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Socio - Economic Policies
Maritime Tourists Flock to Central Region
(26/03/2012)

Almost 2,700 foreign tourists aboard cruise ship Diamond Princess of Bermuda explored Nha Trang bay, one of the most beautiful bays in the world, in the central province of Khanh Hoa on Mar. 20.

The tourists coming from 40 countries and territories consist of 987 American, 511 Canadian, 392 British, travelling with 1,075 officers and crewmen.

This is a giant cruise ship with the registered capacity of 115,875 GRT (1 GRT = 2,831m3) and the dimensions of 288.33m in length, 37.5m in width and 54m in height. As scheduled, the tourists left for Hong Kong at 5 pm. on the same day.

Source: VNA

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