After docking, visitors began their excursions to popular destinations in Ho Chi Minh City and nearby Dong Thap province.
According to the Saigontourist travel service company, about 75% of the 1,400 passengers disembarking chose tours in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Celebrity Solstice, a luxury Malta-flagged cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises (Photo: sggp.org.vn) |
Among the most popular options are visits to traditional craft villages and the Cu Chi Tunnels, as well as tours in Vung Tau and Ba Ria wards featuring attractions such as Bach Dinh and Bai Truoc.
Built by Germany’s leading shipbuilder Meyer Werft at a cost of 750 million USD, Celebrity Solstice is one of the world’s most modern and luxurious cruise ships.
Launched in 2008, the vessel, with a capacity of 2,850 passengers and a gross tonnage of 122,000 tons, measures 317.2 meters in length, 36.8 meters in width and 15 decks high, three times the size of a football field. It offers high-end facilities including a 1,000-seat theatre, an outdoor lawn area, fitness center, sauna, indoor pool and hot tubs.
Ho Chi Minh City is one of several stops on the ship’s regional itinerary, which departs from Singapore and includes Thailand before visiting Thi Vai Port, Chan May Port (Hue city) and Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh province) of Vietnam before concluding in Hong Kong (China).
In 2025, Celebrity Solstice has repeatedly brought international visitors to Vietnam. The ship was also the first international cruise to dock in Ho Chi Minh City immediately after Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) 2025 and most recently visited the port in mid-November.
Source: VNA