The luxury cruise ship Voyager of the Seas of Royal Caribbean on Wednesday docked at Phu My Port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, and dozens of travel firms in HCMC were invited to visit the ship.
According to PSR Royal Caribbean Cruises Vietnam, the 15-deck Voyager of the Seas was built in 1999 with a total cost of US$65 million. The ship is 311 meters long, 48 meters wide and 63 meters high.
Including several entertainment and sport facilities, Voyager of the Seas can accommodate up to 3,138 passengers and 1,181 crewmembers on board. It takes the ship one day to sail from Phu My Port to Bangkok, Thailand.
According to Nguyen Minh Hieu, Assistant Manager of PSR Royal Caribbean Cruises Vietnam, the cruise operator wants to introduce the cruise ship to travel firms so that they can sell the cruise vacation to Vietnamese tourists.
With this ship, tourists can travel to Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Japan and many other destinations. However, as international seaports in Vietnam have yet to perform entry and exit procedures for tourists to travel abroad, tourists have to fly to Singapore, Hong Kong or China in order to begin the journey.
"We started to sell the cruise tour of Legend of the Seas, another ship of Royal Caribbean, to Vietnam tourists last year with around 1,000 customers, with very positive feedbacks. Therefore, we continue to introduce Voyager of the Seas in Vietnam," he said.
According to Hieu, Voyager of the Seas offers several different tours, but Vietnamese tourists often buy tours lasting four to five days. With around VND20 million, inclusive of airfare from Vietnam to Singapore, tourists can begin a journey with Voyager of the Seas.