April 05, 2014 | 21:30 (GMT+7)
Large cruise ship docks at Tan Cang-Cai Mep Port
PANO – Five-star cruise ship Diamond Princess (Bermuda) with 2,600 international tourists and 1,100 crew members on board on April 4th docked at Sai Gon New Port Corporation’s Tan Cang-Cai Mep ODA Terminal (TCOT) in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province...
PANO – Five-star cruise ship Diamond Princess (Bermuda) with 2,600 international tourists and 1,100 crew members on board on April 4th docked at Sai Gon New Port Corporation’s Tan Cang-Cai Mep ODA Terminal (TCOT) in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
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Representative of the Sai Gon New Port Corporation presenting gifts to passengers. |
Most of the passengers on the ship are from Australia, Singapore, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the UK, US and Russia. On April 4th, they explored famous places in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province and Ho Chi Minh Chi City before leaving for Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa province.
This is the first time the Diamond Princess docked at TCOT with total area of 48 hectares in Phuoc Hoa commune, Tan Thanh district. The port is available for ships up to 160,000 DWT.
Diamond Princess with 288.3m in length and 37.5m in width is one of the world’s best ships with a restaurant, a bar, a cinema, a spa centre and a fitness room.
Translated by Son Ca