SuperStar Aquarius brings 2,150 foreigners to Vietnam The Saigontourist Travel Service Company welcomed 2,150 foreign passengers and crew members on board the cruise ship SuperStar Aquarius that docked at Halong harbour on November 3. This is the first cruise ship to arrive in Vietnam under the framework of a new cooperation programme between Saigontourist and Malaysia’s Star Cruises, the third largest cruise operator in the world. According to the agreement, Saigontourist will receive nearly 100 Star Cruises ships in Vietnam between now and April 2013. The ships are expected to bring more than 110,000 foreign passengers and crew members to Vietnam from China, Hong Kong, Japan and the Republic of Korea. From November 2011 to March 2012, Saigontourist welcomed 80 ships belonging to the Star Cruises company carrying 190,000 foreign passengers and crew members for tours around Halong, Danang, Hoi An and Hue. Source: VOV