City receives 2,372 international cruise ship passengers
On Tuesday morning, two luxury cruise ships Seabourn Ovation and World Dream, carrying a combined total of 2,372 passengers, berthed at Da Nang’s Tien Sa Port. These passengers came from Hong Kong, China and European countries.
Cruise ship passengers arriving at the Tien Sa Port |
During their one-day stay in the city, the foreigners visited some of local popular tourist attractions.
According to the city-based travel agents, European tourists preferred to visit attractions which were imbued with local cultural identity such as museums, the Marble Mountains Tourist Area, plus Quang Nam Province’s Hoi An City and My Son Sanctuary.
Meanwhile, Chinese visitors chose to visit the My Khe Beach, the Linh Ung Pagoda and museums, as well as go shopping at the Han Market.
A city tour by cyclo was also preferred by many international tourists.