Crusie news (tagged with china)
- Cruise Industry
CLIA Releases 2019 Asia Cruise Deployment and Capacity Report
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) released 2019 "Asia Cruise Deployment and Capacity Report" detailing market’s planned activity...
August 19, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Overboard from Majestic Princess
On August 7, 2019, a 45-year-old male passenger of Chinese origin has intentionally jumped overboard from Majestic Princess while the liner was en...
August 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Demonstration Zone to Be Established in Shanghai
Shanghai is expected to establish a demonstration zone for cruise tourism. This is part of the plans of the port to become a hub for the industry...
August 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Spectrum of the Seas Plans to Overnight in Tokyo in Summer 2020
Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of the Seas plans new overnight stays in Port Tokyo Japan in summer 2020. The first Quantum Ultra-Class vessel was built...
June 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Piraeus Interested in Securing More Chinese Passengers
Greece's largest port Piraeus (Athens) is interested in securing more cruise passengers from China while acknowledging the potential of the...
June 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Details on Global Class Ships Unveiled
Genting Cruise Lines held a special event in Hong Kong on May 24 to celebrate the “Greater Bay, Greater China, Greater Opportunities&rdquo...
May 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
New Costa Cruises Ship Named Costa Firenze
The new Costa Cruises Asian (Chinese) ship Costa Firenze is scheduled to start service in October 2020. The newbuild (currently under...
May 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Stena Edda Floated Out in China
Stena Edda cruiseferry, that is due to be used to increase capacity on Liverpool-Belfast route, was floated out from drydock at Avic Weihai Shipyard...
April 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Viking and China Merchants Group to Launch Chinese Cruise Line
Viking Cruises and China Merchants Group unveiled a plan to launch a new cruise line for Chinese passengers. China Merchants Group's...
April 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Regent Seven Seas Cancels Ports of Call in China
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises canceled a number of port calls in China part of company's itinerary schedule for 2020 (February 12 through March 14...
April 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Explorer Dream's Godmother Revealed
Dream Cruises announced the godmother for the line's newest ship, Explorer Dream (currently SuperStar Virgo), that is joining the fleet in April...
March 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises Itinerary to Connect Guangzhou and Hong Kong
Dream Cruises announced the launch of the “One Day Greater Bay Cruise” aboard World Dream that is due to link Guangzhou and Hong Kong...
March 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises Takes MONOPOLY at Sea
From January through March 2019, Dream Cruises' guests can enjoy the life-size version of the best-selling board game in the world and win...
January 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Qingdao to Further Develop Local Cruise Tourism Sector
Qingdao, a port city in Shandong province, eastern China, rolled out a program of incentives combined with new services, that aim to accelerate the...
December 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Alipay and WeChat Pay Available Onboard Ruby Princess
Princess Cruises announced that Chinese passengers aboard Ruby Princess are now able to utilize both Alipay and WeChat Pay payments while shopping in...
December 22, 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
Fincantieri Signs Contract Defining Cruise Park Project
At the presence of Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic development & Labor Luigi Di Maio and Chairman of Cassa depositi e...
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
1 Millionth Passenger Welcomed by Dream Cruises
Dream Cruises welcomed line's 1 millionth passenger with an official celebration at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal upon disembarkation...
October 21, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Clive Palmer Continues Titanic 2 Project?
The Chairman of Blue Star Line, Clive Palmer, has confirmed in London that work had recommenced to rebuild a cruise liner that would be nearly...
October 3, 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
China Plans Shipbuilders' Merger
The government of China is working on a plan to combine its two largest shipbuilders to create an industrial behemoth that would dwarf South Korean...
March 31, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Construction Begins on China's First Polar Expedition Cruise Ship
China has started building its first ever polar expedition cruise ship, according to state news agency Xinhua. The country looks to shipping lanes...
March 19, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Sanya-Vietnam Cruise Route Launched
A cruise route connecting the city of Sanya in Hainan Province, south China and Vietnam has been launched on Saturday, January 27. The cruise...
January 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Haikou-Vietnam Cruise Route Launched
A cruise route out of the capital of Hainan Province, Haikou City (south China) to Halong Bay, Vietnam was launched yesterday, December 25. The...
December 26, 2017 - Cruise Industry
World Dream Christened in Hong Kong
Genting Hong Kong celebrated the arrival of the second new ship of Dream Cruises, World Dream, on Friday, November 17, at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal via...
November 18, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Foreign Cruisers' Number Falls Amid China Sanctions
The number of foreign cruise travellers visiting South Korea has declined in recent months, according to government data, amid a diplomatic row with...
July 11, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Majestic Princess Arrives in Xiamen
The newest flagship in the fleet of Princess Cruises, Majestic Princess, arrived in Xiamen after a 37-day voyage along the Silk Road Sea Route...
July 4, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Chinese Passengers Set to Double by 2020
Major cruise lines, including Carnival and Royal Caribbean, have sent an armada of luxury ships to China to tap the fastest-growing market in...
May 15, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Quantum Ultra-Class Ship to Be Based in Asia-Pacific
Royal Caribbean unveiled plans for the first Quantum Ultra-class ship to sail from Asia-Pacific region in 2019. Set to be launched in April...
April 28, 2017