Westiesheepie Posted October 18, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 18, 2023 We are in the FEB 17 Singapore to HKG sailing. Need to find out the port for Vietnam eVisa and planning private excursions. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbonyJ Posted October 19, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 19, 2023 18 hours ago, Westiesheepie said: We are in the FEB 17 Singapore to HKG sailing. Need to find out the port for Vietnam eVisa and planning private excursions. Thanks, We disembarked the Seabourn Encore in HCMC in February 2023. The ship docked downtown right in the centre. When I checked Whats in Port to find out the name of the wharf the site says ships use one of 2 ports Tan Cang Cai port or nha rong wharf but the actual one is not allocated until 24 hours before the ships arrival. The Encore is showing as being there on 24 February. https://www.whatsinport.com/Ho-Chi-Minh-City.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adoctor Posted October 19, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 19, 2023 This is good news for your trip. The sail into the downtown port of Saigon is IMHO one of the best cruising experiences in the world. Be sure to set the early alarm to see Vietnam waking up, going to school ,working the fields and manufacturing everything you could imagine. The ship will be led into the port by a wonderfully aggressive pilot boat which clears the path for the ship around the tight turns on the Saigon River scattering other craft in its wake. I recall a conversation with one of Seabourn's captains who told me that the sail in was hugely exhilarating for the Bridge team if a little stressful! Don't miss it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbonyJ Posted October 19, 2023 #4 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Here are a couple of photographs we took of The Encore docked in HCMC prior to us leaving our hotel day room for our flight home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isklaar Posted October 19, 2023 #5 Share Posted October 19, 2023 3 hours ago, adoctor said: This is good news for your trip. The sail into the downtown port of Saigon is IMHO one of the best cruising experiences in the world. Be sure to set the early alarm to see Vietnam waking up, going to school ,working the fields and manufacturing everything you could imagine. The ship will be led into the port by a wonderfully aggressive pilot boat which clears the path for the ship around the tight turns on the Saigon River scattering other craft in its wake. I recall a conversation with one of Seabourn's captains who told me that the sail in was hugely exhilarating for the Bridge team if a little stressful! Don't miss it. Totally agree! We've done it on Ovation and Sojourn, unmissable even if it means an early wake up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westiesheepie Posted October 19, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Thanks for the replies. Called Seabourn and the rep could not find the answer. Was not liking the 90 min drive to the city if not docked at this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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