Phu Quoc welcomes first international cruise ship post COVID-19
PSNews - The arrival of the Costa Serena cruise ship showed that the local tourism industry is recovering. Some enterprises have registered the travel plan of the same passenger cruise vessels and it is expected that the island will welcome more five-star passenger cruise ships in the upcoming time.
The Costa Serena international cruise ship of Italy on May 21 arrived at Duong Dong wharf, Phu Quoc island, after departing from Thailand, making it the first international cruise ship to return to Vietnam’s resort island post COVID-19.
Bui Quoc Thai, Director of the Department of Tourism of Kien Giang Province, said that the five-star cruise ship carried 2,600 passengers and around 1,000 crew members who are citizens of Thailand, Malaysia, Cuba and European countries arrived in Phu Quoc Island for the first time after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The tourism sector and authorities of Phu Quoc City prepared sixty 50-seat buses to take tourists to discover the island. After visitors finished sightseeing and shopping at tourist attractions on Phu Quoc island, at 5:00 p.m. on the same day, the ship left Phu Quoc, continuing its cruise on the ocean.
Thai said that the arrival of the Costa Serena cruise ship showed that the local tourism industry is recovering. Some enterprises have registered the travel plan of the same passenger cruise vessels and it is expected that the island will welcome more five-star passenger cruise ships in the upcoming time.
Kien Giang province has geared up to recover the tourism industry severely affected by the COVID-19. It has built Phu Quoc international passenger port, promoted the application of science and technology, reformed procedures, shortened immigration procedure time for vehicles and visitors, and offered high quality, distinctive products and services.
