Phan Thiet welcomes cruise ship Orion II

Phan Thiet City welcomed 80 visitors from Cruise ship Orion II on Tuesday morning, of whom 57 were from the U.S., with the remainder from Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, the U.K., Spain, Italy and Ecuador.
Departing from HCMC, Orion II arrived in Phan Thiet at 5 a.m. As Phan Thiet has no specialized wharf the cruise anchored two nautical miles offshore before being transferred to the mainland by boats. Guests were to visit popular destinations of the coast city such as Bau Trang sand dunes, Suoi Tien tourist area, Ham Tien-Mui Ne Tourist Area and play golf at Ocean Dunes Golf Club. The cruise will leave Phan Thiet for other coastal cities in the central region before finishing its journey in Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province.
This is the first time Phan Thiet City has welcomed an international cruise, giving more potential for local tourism. Binh Thuan Province expects more cruise visits in the future.
*Thirty tourism companies in Binh Thuan were honored at the 16th anniversary of the locality’s tourism sector last Sunday at Golden Coast Phan Thiet tourist site.
The event had the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, local authorities and tourism companies.
The companies receiving certificates of merit this year were Lang Tre tourist site in Mui Ne, Seahorse Resort, Hon Rom tourism development JSC, Ta Cu Mountain’s tourist site, Sealinks City, Lua Viet Tours, Ben Thanh Tourist, Saigontourist, Saigon Railway, Transaero Airlines, Jibe’ beach Club, Co.op Mart Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan newspaper, Binh Thuan Radio & Television Station and Binh Thuan community college.
Additionally, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Binh Thuan Tourism Association granted certificates for typical tourism brands of Phu Hai Resort, Novotel Hotel, Sea Lion Resort, Terracotta Resort, Saigon – Suoi Nhum, Lazi Beach Resort, Doi Duong Hotel, Hai Au Hotel, Golden Coast, Rock Water Bay Resort, Ca Ty Hotel, Sao Mai Travel, Binh Minh Hotel, Hon Rom 2 Hotel and Sinh Cafe.