Danang welcomes 2,300 tourists at port
Genting Dream, a cruiser of the Hong Kong-based luxury cruise line Dream Cruises, with 2,300 passengers on board, docked at Tien Sa port in the central city of Danang on November 10.
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This was the maiden voyage of the modern ship that is capable of accommodating 3,400 passengers.
Genting Dream was scheduled to visit three major ports in Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang and Danang during its November 8-10 tour of Vietnam.
Tran Chi Cuong, deputy head of the Danang Tourism Department said the arrival of modern luxury cruise liners to the city has helped exploit the potential of local beaches and resorts.
According to the agency, Danang hosted 58 cruisers with 81,271 international passengers in 2016, 3.6 times higher than the figure of 2015.
