According to the Quang Ninh Department of Tourism, from October 18 to December 30, the locality is scheduled to receive as many as 14 cruise ships. Among them are many large ships from world-famous cruise lines such as Costa Serena, Viking Orion, Seven Seas Explorer, Celebrity Solstice, Le Lapouser, Mein Schiff 6, Seabourn Encore, and Noordam.
Each cruise ship will bring around 2,000 to 3,500 foreign tourists to Ha Long city which is famous for Ha Long Bay, a world heritage site recognized twice by UNESCO.
Furthermore, there will be a total of 46 cruise ships docking at Ha Long International Cruise Port between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
Major cruise lines bringing 2,000 or more international tourists include Celebrity Solstice, MEDITERRANEA, Noordam, MSC Splendida, BRILLIANT LADY, Mein Schiff 6, Costa Serena, and Westerdam.
Pham Van Hiep, director of Ha Long International Cruise Port, said that after the severe impact of typhoon Yagi, cruise liners still have confidence in the facilities and service quality of the tourism industry in Quang Ninh province, thereby serving to affirm the potential and brand of Quang Ninh tourism among international friends.
Over the past nine months, Quang Ninh has greeted over 15.6 million visitors, including 2.6 million foreigners.
Local authorities have set the target to welcome 19 million visitors, including 3.5 million foreigners this year.
