Luxury cruiser brings 3,724 passengers docked Phu My port

Some 3,724 passengers and crew members aboard five-star cruiser Diamond Princess berthed in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province on last Wednesday.
The 2,648 passengers are mostly from the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Germany, Russia and Australia, Lao Dong (Labor) newspaper reported.
While the 288.3 meter vessel docked at the province’s Phu My Port, a group of 1,800 travelers took a sightseeing tour to nearby Ho Chi Minh City.
The remaining tourists joined a tour of the southern province, visiting local craft villages, traditional markets and local attractions.
The cruiser left for Thailand in the afternoon but is scheduled to return to Phu My on November 25.
Diamond Princess, with nearly 740 balcony staterooms, is managed by premium American cruise line Princess Cruise. The cruise line is the owner of a fleet of 18 cruisers bringing travelers to more than 330 destinations across the globe.
Launched in 2004, the vessel primarily cruises in Alaska during the summer and Asia in the winter. It can carry up to 3,100 passengers on one voyage.