Sihanoukville welcomes the return of the international cruise ships and their many foreign passengers.

A Cruise Ship Visit Carrying 500 Multinational Tourists Visit Cambodia
AKP Phnom Penh, February 22, 2023 --

Nautica, a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, in on a day-long visit in Cambodia.

The cruise ship with 535 tourists of 36 different nationalities on board docked at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port this morning.

According to an immigration police officer, most of the tourists are American, and the rest are Canadian, British, and so on.

The cruise ship of some 180 metres long, 30.2 metres wide and 6.2 metres deep is scheduled to leave Preah Sihanouk province for Vietnam this evening.

The docking of Nautica shows that Cambodia with a good control of the COVID-19 pandemic is a safe country to visit. Thanks to the Royal Government’s right policy to boost the COVID-19 vaccination, Cambodia was able to reopen the country and resume its socio-economic activities since November 2021.
Article in Khmer by Ngou Somony
Article in English by Phal Sophanith
AKP

Theres another cruiseship parked infront of Koh Seh. Surrounded by a stonewall, all windows shut and taped and many telecom antennas on the roof.
Im so glad the tourists are back.

Another Cruise Ship Docks at Preah Sihanouk Province
AKP Phnom Penh, February 24, 2023 --

Seven Seas Explorer, another cruise ship sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, is paying on a day-long visit in Cambodia.

The cruise ship with 617 tourists of 24 different nationalities and 539 crewmembers of 41 nationalities on board, coming from Vietnam, docked at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port this morning.

According to Preah Sihanouk Provincial Department of Tourism, most of the tourists are American (404), Canadian (56) and British (56).

The cruise ship of 223.7 metres long and 31 metres wide is scheduled to leave Preah Sihanouk province for Thailand this evening.
- AKP

Cambodia News, (Sihanoukville): Cruise ship tourism is starting to pick up in Sihanoukville with another large foreign cruise ship docking in the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port today, 11 March, 2023.


The ship SEABOURN ENCORE, from the BAHAMAS, with 857 foreign passengers of 23 nationalities, (mostly US citizens), departed from Thailand and docked this morning for a day-long onshore visit to Cambodia, before heading on to Vietnam this evening.

Europa 2 Cruise Ship with Over 300 Multinational Tourists on Board Visits Cambodia
AKP Phnom Penh, April 26, 2023 --

Europa 2, a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Malta, paid a day-long visit to Cambodia on April 25.

The cruise ship with 343 tourists of 15 different nationalities on board and 367 crewmembers of 24 nationalities, coming from Vietnam, docked at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port at 6:00 am and left for Thailand at around 10:00 pm.
According to Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, most of the tourists are German (293), and Swiss (18).

The Europa 2 cruise ship is 225.38 metres long, 29.90 metres wide and 6.30 metres deep.
- AKP

What's with the obsession about passenger numbers, detailed breakdowns of their nationalities, including the crew, and name and the length and width of the boat?

The only noteworthy thing here is the fact they stayed for less than a day, so this hardly qualifies as a boon for tourism. I bet they took a load of photos, bought a few bottles of water and got back on board to continue with their rolling 24-hour buffet.

One retiree who likes the booze and ladies makes a better contribution to GDP in a year than that shipload.

John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:12 am

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:02 pm Seabourn is part of the ultra luxury cruise line segment. These passengers have serious money, and want to know about local history and culture. Good for Cambodia.

Yes, I'm sure they learned a lot about the amazing history and culture of Kampong Som during their two hours ashore.

Yeah, they learned that April is a shitty month to be in this part of the world. They should have stayed in the Caribbean.