism plays a crucial role in attracting foreign visitors to the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, contributing to its overall socio-economic development.

Leveraging existing advantages of an attractive destination for cruise tourism, the coastal city of Nha Trang in the central province of Khanh Hoa is continuing to refine related mechanisms and offer a variety of services meeting demand of sea travellers.

VOV.VN - A number of luxury cruise ships have continuously brought thousands of foreign tourists to the city of Ha Long in the northern province of Quang Ninh over recent times, thereby helping the local tourism industry to flourish during the low season.

The port complex of Cai Mep - Thi Vai in Ba Ria - Vung Tau continually welcomed international cruise ships with thousands of tourists over the past months, a sign of cruise tourism recovery in this southern province and Vietnam at large.

The number of international cruise ships bringing thousands of tourists to Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue began to pick up again after a long period being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam witnessed an significant increase in the number of international tourist arrivals by sea in the first quarter of 2023, showing that cruise tourism has great potential for further development in the Southeast Asian nation.

The number of cruise tourists accounts for only 2-3% of the total number of international visitors to Vietnam.