Cruise news (Busan Korea-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean unveils China deployment plan for 2025-2026 season
RCI-Royal Caribbean International unveiled its latest deployment plan for China on Tuesday, March 12, detailing the deployment of two cruises across...
March 15, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Bookings open for AIDA's longest-ever 2025-2026 World Cruise
Bookings are now open for World Cruise 2025-2026 on the newly refurbished ship AIDAdiva. Departing roundtrip from Hamburg Germany (November 10...
February 22, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' Serena ship returns to service in Asia
Costa Cruises announced that its Costa Serena ship had returned to service in Asia. After two voyages between Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, Serena...
June 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Korea-Japan ferry services between Busan and Tsushima Island restart after a 3-year COVID halt
Ferry services between Busan (South Korea) and Tsushima Island (Japan) resumed on Saturday, February 25th, after a 3-year suspension due to the COVID...
February 25, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Serena restarts sailing 6 months early with first cruises in Asia
Costa Cruises announced it had formed a partnership with Asian travel organizations to return Costa Serena to service as the first Costa liner in the...
February 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ferry service between Japan and South Korea restarts after halt due to COVID
A ferry service connecting Fukuoka (southwest Japan) with Busan (South Korea) restarted today, November 4, becoming the first regular international...
November 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Scenic unveils 2022-2023 Arctic programme for its ultra-luxury superyacht Scenic Eclipse
Scenic Cruises announced its 2022-2023 Arctic program for the ultra-luxury superyacht Scenic Eclipse, The World’s First Discovery Yachts. ...
April 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Busan Boasts Increasing Cruise Passenger Numbers
The number of cruise ship passengers visiting Port Busan (Korea) has significantly increased during 2019-H1. The city government announced on...
October 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Korea Invests in Ocean Cruise Harbors
South Korea has 5 international cruise terminals - two in Jeju, one in Sokcho, one in Incheon, one in Busan. With country's Ministry of Oceans &...
August 31, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Russian Cargo Ship Collides with Cruise Ship and Damages Highway Bridge in Busan
On Thursday, February 28, a Russian cargo ship struck a highway bridge in Busan, causing serious damage to the freighter and to the structure. Korea...
March 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
High-Speed Ferry to Carry Passengers Between Japan and South Korea
WA-based shipbuilder Austal signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with JR Kyushu Jet Ferry to build a high-speed trimaran to carry travelers...
December 12, 2017 - Accidents
Mysterious disappearance of Chinese cruise passengers upon arrival
Over a dozen Chinese passengers have disappeared during a sightseeing tour in Busan, South Korea with their purpose remaining mysterious, police said...
October 22, 2015