Quang Ninh welcomes first Beibu Gulf-Ha Long cruise of 2025 season
(VOVWORLD) - The luxury cruise ship Blue Dream Melody from China, carrying more than 1,100 tourists, docked Friday at Ha Long International Passenger Port in Quang Ninh province.
 Nguyen Viet Dung, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Ninh province, presents flowers to Blue Dream Melody cruise ship passengers. (Photo: VOV) |
This is the first cruise ship of the 2025 cruise season on the Beibu Gulf-Ha Long route. Guests will take part in tours of Ha Long Bay and a city tour of Ha Long-Bai Chay. During the 2025-2026 cruise season from October to April, nine cruises are planned from Beibu Gulf to Ha Long.
In the past 10 months, Ha Long received 44 international cruise ships carrying 56,600 tourists, a 9% increase year on year. Most of the passengers were from Europe, the US, or China.
By the end of this year, 23 cruise ships will have brought a total of 90,000 international visitors to Quang Ninh.