Arranged by the Pacific Legend Tourism and Service Company, luxury cruise ship Costa Atlantica, carrying a total of 2,652 Chinese passengers, on Tuesday morning, docked at Da Nang’s Tien Sa Port.

Recent years have seen a growing number of cruise ship passengers arriving in the city

During their stay in the seaside city, the Chinese passengers visited some of the city’s popular tourist attractions such as the Museum of Cham Sculpture, the Da Nang Cathedral, the Linh Ung Pagoda on the Son Tra Peninsula, the beaches of My Khe and Pham Van Dong, and the Marble Mountains Tourist Area.

In addition, the visitors went shopping at Vincom Mall, BigC Mall, and the Han and Con markets.

In the evening of the same day, the ship left the city for other destinations.

From now until the end of this month, the city is expected to welcome about 6 other cruise ship arrivals, carrying a combined total of about 14,000 Chinese and European passengers.