They are on a Danang-Nha Trang-Ho Chi Minh City tour until March 23.

This is the second time the luxury cruise ship Columbus has visited Vietnam since early this year.

So far, Saigontourist has received more than 140,300 international tourists coming on board the Costa Classica, SuperStar Aquarius, Columbus, Spirit Of Adventure, and Europa.

The same day, cruise ship Diamond Princess of Bermuda brought nearly 2,700 foreign visitors to Nha Trang city in central Vietnam.

The tourists, coming from 40 countries and territories, took part in shopping activities, tasted local special dishes and visited popular sites in the city before heading to Hong Kong in the afternoon.