Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Duc An wishes a happy new year to cruise ship tourists who are the first to enter the country in the new year.

In the joyful spring atmosphere of the new year, on the morning of January 29 (the first day of Lunar New Year), comrade Pham Duc An, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, went to Ha Long International Passenger Port to present flowers and send New Year wishes to the first cruise ship guests to "break ground" in Quang Ninh.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Duc An congratulated and gave lucky money to the first cruise ship tourists arriving in Quang Ninh.

At exactly 8 o'clock, the Silver Dawn ship carrying more than 500 international tourists from European and American countries docked at Ha Long International Passenger Port.

As soon as they set foot on the port, visitors were welcomed with a special traditional ceremony. Wishing New Year, giving flowers and lucky money to the first visitors, comrade Pham Duc An, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee expressed his joy, warmly welcomed and thanked visitors for choosing Ha Long as their destination. He sent his best wishes for the New Year and good luck to all visitors as well as wished them an impressive, interesting and joyful tour of Ha Long City.

Tourists were excited by the warm welcome of the leaders of Quang Ninh province.

Immediately after docking at Ha Long International Passenger Port, the tourist group visited Ha Long Bay as well as entertainment venues, historical and cultural relics of Quang Ninh...

According to schedule, the Silver Dawn cruise ship will stay at Ha Long International Passenger Port overnight on January 29 and continue its journey on January 30, 2025.

Silver Dawn cruise ship docked at Ha Long International Passenger Port.

Silver Dawn is the first cruise ship during the Lunar New Year and the 10th international cruise ship to stop at Ha Long International Passenger Port since the beginning of 2025. According to the plan, there are expected to be about 70 international cruise ships from many countries such as England, France, Germany, China... carrying nearly 90,000 passengers arriving at Ha Long International Passenger Port in 2025.

After wishing the cruise ship passengers a Happy New Year, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Duc An talked and wished the leaders of Ha Long International Passenger Port, units on duty at the Port, and ship owners welcoming passengers on the first day of the new year.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Duc An talked and wished a Happy New Year to the leaders of Ha Long International Passenger Port, units on duty at the Port, and ship owners welcoming guests on the first day of the new year.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed that the tourism industry in general and tourism businesses in particular need to continue to make more efforts in preserving and promoting the values of Ha Long Bay Heritage; improving tourism infrastructure, enhancing service quality, meeting the increasing demands of tourists; building Quang Ninh into a modern service and industrial province, an international tourism center.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee gave lucky money to ship owners at Ha Long International Passenger Port.

By 2025, Quang Ninh tourism is expected to reach 20 million visitors, including 4.5 million international visitors, with tourism revenue of about 50,000 billion VND. Accordingly, many modern infrastructures such as airports, ports, and cruise ships will be invested in, which will be the foundation for tourism development.

The activity of welcoming the first group of tourists to "break ground" in Ha Long has also become a tradition on the first day of the new year of the Quang Ninh tourism industry; demonstrating the province's care and hospitality; thereby contributing to promoting the image of a dynamic, developed, beautiful, friendly and hospitable Quang Ninh province to friends from all over the world.

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