Coming to Nha Trang this time, the visitors went on a city tour of major tourist attractions in the locality by cyclo or learn about Vietnamese cuisine at a restaurant on the outskirts of the city.

After discovering the city’s major destinations and food delicacies, the visitors boarded the cruise ship again late in the afternoon the same day, heading for Da Nang, another famous tourist destination in central Vietnam.

Westerdam was the last foreign cruise ship bringing foreign visitors to Nha Trang in 2023.

Westerdam is expected to return to Nha Trang in January 2024, according to Bui Minh Thang, director of Phuong Thang Tourism Service Trading Company Limited.

He also revealed that the company will also welcome about 3,000 foreign guests on board a cruise ship in February 2024, and another 4,500 guests on board Queen Mary, the world’s largest cruise ship in April 2024.

Since the beginning of 2023, Khanh Hoa has welcomed 25 cruise ships, bringing nearly 46,000 visitors to the locality, reported the Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism.