Cruise news (Shanghai China-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Explorer Dream's Godmother Revealed
Dream Cruises announced the godmother for its newest ship - Explorer Dream (currently SuperStar Virgo), joining the fleet in April 2019 after...
March 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
China to Become the Largest Cruise Market in the World
China is expected to become world's largest cruise market over the next 20 years, due to moves designed to strengthen marine-based tourism by the...
December 12, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Launches Cruise Joint Venture with CSSC
The contracts sealing the agreements announced in February last year, concerning the building of 2 cruise ships for "CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping...
November 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
China to Build 15 Cruise Ships per Year by 2030?
Shanghai-based Chinese shipyards could deliver as many as fifteen new cruise vessels annually by 2030, in case all planning falls into pace, said to...
October 31, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Genting Signs MoU with Baoshan District Government to Deploy First Global-Class Ship to Shanghai
Genting Hong Kong (GHK) signed a strategic MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Baoshan District Government to extend its cooperation in developing...
October 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
China to Increase Cruise Passenger Numbers to 14 Million by 2035
Ten governmental departments vowed to promote cruise industry in China with the purpose to increase the cruise passenger numbers up to 14 million by...
September 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
New Terminal Buildings Opened at Shanghai's Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal
The new terminal buildings at Shanghai's Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal cover a total of 55,000m2 (592,015 ft2) and allow the cruise port in...
July 29, 2018 - Cruise Industry
SuperStar Virgo Relocated to North China
Star Cruises announced the highly-anticipated relocation of SuperStar Virgo to North China market where, during the 3 months starting this September...
June 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Unveils 60-day LA-Shanghai and Return Cruise
Princess Cruises launched a 60-day cruise from Los Angeles to Shanghai and return which includes visits to 22 destinations. The voyage onboard Coral...
May 20, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Viking Sun Named in Shanghai
Viking Cruises yesterday, March 8, announced that its 4th ocean ship, Viking Sun, was named during an official ceremony on The Bund, in Shanghai's...
March 9, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Venezia to Sail in the Footsteps of Marco Polo
Costa Cruises started selling tickets for the inaugural voyage of Costa Venezia, the new ship of the Italian company currently being built at...
March 4, 2018 - Accidents
Costa neoRomantica Drifts Away From Port
See here how the Costa neoRomantica ship drifts away from port at Mahe Seychelles. Starting in April 2017, the ship was based in Asia...
September 15, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Reinforces Commitment to China
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line reiterated its commitment to Chinese cruise market, with ships from all 3 of the company’s brands scheduled to...
September 26, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Visa Rules Eased for Cruise Ship Tourists
Tourist groups arriving in Shanghai via cruises will be granted 15 days of visa-free stay from October 1, 2016 local immigration inspection...
September 25, 2016 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Bases Second Ship in China
MSC Cruises will deploy a 2nd ship to China in order to meet growing demand. From May 2018 MSC Splendida will serve the Chinese market...
September 21, 2016