Anyone who thinks China will eventually develop into a huge cruise market is wrong. It already is a huge cruise market, and it already has a very affluent sector to it.
Evidence was seen Sunday when Costa Atlantica sailed from Shanghai with nearly a thousand Chinese passengers on an 86-day world cruise.
The complete story appeared in the March 3 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Open for Business
Seabourn has opened the books on the inaugural season of their newest ship, Seabourn Encore.
The season will run from December 4, 2016, through April 2017.
Details were included in the March 3 edition of Cruise News Daily.
The season will run from December 4, 2016, through April 2017.
Details were included in the March 3 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Crystal Cruises Sold to Genting Hong Kong
Crystal Cruises' parent, NYK, said this morning they will sell the cruise line to Genting Hong Kong, the owner of Star Cruises and a major shareholder of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.
Genting said they plan to expand the luxury line by ordering a new ship, but did not set a time frame for the newbuild, but said the plan to purchase the line would close in the second quarter of this year.
The complete story appeared in the March 3 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Genting said they plan to expand the luxury line by ordering a new ship, but did not set a time frame for the newbuild, but said the plan to purchase the line would close in the second quarter of this year.
The complete story appeared in the March 3 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Keeping It Fresh
Next spring, change will be coming to three Carnival home ports in the line’s latest round of ship repositionings. In each case, the new ships will replace other ships sailing the same itineraries.
The changes will provide a capacity increase in New Orleans, but will also provide a fresh onboard product for consumers in all three markets. Other cities involved in the three-ship changes are Jacksonville and San Juan.
The complete story appears in the March 2 edition of Cruise News Daily.
The changes will provide a capacity increase in New Orleans, but will also provide a fresh onboard product for consumers in all three markets. Other cities involved in the three-ship changes are Jacksonville and San Juan.
The complete story appears in the March 2 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Royal Caribbean to Sell Splendour of the Seas
Royal Caribbean said today that it will sell the 1996-built Splendour of the Seas to TUI Cruises during the second quarter of 2016. TUI will then lease the 69,130-ton ship to Thomson Cruises.
Splendour's final sailing for Royal Caribbean will begin on April 4, 2016.
The complete story appeared in the March 2 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Splendour's final sailing for Royal Caribbean will begin on April 4, 2016.
The complete story appeared in the March 2 edition of Cruise News Daily.
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