The Costa Victoria is homeporting at Sokcho in South Korea for a six-day cruise to Japan and the Russian Far East.

The cruise departed on May 1, marking the first call to the port of 2017.

The ship had also called at Sokcho in May of 2016. The port said the ship is booked for an additional eight calls, and Costa will also call on the port four times with the Costa NeoRomantica this year.

A port spokesperson said the Victoria had 2,000 Korean passengers aboard, with the ship sailing six-days/five-nights to Vladivostok, Kanazawa and Sakaiminato.