A series of cruise ships canceled trips to Nha Trang

At the meeting, travel companies, tourism businesses and units specializing in receiving international ships proposed that Khanh Hoa province needs to have the best plan for international ships to dock instead of Nha Trang port.

 

Previously, Hai Dang Nha Trang Maritime Agency Co., Ltd. sent a document to Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism and Nha Trang Maritime Port Authority informing that the ship owner had officially canceled 7/10 registered trips to Nha Trang in the last months of 2024.

Including trips carrying a very large number of passengers such as Quantum Of The Sea with 4,000 passengers, Celebrity Sostice with 2,800 passengers...

Mr. Do Thanh Long - Director of Hai Dang Nha Trang Maritime Agency Co., Ltd. - said that more than 16,000 passengers did not visit Nha Trang as planned. In 2025, the company plans to welcome about 37 trips, if this situation continues, it will cause huge losses.

According to Mr. Tran Phuc Thao - Director of Thanh Thanh Travel Trading and Service Company Limited (Thanh Thanh Travel), normally shipping lines schedule cruises for destinations 3 years before departure, every year they update the destination situation on the tour itinerary, with the above changes, the sales of tours by shipping lines will certainly be disrupted.

Suggest alternative destinations

At the meeting, many units agreed to the plan to welcome international cruise ships at Ana Marina marina to replace Nha Trang port.

Ana Marina representative said that the company's infrastructure is sufficient to welcome five-star cruise ships, there are three proposed locations for cruise ships to anchor, two locations are 2.5 nautical miles and 0.6 nautical miles from shore respectively. If the government agrees, it can organize to welcome cruise ships immediately.

However, this company is currently stuck with some procedures, and has not been granted a license by the competent authority according to regulations. As for the representative of Cam Ranh international port, they will create conditions to welcome international cruise ships at the port.