Cruise news (china-tagged)
- 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
Port Hong Kong welcomes first ship carrying overseas passengers since the COVID shutdown in 2019
Port Hong Kong (China) welcomed its first ship carrying overseas passengers since the shutdown started in 2019. The easing of COVID restrictions and...
January 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
World's first cruise ship with 5G WiFi Internet to be delivered in China
The world' first cruise ship with a 5G connectivity is China-built and will be delivered in 2023-Q4. The announcement was made by Adora Cruises...
January 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
130+ passengers arrive in Macau in first ferry from Hong Kong in 3 years
The first cruiseferry linking Hong Kong and Macau in ~ 3 years left Hong Kong Island’s Sheung Wan terminal at 7:30 am on Sunday, January 8th...
January 8, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Finnlines’ 2nd Superstar ferry Finncanopus launched at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard
Finnlines’ 2nd Superstar ferry Finncanopus was launched at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai on December 30th, the company...
December 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Taiwan to restart limited ferry services to mainland China
Taiwan is taking steps to restart its “mini” transport links to mainland China. Ferry services are the first to be restored in stages...
December 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Stena RoRo takes delivery of MS Santona (9th E-Flexer cruiseferry)
China Merchants Jingling Shipyard (Weihai) delivered the 9th E-Flexer RoRo ship, Santona, to its owner Stena RoRo. The online delivery ceremony was...
December 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CSSC Cruise Technology launches a new self-developed 80,000 GT type
On November 25, Wusongkou Forum was held in Shanghai (China) and China State Shipbuilding Corporation launched its self-developed 80,000 GT (volume...
December 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First China-made Adora Cruises' ship to set sail in 2023
China's first domestically developed cruise ship will be delivered by the end of next year under the new brand Adora Cruises which was unveiled in...
November 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
SunStone Ships unveils updates on its BOUNDLESS class project
The Miami-based expedition cruise shipowner and tonnage provider SunStone Ships Inc published details about its projected Boundless class of up to 10...
November 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
SunStone Maritime Group takes delivery of 2 INFINITY class ships, Ocean Odyssey and Sylvia Earle
The largest tonnage provider to the expedition cruise industry, SunStone Maritime Group A/S, announced the delivery of a couple of INFINITY class...
October 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation's Costa Asia cancels all future Asian cruises
The Carnival Corporation-owned subsidiary Costa Asia (which also targets the Chinese market) is canceling all future departures due to waning...
October 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean seeking approval to restart “cruises to nowhere” in Hong Kong
RCI-Royal Caribbean is seeking approval to restart “cruises to nowhere” in Hong Kong, while a cruise industry leader called for measures...
August 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First steel cut for the second China-built cruise ship at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding
The second China-built cruise ship's construction started on Monday, August 8, as the nation's shipbuilding industry has mastered core technologies...
August 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
World's largest hybrid cruiseferry to serve the Britain-France route
The cruise ship set to carry travelers between the UK and France in the next few years will be the world's largest hybrid vessel. In a statement...
June 25, 2022