Cruise news (China-tagged)

Cruises Cancelled Due to Coronavirus
Several cruise companies canceled sailings due to the ongoing situation in China because of COVID. Costa Asia, MSC and Royal Caribbean are 3 of the...
January 26, 2020
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CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Welcomes Costa Atlantica
CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, the joint venture between the largest Chinese shipbuilding company China State Shipbuilding Corp. and the US-based...
January 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Chinese Investors to Support Service Between China and Cambodia
Cambodia asked Chinese investors to consider investing in cruise shipping services between Cambodia and China, aiming to boost the travel of Chinese...
January 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Unveils Deployment from Shanghai for 2021
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced its itineraries in China for the first half of 2021. Spectrum of the Seas will be homeported in Shanghai operating on 4...
January 11, 2020
Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong Confirms $900M Sale of Cruise Ship
Genting Hong Kong Ltd (Hong Kong-listed company) confirmed the sale of Genting Dream ship for USD 900 million (~EUR 805 million) or 80% of its...
January 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
Yangtze to Be Served by the World's Largest River Cruise Ship
The longest river in Asia is getting the largest river cruise ship in the world. The US brand Victoria Cruises announced MS Victoria Sabrina - a 7...
December 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
Majestic Princess to Be Homeported in Taiwan 2020
Princess Cruises announced that Majestic Princess will be homeporting for a 6-month season in Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan next year. This is the longest...
December 20, 2019
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Princess Cruises Commences 6th Homeporting Season in Singapore
Princess Cruises commenced company's 6th homeporting season in Singapore via the arrival of Sapphire Princess after the end of ship's European season...
December 11, 2019
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GHK-Genting to build Universal-Class (hotel) cruise ships
Genting Cruise Lines (news tag) announced a plan for a separate fleet of newbuild midsize ships to be chartered to global passenger shipping and...
December 11, 2019
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Genting Cruise Lines Announces First-Ever DFS T Gallerias at Sea
Genting Cruise Lines and Starboard Cruise Services (premier cruiseship retailer, subsidiary company and brand of LVMH / 1987-founded) continue their...
November 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises to Link Sanya to Destinations in Vietnam and the Philippines
Carnival Corporation's subsidiary company Costa Asia will launch new itineraries linking Sanya China (Hainan Province) to popular travel destinations...
November 5, 2019
Cruise Industry
Steel Cut for the First Chinese-Built Cruise Ship
On Friday, October 18, CSSC's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding got underway on a project to build the first fully China-made cruise ship (TBN). ...
October 20, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hundreds of Cruise Passengers Refused Entry to China
Hundreds of cruise ship tourists were threatened with jail by immigration officials who refused to let them into China. Families said they had been...
October 13, 2019
Accidents
VIDEO: New Oasis Class Ship to Be Named Wonder of the Seas
The next Royal Caribbean's Oasis Class cruise ship will be named Wonder of the Seas. The world's newest largest passenger liner is scheduled for year...
October 12, 2019
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Fourth Infinity-Class Sunstone Ship
The largest tonnage provider in the expedition market, SunStone Ships, announced the successful Steel Cutting Ceremony of their 4th next-generation...
September 20, 2019
Cruise Industry