During their one-day stay, the passengers visited the oil-rich city of Vung Tau and saw the sights on offer at HCMC before continuing their voyage to Cambodia.

As scheduled, the Diamond Princess will return to Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province on March 18 to visit other tourist hotspots in Vietnam’s southern region.

On March 6, the province received around 2,350 international tourists and crew on board the five-star vessel, Legend of the Seas.

A PTSC Phu My Port official said that two luxury international cruise liners are also registered for tours to Vung Tau City and HCMC on March 14 and 17.

They are the UK-flagged Queen Victoria, with more than 3,000 passengers and crew on board, and the Azcadia, from Bermuda , with a complement of 2,700 tourists and crew.