As on the can: given a map and a brief intro and left for 6 hours to explore on our own Read Less

Amazing day! 1.5 hours from port: We hired Saigon Adventures and did a food tour with city highlights. They picked us up in a van and scooters met us in Saigon. A local driver was assigned each in our group and off we went. It was our best day and a blast. The food was amazing. The sites were good, the main tour guide was wonderful and our drivers made it stress free and fun (I would not want to drive one of those myself in the city, as it is really crazy). They dealt with all of our food issues and we genuinely enjoyed every food stop (Soup, coffee, baguette sandwiches, and BBQ pork). Read Less

Docked 90 mins from town. Too short a time in Ho Chi Minh. Expensive tour. Read Less

A well organised tour with lunch provided in a top class hotel. The 2 war museums were interesting. The city is a bustling place with scooters everywhere. Read Less

Great to see Saigon. A few stairs to climb if you go to temples. Lots to see and do. Read Less

Did not get off the ship but had to pay $56 each person to Princess Cruise. Not cool. Read Less

Private tour with Tour with Xuan. A must do here. Our tour guide Lee was the best. We saw many things here including the War Museum, had a trip shaw ride , temples.. this was a highlight of our trip. Read Less

Comlimentary shuttle Read Less

Dropped in town, given good information en route. Made our own way easily and readily got back to the pick up point. Read Less

Customized for what we wanted - tours by locals. Read Less

Didn't even get off the boat, but still had to pay $56 for a visa. There was nothing around the dock to see. Read Less

The bus was fine with a guide telling us things to do when we arrived, but thought it was expensive for what it was. Read Less

It’s a cargo port and there’s nothing to see around the port area. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is over an hour away. Again, the ship offers excursions to Saigon, but it’s better if you organize your own. Plan ahead and use roll call on Cruise Critic to gather a group and book a tour together. That’s what we did, and we ended up with something very similar to what the ship offered and paid less than half of what the ship charged. Saigon is quite an interesting city with lots to see, but because it’s so far away, public transportation may not be the most efficient use of the limited time in port. Read Less

We walked through the city seeing all the main sights finishing up with tea at the Rex Royal Hotel. Read Less

Spectacular city.. 2 days is not enough here, War museum a MUST SEE, I allow many hours here, it will enlighten your prospective on war, the press, and government and military veterans' interpretation .... Fantastic city welcoming and embracing tourism. Markets, food , culture , housing and local life will keep you fascinated and in awe of the Vietnam spirit, pride and stamina! Read Less

Cooking class was too big and a bit hokey with every name called out for a certificate (we all could have skipped that) but the saving grace was the delicious lunch, each course was fantastic. Read Less

Amazing...included free time in Saigon. Must see city. Read Less

We actually went to Ba Ria instead of HCM city because it would have meant a 90 minute drive each way to the port or Phu May and a cost of hundreds of dollars. Ba Ria was a lovely place to see with some interesting shops and street vendors and some great bartering. Read Less

The port provided free shuttle buses to a market town approx. 40 minutes away, very good Read Less

Went to Ba Ria instead of HCMC and had a lovely day out! Read Less

Enjoyed walking the city and enjoying the people Read Less

Went to Ba Ria markets. Read Less

I enjoyed to walk around the city. Read Less

I returned to Saigon after nearly 50 years and was very impressed. Read Less

trip in and out was too long and didnt allow enough time to do anything substantive Read Less