Luxury cruise ship brings 2,700 international tourists to Vietnam
VOV.VN - Saigontourist Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed the Malta-flagged Celebrity Solstice on November 22, with the vessel carrying 2,700 foreign passengers onboard.
The cruise ship docked at Phu My Port in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, with the locality being home to the popular beach city of Vung Tau, with the majority of passengers onboard hailing from the United States, Canada, and the UK.
Upon arrival, the foreign guests were taken to the most popular tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh City and throughout the southwestern region.
This comes after the ship brought the holidaymakers to visit Ha Long on November 18, before then departing for Hue and Nha Trang on November 19 and November 20. Celebrity Solstice is the lead ship of the Solstice class of cruise ships operated by Celebrity Cruises.
The vessel stretches for 314.86 metres in length, boasts a capacity of 2,852 passengers, and is rated as one of the most modern ships in the world.
On November 10, Celebrity Solstice cruise ship arrived at the Phu My port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province with boast 2,700 international passengers onboard.
The visitors were then set to spend time on a five-day tour to various sightseeing destinations across the country until November 13. On November 26, the cruise ship Celebrity Millennium is scheduled to reach a port in Thua Thien-Hue province with about 2,100 passengers from the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia onboard.
Saigontourist also plans to continue receiving multiple international cruise ships from major firms such as Silversea Cruises and Crystal Cruises during the final months of the year.
