Preah Sihanouk Coastal Province Welcomes Another Cruise Ship

Phnom Penh, April 25, 2024 --

Seabourn Sojourn, a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Bahamas, docked at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in Preah Sihanouk province this morning for a day-long visit.

According to an immigration police officer, the cruise ship carried 360 visitors of 27 different nationalities and 353 crewmembers of 40 nationalities on board.

Most of the tourists are American (188), said the same source, adding that the tourists visited cultural resorts, beaches and other tourist attractions in Preah Sihanouk coastal province, while some others left for Siem Reap province to visit Angkor temples.

The cruise ship of nearly 200 metres long, 26 metres wide and 6.7 metres deep came from Vietnam and will leave Preah Sihanouk province for Thailand this evening.

Since the beginning of this year, more and more tourism vessels bringing along thousands of multinational tourists and crewmembers visited Cambodia via the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port.

Tourism is a priority sector in promoting Cambodia’s macroeconomic growth and social development and is expected to take up the biggest part in the country's GDP in the near future.