Published:  23:48 Saturday - February 11, 2012

On February 9, the Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) received two high-end cruise ships which carried more than 4,000 tourists and crew to Halong City in the Northern province of Quang Ninh.

On February 9, the Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) received two high-end cruise ships which carried more than 4,000 tourists and crew to Halong City in the Northern province of Quang Ninh.

The tourists on the two luxury cruisers of Costa Classica and SuperStar Aquarius were mainly from Hong Kong and big cities of China.

Costa Classica will continue to dock at Halong bay on February 13^th, 17^th, 21^st and 29^th on the same route, while SuperStar Aquarius comes the costal city on its planned route from Sanya, China under a contract between Saigontourist and the Asia’s leading cruise firm of Star Cruises from November 2011 to March 2012.

Also in February, Saigontourist will welcome Spirit of Advanture cruise ship on the Halong – Danang – Nha Trang – Ho Chi Minh City route from February 24^th to March 1^st. Moreover, the company will serve Columbus cruise ship on the Danang – Haiphong route from February 21^st to 23^rd.

This event will create favorable conditions to develop Vietnam's tourism!