Two luxury cruise liners bring nearly 3,400 European, US tourists to Ha Long

By VNA November 13, 2023 | 06:07 pm PT

Luxury cruise ship Celebrity Solstice docks at Ha Long International Cruise Port, northern Vietnam on Nov. 13, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Le Tan

Ha Long has welcomed two luxury cruise liners with nearly 3,400 European and U.S. tourists aboard on Monday and Tuesday.

The Malta-flagged Celebrity Solstice with almost 2,700 tourists docked at the Ha Long International Cruise Port on Monday, Quang Ninh Province's Tourism Department reported.

After disembarking, they explored famous destinations such as Quang Ninh Museum, experienced local culture and cuisine through a city tour of Ha Long, and visited tourist spots.

They will also tour Hanoi, Hai Phong City, and villages in Hai Phong's Vinh Bao district.

The cruise liner is scheduled to depart Ha Long Bay at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, concluding its voyage through Vietnam and heading back to Hong Kong (China). It is expected to return to Ha Long four more times by the end of this year.

In the last two months of this year alone, as many as 16 big cruise liners registered to dock at the port.

So far, the number of registered port calls for 2024 has approached 60, bringing over 70,000 passengers, mostly well-known and prestigious brands such as Mein Schiff 5 and 6, Celebrity Solstice, Noordam, MSC Splendida, Westerdam, and others.