Spectrum of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in Asia, arrived in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam on Wednesday with 4,600 tourists on board.

The 16-story cruise ship boasts over 2,000 cabins and can accommodate up to 5,600 passengers.

Spectrum of the Seas departed from Singapore, bringing travelers from France, Germany, Spain, Thailand, and Singapore to Nha Trang, according to local tourist firm Saigontourist.

The cruise ship was unable to dock in Nha Trang Port due to its large size and instead had to be anchored in Nha Trang Bay before using smaller boats to transport passengers to the mainland.

During their time in Nha Trang, tourists visited the city’s most popular tourist sites, including the Institute of Oceanography, Ponagar Tower, Truong Son Craft Village, Long Son Pagoda, and Dam Market.

They also tried mud bathing and went cycling in the city’s suburbs.

The cruise ship left Nha Trang for Hong Kong on Wednesday evening.

Khanh Hoa Province has welcomed 10 cruise ships with a combined 9,600 passengers since early this year.

The province will receive another cruise ship this month, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

Khanh Hoa welcomed 2.78 million tourists in the first half of this year, surging 165.3 percent year on year, including over 780,000 foreign tourist arrivals and over 1.9 million domestic visitors, soaring 17.6 times and 99.3 percent, respectively, over the same period last year.

The province hopes to attract around four million tourists this year, including 2.5 million domestic travelers and 1.5 million international tourists. 

Its target is to generate VND21 trillion (US$881 million) in tourism revenue, the Department of Tourism said.

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