StarCruises Unveils New 5-Night Hong Kong Voyages
StarCruises adds new 5-night itineraries from Hong Kong, linking Okinawa, Vietnam and Sanya as it deepens its post-pandemic focus on short regional cruising. (more…)
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Star Cruises ‘fully prepared’ for next Hong Kong sailing after anger over axed trip
Cruise operator apologised for cancelling three-day, two-night voyage to Xiamen on Friday evening. (more…)
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HKTB Welcomes the Deployment of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s Luxury Yacht Luminara to Hong Kong as Turnaround Port
Luminara, the newest superyacht from The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, made its maiden call in Hong Kong today (13 January). (more…)
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StarCruises Extends Hong Kong Summer Sailings Through Autumn, Now Sailing from 27 June to 14 November 2025
StarCruises announced today at a press conference the much- anticipated homeport deployment of the Star Voyager cruise ship in Hong Kong, set to begin this summer on 27 June 2025. (more…)
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Hong Kong expects visits from 17 international cruise ships throughout March. Four ships docked at the port this weekend, bringing 5,400 cruise visitors to the island
The Tourism Commission and the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is expecting 17 international cruises to call at the port throughout March 2025. (more…)
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CLIA Australasia welcomes 100 new members at Hong Kong workshop
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has welcomed 100 new travel agent members to its ranks following a full-day workshop held this week at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. (more…)
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We want to make better use of cruise terminal: Govt
Culture, sports and tourism minister Kevin Yeung on Monday said officials will study how to make better use of the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. (more…)
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Seatrade Cruise Asia Pacific convenes in HK next month
Following a four-year hiatus, Seatrade Cruise Asia Pacific will return next month from October 24 to 26 at the JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong. (more…)
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Go back to original Kai Tak plans to fix cruise terminal transport fiasco
“If a picture paints a thousand words…”, wrote David Gates of the pop group Bread in 1971. Unsurprisingly, it was a hit for the band. (more…)
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Hong Kong Kai Tak Cruise Terminal operator rejects shopper-friendly revamp, stresses role as home port for ships
The operator of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal has rejected suggestions to revitalise the site as a shopping centre, after lawmakers and industry players proposed revamping the underused facility to attract more tourism. (more…)
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3 ideas for making a Hong Kong cruise terminal tourist-friendly
The transport problem at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal gives a bad impression to tourists arriving in Hong Kong, and might impact the recovery of the tourism industry. (more…)
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Seatrade Cruise returns to Hong Kong in October 2023
Seatrade Cruise, the cruise industry’s leading platform for collaborating, innovating and connecting, announces the return of Seatrade Cruise Asia Pacific this October after a four-year hiatus. (more…)
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“Resorts World One” Cruises to Sanya, Hainan, China, from 24 September 2023. Offering cruises to the Greater Bay Area residents and tourists from the Hong Kong homeport
Resorts World Cruises, Asia’s latest dynamic lifestyle cruise brand is pleased to announce its new winter season deployment for Resorts World One, cruising from Hong Kong to Sanya, Hainan. (more…)
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Hong Kong to Focus on Increasing Cruise Ship Arrivals
After reopening for cruise ships in January, Hong Kong is expecting to receive a total of 160 calls from 16 cruise lines through the end of 2023. (more…)
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Resorts World One Starts Cruising from Hong Kong. Supporting the “Hello Hong Kong!” Tourism Initiative
‘Hello Hong Kong!’ Resorts World One commenced her maiden voyage today, March 10th 2023, from the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal for a weekend high-seas cruise, after arriving in Hong Kong on 8 March 2023. (more…)
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Kai Tak Welcomes International Cruise Resumption
Worldwide Cruise Terminals (WCT), manager and operator of the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, said in a statement that it welcomes the resumption of international ship calls at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and a new homeport deployment for Hong Kong from March 8. (more…)
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Resorts World Cruises to restart cruises in Hong Kong with the “Resorts World One” from March 10 2023, the former “Explorer Dream”
Resorts World Cruises, a cruise line with cruise itineraries within Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand by the Genting Dream is pleased to announce cruises from Hong Kong with the Resorts World One from 10 March 2023, offering 2 and 3-night high-seas cruises, departing every Friday, Sunday and Wednesday of the week. (more…)
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Hong Kong to welcome first overseas cruise ship since Covid-19 began, but industry leader warns most operators hesitant over pandemic curbs
Hong Kong is set to welcome the first overseas cruise ship since the Covid-19 pandemic began, but an industry leader has warned most operators are still hesitant about coming to the city due to its anti-epidemic curbs. (more…)
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Government’s ‘slow ahead’ speed blamed for cruise line’s possible abandonment of plans to resume service from Hong Kong
Cruise line Royal Caribbean International is expected to abandon its plans to relaunch a “cruise to nowhere” service in Hong Kong because it has taken too long to get permission from health authorities, the Post has learned. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean hopes to set sail from Hong Kong again, after tough coronavirus measures kept ships grounded for most of 2022
Royal Caribbean International is seeking approval to resume “cruises to nowhere” in Hong Kong, the Post has learned, while an industry leader called for more measures to attract operators back to the city. (more…)
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Hong Kong Asks Chinese to Restart Cruises with Former P&O Ship
Hong Kong officials are seeking a cruise ship to restart the program of short cruises from the city to provide residents brief vacations as they work to restore more normalcy after extended COVID-19 restrictions in the city. (more…)
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Genting cancels two casino cruises due to HK Covid measures
Dream Cruises, a brand of casino cruise ship operator Genting Hong Kong Ltd, says it has been forced to cancel a two-night sailing scheduled to leave Hong Kong on Friday, due to that city’s government imposing with effect from Friday, a 14-day tightening of social-distancing measures. (ggrasia.com)
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Thousands allowed to disembark cruise ship after testing amid Hong Kong Covid scare
More than 3,000 passengers and crew members were held on a major cruise liner in Hong Kong on Wednesday after a Covid scare prompted authorities to order the ship to return to port. (edition.cnn.com)
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Thousands Held on Hong Kong ‘Cruise to Nowhere’ for Covid Testing
Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing Wednesday as the city attempted to stem an emerging omicron outbreak. (bloomberg.com)
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Hong Kong bans flights from 8 countries, tightens COVID curbs
All cruises have also been cancelled. Earlier on Wednesday, a ship carrying 3,700 passengers (“Spectrum of the Seas”) and crew was ordered to cut short its “cruise to nowhere” and return to port for mass testing after nine people were traced as close contacts of an Omicron case. (aljazeera.com)
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Royal Caribbean Cancels Next “Spectrum of the Seas” Sailing
Royal Caribbean International has cancelled the Jan. 6 sailing aboard the “Spectrum of the Seas” from Hong Kong following what it said was a notification from the Hong Kong Department of Health regarding nine close-contacts “of a confirmed community COVID-19 infected individual travelling onboard Spectrum of the Seas’ current sailing which departed on Jan. 2.” (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Dream Cruises to Increase Genting Dream’s Passenger Capacity to 75% Beginning from 1 December
Based on the latest guidelines by the Hong Kong authorities, Dream Cruises announced that “Genting Dream” will increase its passenger capacity from 50% to 75%, with effect from 1 December 2021, allowing over 2500 guests to enjoy a Super Seacation on every voyage. (more…)
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“Genting Dream” Celebrated 100 Days of Safe Sailings in Hong Kong on 6 November
6 November marked Dream Cruises’ milestone of 100 days of safe sailings in Hong Kong with “Genting Dream”, which began on 30 July 2021. (more…)
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WCT (Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal) Proudly Welcomes 800th Passenger Ship Call
Worldwide Cruise Terminals (WCT), manager and operator of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, on November 12th proudly welcomed its 800th passenger ship call since the commencement of operations in June 2013. (more…)
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Hong Kong: All aboard for a cruise to nowhere
In tightly restricted Hong Kong, ‘seacations’ — round-trip jaunts into international waters — are proving popular, but do they offer a sense of escape or underline the city’s isolation? (ft.com)
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Coronavirus: cruise giant Royal Caribbean appeals to Hong Kong authorities to reconsider 21-day service suspension over Covid-19 scare
A multinational giant offering “cruises to nowhere” has appealed to Hong Kong authorities to ease a 21-day service suspension imposed after a Covid-19 scare, with industry stakeholders estimating the firm is suffering a huge loss as a result of the halt. (scmp.com)
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Hong Kong halts cruise-to-nowhere as COVID-19 suspected in crew member
Hong Kong authorities prevented a Royal Caribbean (RCL.N) cruise ship from departing the city’s terminal late on Thursday as a crew member was suspected to have COVID-19 after routine testing, the government and the cruise operator said. (reuters.com)
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Operator of Hong Kong’s ‘cruises to nowhere’ to lobby for higher on-board capacity after overwhelming response
The operator behind Hong Kong’s “cruises to nowhere” is seeking negotiations with the government to lift Covid-19 curbs on capacity after receiving an overwhelming response from the public in its first month of voyages. (scmp.com)
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Dream Cruises Celebrates the Inaugural Cruise of Genting Dream in Hong Kong; First Cruise Ship to Restart Service in the City
Dream Cruises officially re-started its cruise service in Hong Kong on 30 July with Genting Dream’s maiden voyage of her first “Super Seacation” high seas itinerary. (more…)
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Officers And Crew Of Genting Dream Complete Covid-19 Vaccination In Hong Kong
Today, Dream Cruises has completed an important step in the planned resumption of cruise operations in Hong Kong by providing the officers and crew of Genting Dream with their two doses of the Fosun Pharma/BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine (BioNTech). (more…)
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Dream Cruises Thanks Hong Kong for the Tremendous Response for Genting Dream’s “Super Summer Seacations”
Dream Cruises’ recently announced restart of cruises on board Genting Dream in Hong Kong has been met with an enthusiastic response from the public. (more…)
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong plans to launch ‘cruises to nowhere’ for locals within months
Residents could be taking “cruises to nowhere” within months provided everyone on board is fully vaccinated against Covid-19 under a plan the Hong Kong government is discussing with operating companies. (scmp.com)
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Dream Cruises Announces Resumption of Cruises in Hong Kong with Genting Dream Deployed by June
Dream Cruises is pleased to announce the restart of cruises in Hong Kong, set to begin at the end of July with Genting Dream offering 2 and 3-night “Super Summer Seacations” on the high seas. (more…)
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Tenants at Kai Tak cruise terminal say relief efforts not enough to overcome Hong Kong’s tourism slump
Tenants and cruise lines at the underused Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on Friday called for more help to weather Hong Kong’s tourism slump, saying the government’s recent measures to support the industry did not go far enough. (scmp.com)
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Piano Land Makes First Call to Hong Kong; Debuts New Shops
The Piano Land made her inaugural call in Hong Kong on Saturday, sailing through iconic Victoria Harbour en route to a berth at the Ocean Terminal at the southwestern edge of the Kowloon Peninsula. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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