With this impressive growth, Vietnam has risen to the 4th position among the countries with the highest number of cruise ship arrivals in Asia. Of which, Chan May port welcomed the most cruises in Vietnam with 159, Phu My port ranked 2nd with 139, Cai Lan port welcomed 111 and Nha Trang port welcomed 72 in 2018.
Mr. Farriek Tawfik, Regional Director of Southeast Asia, Princess Cruises
With the advantage of a long, beautiful coastline and attractive local culture, Vietnam is considered a potential cruise destination, attracting the attention of foreign tourists who want to travel by cruise to Vietnam. Vietnam's maritime infrastructure is being rapidly developed to meet the increasing demand for cruise tourism, thereby being able to accommodate larger cruise ships, allowing more cruise ships to dock at Vietnamese seaports during their travel itineraries.
In 2018, Princess Cruises estimated that it transported more than 80,000 international tourists to Vietnam with 6 cruise ships docking at Phu My, Nha Trang, Da Nang and Cai Lan ports. The increasing demand for cruise tourism to Vietnam contributes to the growth of the domestic economy through tourists' spending on attractions, shopping, food as well as the spending of cruise lines to import more raw materials and goods to serve tourists.
Currently, the cruise vacation market in Asia has the fastest growth rate in the world with more than 4 million tourists in 2017. It is estimated that by the end of 2018, there will be more than 4.26 million Asian tourists choosing to take a cruise vacation.
This figure is even more impressive when a previous survey showed that Asia would not reach 4 million cruise tourists until 2020, but in fact, this figure could have been achieved in 2018.
According to the World Bank Report, in recent years, the middle class in Vietnam has increased rapidly with 1.5 million people per year. The rapid increase of the middle class and the wealth of Vietnamese people has promoted the increasing demand for high-end tourism abroad.
Princess Cruises' fleet of 17 cruise ships will take visitors to 360 destinations around the world with luxurious accommodations, world-class dining and entertainment on board, thereby bringing many unforgettable memories to Vietnamese travelers looking for a luxury cruise travel experience.
Sapphire Princess and Diamond Princess cruise ships will dock in Singapore from November 2018 to March 2019, offering a series of 3-13 day cruises around Southeast Asia. These cruises will meet the growing demand for Vietnamese families, while also satisfying the needs of first-time cruise travelers to Singapore and other ports in Southeast Asia. To best plan your upcoming vacations, Princess Cruises encourages Vietnamese travelers to contact their travel agents directly for more information on the company's special cruises.
