Princess Cruises, a five-star premium cruise line, has announced that it will increase the number of cruise tours to Vietnam in 2018.
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rincess Cruises will increase the number of cruise
tours to Vietnam in 2018 (Illustrative image. Source Princess Cruises)
Princess Cruises conducted 22 trips
to Vietnam in 2017, bringing over 58,000 tourists to Vietnamese seaports of Phu
My, Nha Trang, Da Nang and Cai Lan.
In 2018, six cruise liners, namely
Majestic Princess, Sapphire Princess, Diamond Princess, Golden Princess, Sun
Princess and Coral Princess will make 31 trips carrying over 80,000
holidaymakers to Vietnam.
Farriek Tawfik, Director for
Southeast Asia of Princess Cruises, said Vietnam has become an increasingly
popular destination for tourists from the US, Australia, the EU and Asia.
The company will organise a tourism
fair in Ho Chi Minh City on February 10-11 to introduce its voyages, including
those to China’s Taiwan on the Majestic Princess and Sun Princess, he added.
On the occasion, Princess Cruises
will launch its sailing tours to the European Union and the Mediterranean for
summer 2018 on five cruise liners, which are able to carry 670-3,560 passengers
each.
Tawifk said he believes that
Vietnamese guests will enjoy Mediterranean voyages to explore various places in
Italy, Greece, France and Spain for seven days.
Source: VNA
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