1,200 foreigners to cruise cross Vietnam

10:38' 05/11/2007 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge - About 1,200 international tourists travelling on Costa Allegra cruise ship will dock Saigon Port on the morning of November 5, said Saigontourist who is going to host the trip. These tourists, mainly from Britain, Spain and Italy, will travel from Saigon to Da Nang, Hue ancient city and Hoi An ancient town – two world cultural heritage sites of Vietnam. This is the second ship to Vietnam of the Costa Crociere cruise firm in 2007-2008 season, starting from October 2007 and lasting until June 2008. For the first 10 months of the year, Saigontourist has welcome 36,200 cruise tourists to Vietnam, an increase of 87% against the same period last year. The travel company is expected to welcome 11 cruise ships at Ha Long Bay, 15 ships at Ho Chi Minh City and 18 ships at Da Nang in November, said Le Quang Thang, head of the cruise department of Saigontourist. (Source: Nhan Dan)