Other Things You'll Want to Know - May 21, 2018

CNS subscribers also read about:

• Windstar adding Cruise Tours in Asia
• Figures show Puerto Rico recovering well  

Details appeared in the May 21 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

More Expansion for MSC in Asia

If you are the type who tracks where ships are, then you know that the 138,000-ton MSC Splendida arrived in China today to begin its season there sailing mostly from Shanghai, with several sailings from Yokohama.

The line used the occasion to announce that MSC Bellissima will be deployed to Asia in the spring of 2020. Like MSC Splendida, MSC Bellissima will sail most from Shanghai, but will have a number of sailings from Yokohama.

Details appeared in the April 24 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Investing in Japan

Carnival Corp has signed an agreement with the port of Sasebo in Japan for Carnival to invest in the construction of a cruise terminal to be in operation by 2020.

The complete story appeared in the March 23 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Norwegian Books Second Season Down Under

Norwegian Cruise Line today opened bookings for a 2018/2019 program in Asia and Australia/New Zealand.

Details appeared in the October 24 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - August 15, 2017

CND subscribers also read about:

• An additional home port for Majestic Princess
• Crystal publishing a coffee table book about Crystal Serenity's 2016 Northwest Passage voyage

Details appeared in the August 15 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Carnival Positioning for More Growth in China & Asia

Carnival Corp today expanded the role of Michael Thamm, who is currently the CEO of the Costa Group which includes their Costa and AIDA brands. He will now also become CEO of Carnival Asia, thus being responsible for the company's entire operation in China and Asia.

The complete story appeared in the January 20 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

CLIA Study Confirms Exploding Asian Growth

CLIA issued the results of a new study about the growth of the cruise industry in Asia, and unless you've been paying no attention at all, the overall result will come as no surprise. Asian business is growing rapidly and showing now signs of slowing down. The surprise is just how quickly it is growing, even taking CLIA officials by surprise.

Most of our readers are in North America, so other than as an interesting aspect of the industry, you may not feel that what's happening in Asia is going to affect you much because you usually just cruise in the Caribbean or to the nearby destinations of Mexico or Bermuda. You are wrong, because it's already affecting you.

The complete story appeared in the August 11 edition of Cruise News Daily.