Da Nang welcomes over 800 first foreign cruise ship passengers on first lunar day
The Da Nang Department of Tourism in collaboration with the Da Nang Port JSC and the Da Nang Port Border Guard held a ceremony on January 29 (the first day of the lunar new year) to welcome over 800 US nationals arriving in the central city by sea aboard the cruise ship Crystal Symphony.
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Da Nang welcomes first foreign cruise ship passengers to the city |
At the welcoming ceremony, Da Nang leaders presented flowers and souvenirs to the tourists - the first to the city on the Lunar New Year 2025.
During their stay in the city, the passengers were taken to some of the city’s popular tourist attractions such as Linh Ung Pagoda, Museum of Cham Sculpture, Han Market, and My Khe Beach.
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Luxury cruise ship docks at the Tien Sa port, bringing more than 800 American tourists to Da Nang. Photo: HOANG HIEP |
Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Tan Van Vuong said that the first cruise ship passengers to the city on the first day of Tet brought a positive and good signal for Da Nang tourism in 2025.
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Tourists get off the cruise ship to visit some of Da Nang popular tourist spots. Photo: HOANG HIEP |
The city will continue to invest and diversify tourism products, aimed at meeting the needs and tastes of cruise ship passengers in particular and tourists in general. At the same time, heed will be on boosting the promotion and advertising of Da Nang destinations to lure more tourists; as well as organising more activities and services to enhance the experience for tourists, he added.
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Representatives of the city's tourism industry give souvenirs to first cruise ship passengers to the city. Photo: HOANG HIEP |
“Cruise ship passengers are an important source of tourists to Da Nang tourism. The city's tourism industry will promote the work of attracting and serving tourists to contribute to diversifying the international tourist market to visit and travel in Da Nang" Mr. Tan Van Vuong shared.
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A foreign tourist is satisfied with the quick handling of procedures by the officers and soldiers of the Border Guard at the Da Nang Port. Photo: HOANG HIEP |
Reporting by HOANG HIEP - Translating by M.DUNG