The Princess Daphne cruise liner anchored at Sai Gon port, Ho Chi Minh City , on Dec. 30 with 530 passengers on board, most of them are from Australia.

This is the first time Princess Daphne visited Vietnam.

Visitors will not only enjoy a tour of Ho Chi Minh City but also take part in a wide range of activities, such as shopping at Ben Thanh Market, watching water puppet show, walking around Cho Lon area, visiting Phuong Nam lacquer workshop and enjoying coconut sweets, fruits and honey of the Mekong Delta region which are offered by Saigontourist.

The cruise plans to leave Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 31 and will return to Vietnam on Jan. 15, 2011.

Sea tourism is one of Saigontourist’s advantages. In 2010, the company received more than 60,000 visitors from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain who came to Vietnam by cruise ships./.