Khanh Hoa welcomes nearly 1,800 cruise ships, tourism flourishes

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Khanh Hoa continues to welcome the international cruise ship MS Coral Princess with nearly 1,800 tourists from the US, Australia and Europe, docking at Cam Ranh International Port.

On March 30, MS Coral Princess ship departed from Phu My port, docked at Cam Ranh port at 9 am and left on the evening of the same day, continuing its journey to Ha Long port.

After docking at the port, tourists are organized by travel agencies to visit many prominent destinations such as: Ponagar Tower, Long Son Pagoda, Dam Market; and experience Truong Son craft village, sightseeing on the Cai River...

Khánh Hòa chào đón chuyến tàu biển quốc tế mang tên Ms Coral Princess với 1.800 du khách. Ảnh: Nguyễn Phát
Khanh Hoa welcomes an international cruise ship named Ms Coral Princess with 1,800 tourists. Photo: Nguyen Phat

This is the 25th international cruise ship to Khanh Hoa with more than 41,080 visitors ashore for sightseeing. According to the registered schedule, this year the locality is expected to welcome 23 more cruise ships.

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Khanh Hoa, in March 2026, the whole province welcomed about 810,000 overnight visitors, an increase of 28.1% compared to the same period.

In which, international visitors are estimated at 360,000 (up 38.3%), domestic visitors are about 450,000 (up 21%). Total tourism revenue is estimated at 6,500 billion VND, up 45.1%.

Accumulated in the first 3 months of 2026, Khanh Hoa welcomed about 2.5 million overnight visitors, an increase of 21.1% compared to the same period. Of which, international visitors reached about 1.1 million, domestic visitors reached 1.4 million. Total tourism revenue is estimated at 20,415 billion VND, an increase of 30.9%.

According to leaders of Khanh Hoa Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, entering the second quarter of 2026, Khanh Hoa's tourism industry will welcome the peak summer season, coinciding with major holidays such as Southern Liberation Day April 30 and International Labor Day May 1.

Forecasts from tourism units show that the number of domestic tourists will increase during this period. The local tourism industry is preparing many new cultural, sports and tourism products.

Notably, preparations for the Cau Ngu festival, Thap Ba festival, sea tourism festival...

At the same time, develop development projects such as night economy, digital transformation, green tourism... to improve service quality and attract tourists in the coming time.

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