Hanoi (VNA) - French luxury cruiseship Le Jacques Cartier, carrying 150 passengers from France, the US, the UKand some European countries, visited Phu Quoc island in Kien Giang province onFebruary 22.
The vessel departed from Sihanoukville in Cambodia toPhu Quoc and then headed to Con Dao Island and Ho Chi Minh City beforereturning to France.
Passengers visited Ham Ninh fishingvillage, Phu Quoc prison, Ho Quoc temple, and other sites of interest.
According to Chairman of Phu Quoc People’sCommittee Huynh Quang Hung, Phu Quoc also expects to receive morecruise passengers from such markets as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Europe in 2024.
Kien Giang welcomed over 21,000 French visitors in 2023 who ranked ninth amonginternational visitors to the province./.