Cruise news (China-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Drydock construction works start in Shanghai for the first Chinese cruise ship built
Started hull erection works and the coin ceremony of the first cruiser of the Chinese shipbuilder SWS-Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd...
November 10, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Vodohod signs strategic partnership agreement to provide direct presence in Asia
Vodohod Russian River Cruises signed on Wednesday, October 21, a strategic partnership agreement with Tam Wing Kun Holdings Ltd to provide the...
October 23, 2020 - Accidents
Ferry services suspended in south China due to the 16th typhoon of the year
The southern Chinese province of Hainan ordered the suspension of all ferry services in Qiongzhou Strait starting on Tuesday, October 13, as this...
October 13, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong gets EUR 193 million from Germany's government
GHK-Genting Hong Kong, the biggest cruise operator in Asia, is to get EUR 193 million (USD 227 million) from the government of Germany for its German...
October 8, 2020 - Cruise Industry
First steel cut for Sunstone Ships' 5th Infinity-class ship Ocean Odyssey
The largest cruise ship tonnage provider on the expedition market - SunStone Ships Inc (USA) announced the steel cutting of its 5th INFINITY-class...
October 6, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic signs with Tam Wing Kun Holdings to provide direct presence in Asia
Swan Hellenic announced it had signed a partnership agreement with Tam Wing Kun Holdings Ltd to provide a direct presence in Asia. Tam Wing Kun...
October 3, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises launches “Discover Taiwan” itineraries onboard Explorer Dream
The first international cruise line to resume sailings, Dream Cruises restarted operations of MS Explorer Dream on July 26, 2020, in Taiwan with...
September 25, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Float out of the world's largest cruise ship - Wonder of the Seas
On Saturday morning, September 5, at 7 am, the world's largest cruise ship - RCI-Royal Caribbean International's Wonder of the Seas - was...
September 5, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Genting Cruise Lines announces strategic partnership with Sanya CBD Administration
GCL-Genting Cruise Lines is forging a strategic partnership with Sanya CBD Administration and a national travel industry corporation in order to...
September 2, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Private investors interested in a GHK-Genting Hong Kong cruise brand
GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd (Hong Kong China-based holding company that operates cruise, shipbuilding and resort businesses) had received indicative...
August 31, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Group postpones resumption of cruises until November 1
Despite previously announcing it would welcome passengers aboard a few liners on October 1, Royal Caribbean Group said they would be postponing the...
August 30, 2020 - Accidents
Genting Hong Kong Ltd. suspends all payments to creditors
Hong Kong-based Genting Cruise Lines (controlled by the Malaysian-Chinese billionaire Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay) on August 20 suspended all payments to...
August 25, 2020 - Cruise Industry
SunStone’s new expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer launched at CMHI shipyard in China
SunStone’s newest ship - Ocean Explorer, was launched at CMHI's Haimen Shipyard (Jiangsu China), on August 12, 2020. The vessel is the fourth...
August 18, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises introduces new Flexi-Feast dining concept
Dream Cruises became the first international cruise company to resume sailings via the deployment of Explorer Dream in Taiwan, where the ship...
July 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
The world's first cruise ship to resume operations sets sail from Keelung Taiwan
A cruise liner carrying 1200 passengers departed from Port Keelung (Taipei City, Taiwan) on Sunday, July 26, on the first commercial sea tour since...
July 26, 2020