The Saigontourist Travel Service Company will receive 5,500 tourists and crew from aboard three cruise liners.

The five-star Costa Allegra vessel has brought 1,300 passengers, mainly from Italy, Spain, the UK and France, to see the sights of Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Hue.

The SuperStar Gemini anchored at Da Nang port to disembark 1,200 Australian passangers who will travel around Da Nang, Hoi An and Hue.

Saigontourist will also welcome 3,000 tourists and crew from China and Japan on board the SuperStar Virgo on May 20 to visit Ha Long Bay.

The company has so far this year received more than 30,000 tourists by sea, operating tours to Ha Long Bay, Hanoi, Hue, Da Nang, Hoi An, Nha Trang, Sai Gon and My Tho.