Diamond Princess brings 3,000 tourists to Thua Thien-Hue province
VOV.VN - A Diamond Princess ship carrying around 3,000 passengers and crew on board berthed at Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on December 10.
This marks the return of the international cruise ship after a three-year hiatus caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At Ngo Mon (Noon Gate), the main entrance leading to Hue Imperial City, representatives of local authorities and the Hue Relics Preservation Centre welcomed the delegation with a performance of the royal court music, a UNESCO-recognised world cultural heritage, and offered the guests bouquets of flowers.
Foreign tourists then took a tour around Hue Imperial Citadel, a renowned UNESCO world heritage site, in order to discover royal art and architecture.
According to the schedule, two more Diamond Princess cruise ships are due to dock at Chan May port on December 19 and December 29, bringing around 3,000 international travelers each to Hue.
Chan May port is among 46 seaports throughout Southeast Asia selected by the Asia Cruise Association as a stopover for a cruise ship. A total of 30 cruise ships carrying 48,000 passengers and 18,700 crew members have registered to dock at the port ahead in 2024, reported Chan May Port Joint Stock Company.
Diamond Princess is a British-registered cruise ship that is owned and operated by Princess Cruises. She was put into operation in March 2004, and primarily cruises in Asia during the northern hemisphere summer and Australia during the southern hemisphere summer.
The ship stretches for 290.2 metres in length, 62.48 metres in height, with a capacity of 2,670 passengers and 1,100 crew members.
