On Tuesday morning, the Bei Bu Wan Zhi Xing cruise ship, carrying 300 passengers from China, berthed at Da Nang’s Tien Sa Port.  On a cruise arranged by the Da Nang Vacation Company, the ship had set sail from Beihai City and was making its first visit to Da Nang.

To mark the occasion, a meeting between the Da Nang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Beihai Municipal Tourism Administration took place in the city on the same day to discuss promoting marine tourism cooperation.

The Bei Bu Wan Zhi Xing cruise ship

Beihai City is one of Asia’s largest cruise ship centres.  The bilateral cooperation with Beihai in opening a marine tourism route will help Da Nang to attract more visitors from China, and from other Chinese speaking localities, in the years ahead.

A representative from the Da Nang Vacation Company said that the ship would make regular visits to Da Nang, starting from April.  He also noted that in addition to China, his company would bring more cruise ship passengers from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore.

Also docking on Tuesday was the Costa Line cruise ship Costa Victoria with 2,100 Chinese passengers on board.  Over 1,785 of them visited popular tourist attractions in the city and took tours to Quang Nam Province's Hoi An City and My Son Sanctuary.  The ship then left Da Nang at 7.00pm the same day.