Celebrity Millennium ship carrying thousands of tourists docks at Chan May port

In 2024, Chan May port is expected to welcome 41 cruise ships with more than 90,000 passengers and crew members.

The Celebrity Millennium cruise ship carrying thousands of tourists docked at Chan May port. Photo: Department of Tourism

On October 25, the Department of Tourism of Thua Thien - Hue province coordinated with Chan May Port Joint Stock Company to organize the opening ceremony and officially put into operation the Tourist Information and Support Center at Chan May port area.

Accordingly, this Center will serve tourists through information forms such as leaflets, tourism publications, maps, images, videos ... introducing outstanding destinations of Thua Thien - Hue province.

In addition, the Center also provides visitors with necessary information to have interesting local experiences, from exploring cultural heritage, community tourism, ecology, spirituality, to visiting traditional craft villages, shopping and health care.

International visitors visit the Tourist Information and Support Center at Chan May Port. Photo: Department of Tourism

Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc, Director of the Department of Tourism of Thua Thien - Hue province, said that putting the Center into operation is not only a place to provide information and support tourists to explore destinations and tourism products of Hue, but also contributes to promoting the image of Thua Thien - Hue in the future development stage to become a centrally-run city.

On this occasion, the Department of Tourism of Thua Thien - Hue province and related units welcomed a group of guests from the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship (Malta nationality) of Royal Caribbean, with 2,150 passengers and 958 crew members arriving at Chan May port.

According to Chan May Port Joint Stock Company, in the first 10 months of 2024, Chan May Port welcomed 30 cruise ships with nearly 60,000 passengers and crew members. In 2024, Chan May Port is expected to welcome 41 cruise ships with more than 90,000 passengers and crew members. In 2025, there were 42 ships carrying about 74,000 passengers and crew members registered to call at Chan May Port and this is expected to increase in the coming time.

According to the Thua Thien - Hue Department of Tourism, in the first 10 months of 2024, the number of visitors to the locality is estimated at more than 3.2 million, an increase of 26.75% over the same period last year. Of which, international visitors are estimated at more than 1 million, an increase of nearly 31.45%, with tourism revenue estimated at nearly VND 6,500 billion.

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