The three last cruise ships still sailing with passengers will dock today - and one has had quite the odyssey.

The pair, in their 80s, were taken off the Diamond Princess in Japan after contracting Covid-19.

The Westerdam was declared virus-free after docking but then a released passenger tested positive.

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam has rebuked the Quang Ninh government for turning away an Italian cruise ship carrying more than 1,000 tourists because of fears of the coronavirus and told the local authorities to draw lessons from the experience.

Authorities of the northern province of Quang Ninh have refused to welcome an Italian cruise ship with more than 1,000 tourists on board for fears of coronavirus infection.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city has launched Han Da Nang Princess, a five-star cruise ship offering tours of the Han River.

Demand for cruise holidays rises; Danang – A world’s best travel destination; Central coastal provinces attract visitors during New Year holidays; Chan May port welcomes first cruise ships of Lunar New Year

 The first mega cruise ship to benefit from Vietnam’s new ‘US$5 visa fee’ docked on January 12 at Tan Cang-Cai Mep port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province carrying an estimated 1,200 passengers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed nearly 2,200 tourists and crew members sailing aboard the five-star cruise liner Celebrity Millennium,

Five-star ship brings over 3,000 foreign visitors to Vietnam; Vietnam Airlines to add 1,200 flights during Tet holiday; Dak Nong strives to awaken ample tourism potential; Travel companies sponge off Central Highlands

 Ha Long will see 21 five-star Superstar Virgo cruise ships arrive between May and October this year, according to the Quang Ninh Province Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 Vietnamese American Jennifer Pham, Miss Asia USA in 2006, has been selected as the New Zealand Embassy’s Honorary Tourism Envoy in Vietnam for 2014.