Spirit of Adventure, the high-class cruise ship, carrying 750 foreign visitors and crew from the United Kingdom (UK) arrived at Ha Long city on February 24th.
According to the Sai Gon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) which offers services for the cruise ship, this is the first time the ship has brought tourists to Vietnam in 2012.
The visitors, mostly from the UK, are on a week-long visit along the coastline of Vietnam calling at Ha Long, Da Nang, Nha Trang, and Ho Chi Minh City.
After docking at Cai Lan port, the passengers went on a tour to Ha Long Bay and visit Bai Chay town and Vung Vieng fishing village before moving on to Hanoi capital. The visitors returned to Quang Ninh later to explore Yen Tu pagoda and Dong Trieu ceramic village before leaving for Da Nang at 9pm tonight.
So far, Quang Ninh has welcomed over 1,3 million visitors for the first two months of this year, of which the number of foreign ones is nearly 539,000, reported by the Department of Culture Sports and Tourism./.
Source: QNP
