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Retail Asia13/06/2019
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SES Networks to provide connectivity luxury cruise ships

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SES Networks has won a deal to provide high-speed satellite broadband services for a fleet of luxury cruise ships in the Asian market. The Luxembourg-based satellite operator has signed a contract to provide its Signature Cruise Solution to Dream Cruises, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s Genting Cruise Lines. Dream Cruises will use the connectivity solution […]
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Retail Asia26/01/2018
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HKCYIA Offers Cruise Talks to the Public FREE

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To promote public awareness of the cruise industry and its contributions to the economy, the Hong Kong Cruise & Yacht Industry Association (HKCYIA) is to provide free talks on cruise careers for youths. This follows the talks for Tourism and Hospitality Studies students which received overwhelming response with over 70 secondary schools having enrolled for […]
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Retail Asia17/08/2017
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Dufry Cruise services onboard the Norwegian Joy in China

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Dufry today announced an ambitious expansion of its cruise line retail activities with the creation of Dufry Cruise Services and a related Center of Excellence, based in Miami, USA. The world’s largest travel retailer underlined its ambitions for the channel by also revealing that it has just started operations onboard Norwegian Joy. The Norwegian Cruise Lines […]
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Retail Asia21/07/2017
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60,000 Tourists Visit Bali by Cruise Ship

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A luxury cruise ship line Princess Cruises will bring more than 60,000 foreign tourists to experience the natural charm and culture of Indonesia. During the 2017-2018 holiday season, Princess Cruises will offer exciting travel plans to Bali, Lombok, Komodo Island, Makassar, Semarang, and Probolinggo. Bali is a favorite destination out of the 20 total destinations. […]
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Retail Asia12/06/2017
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Pelni and Pertamina building a cruise ship

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State shipping company PT. Pelayaran Indonesia (Pelni) will team up with Patra Jasa, a subsidiary of state-owned energy company PT. Pertamina, to build a cruise ship, to support the countrys tourism industry. “We already signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a cruise ship to support the countrys tourism industry especially in 10 tourist […]
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Retail Asia08/06/2017
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Carnival targets cruise shoppers with Alipay option

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Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise group, has introduced cashless Alipay payment services on its ships in Asia, including those in China. The move will enable Chinese guests in the region to pay for products onboard using the mobile payment platform, said to be the most popular in China. Carnival’s largest brand in China – […]
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Retail Asia18/04/2017
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Indonesia raises bet on lucrative cruise industry

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The shimmering sound of Balinese music played by a local gamelan group welcomed the Pacific Eden cruise ship as it approached Benoa Port in Bali on Thursday Guided by a tugboat, the 219-meter-long vessel, operated by P&O Cruises Australia, needed 30 minutes to smoothly dock at the port that sunny afternoon. Carrying over 1,000 tourists, […]
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Retail Asia10/03/2017
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China’s cruise passengers set to soar to 5.4m by 2020

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In a conference session entitled ‘China’s cruise market sets sail’, Mike Feely, Vice President of research agency Horizon Consumer Science, revealed the telling statistic that, Asia will be the No 2 cruise region by 2020, if it maintains its growth trajectory. The session took place on day two of the China’s Century Conference in Guangzhou. […]
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Retail Asia26/02/2017
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MSC cruises prepares ‘ambitious retail project’

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Swiss-based MSC Cruises, part of the MSC Group, is preparing its MSC Splendida ship for an ‘exciting and ambitious retail project’ later this year after which it will set sail on routes to South Korea and Japan from Shanghai in April 2018. Adrian Pittaway, Head of Corporate Retail for MSC Cruises tells that following the successful […]
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Retail Asia26/02/2017
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Asia’s middle classes fuelling global cruise travel, says SCC

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Cruise travel worldwide will continue to grow at a ‘steady pace’ this year trumpeted by rising demand from Asia’s burgeoning middle classes and broadened vessel offerings, according to Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC). Christina Siaw, CEO of SCC, which manages and operates three ferry terminals and one international cruise terminal in Singapore, says: “We are particularly […]
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Retail Asia02/12/2016
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Singapore Cruise contract award expected in January

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The SCCPL invited interested companies to tender for the development and operation of the duty free and general merchandise concession contract at the Harbourfront and Tanah Merah terminals for a period of five years (with an option to extend for another two years). The SCC is investing in the redesign and upgrade of its commercial […]
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Retail Asia01/11/2016
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Singapore lauded as top cruise destination once again

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Singapore was just named top cruise destination by industry experts for a second time in three years at the 10thSeatrade Cruise Awards last Thursday (Sep 22). This accolade is another feather in the cap for Singapore, which was voted as the top Asian port of call in the inaugural Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards […]
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Retail Asia09/05/2016
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Indonesia to promote cruise, yacht destinations in Korea

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The Ministry of Tourism will promote Indonesian tourism destinations, especially for cruising and yachting, at the Seatrade Cruise Asia 2016 to be held on May 12-14 in Busan, South Korea. During the cruise industry exhibition, the government will introduce Indonesias best cruising and yachting destinations, Deputy of International Marketing Development of the Ministry of Tourism […]
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Retail Asia29/03/2016
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Cruise business up 14% in Singapore last year

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The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) reports that the country witnessed encouraged growth in the cruise and business segments as the Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC) was named the number one cruise port in Asia in 2015. Interestingly, the cruise industry saw a 14% year-on-year increase in cruise passenger throughput last year to more than one million. […]
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Retail Asia19/11/2015
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Genting adds premium cruise brand solely for Asia

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Malaysia-listed leisure and hospitality group, Genting, best known for its resorts and casinos, is setting up Asia’s first regionally-based premium cruise brand. Within its Genting Hong Kong operation [one of five public companies] which was formerly called Star Cruises, the company has announced the launch of Dream Cruises for Asia, which is one of the […]
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