Tagged: SkySea Cruise Line

SkySea Cruise Line has just completed its five-day “Golden Memories Farewell Cruise” aboard its flagship SkySea Golden Era. The 2,000 passenger SkySea Golden Era departed Shanghai filled with loyalty guests, travel agents, industry leaders, vendor partners and company employees with their families as the brand neared its official end, according to a statement. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

SkySea Cruise Line announced today the final voyage of the Golden Era will take place August 29, 2018. The four-night cruise will depart Shanghai and visit Fukuoka, Japan before returning to Shanghai on September 2, 2018. Owners Ctrip and Royal Caribbean recently announced the brand would be shut down later this year. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

SAMAJAM is coming to SkySea’s Golden Era, a new music show allowing audience participation, according to a statement from the Chinese cruise line. Sailing from Shanghai on Jan. 24, the new show will allow all guests to participate, SkySea said. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

SkySea Cruise Line announced the completion of an extensive drydock on the Golden Era and the start of its new homeport operation in Shenzhen which will run through the end of the year. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

SkySea Cruise Line Announces Most Expansive Deployment to Date. SkySea Golden Era deployed to record five seasonal home ports in 2018 including marquee homeport of Taiwan and offers new SkySea Nights program

SkySea Cruise Line, the first contemporary cruise line specifically created for the Chinese market, is proving once again that a vision based on unique hardware, flexibility and customization has its advantages as the brand officially released its 2018 deployment schedule, its most expansive to date. (more…)

A new executive team and overarching strategy at SkySea Cruise Line is being led by industry veteran Ken Muskat, who was named CEO in early January. The Chinese brand is a joint venture with ownership by Royal Caribbean Cruises and China’s largest online travel agency, Ctrip. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

SkySea Cruise Line announced that it will roll out Alipay, one of China’s leading third-party payment platforms, to begin accepting mobile payments on the SkySea Golden Era on Sept. 17. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

SkySea Cruise Line will add three more Chinese homeports to its operation in 2018 in addition to a plan to homeport in Keelung, Taiwan, as the Ken Muskat-led brand continues to mature with more than 80 cruises on offer in 2018. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

SkySea Cruise Line has announced an extensive line-up of star entertainers to enhance its already busy entertainment offering on a number of summer sailings. Among the talent are Chinese singers, pianists and various other performers, which will sail with the ship on select cruises over the summer. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

SkySea Cruise Line has announced the SkySea Golden Era has launched a number new food and beverage options, including the Molecular Bar Drink Lap, the Happy Sea Sushi Bar, and a new menu for the SkySea Kitchen. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

SkySea Cruise Line has announced that the SkySea Golden Era will introduce what it calls a newly enhanced “social network at sea” for all guests, which, it said, is especially important in the Chinese market. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Source markets may be opening beyond China for SkySea Cruise Line. The big news this spring will be the addition of South Korea as a source market. Korea passengers will board the ship in Busan, sail to Japan and then disembark in Shanghai and fly home. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Ken Muskat has been named the new CEO at SkySea Cruise Line, which Royal Caribbean Cruises called a “growing cruise line” focused on the emerging Chinese cruise market, in a prepared statement. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Having launched service in 2015 with the Golden Era, SkySea Cruise Line has major backers in Ctrip, China’s largest online travel agency, and Royal Caribbean Cruises. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

SkySea Cruises, the joint venture of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) and China’s biggest online travel agent Ctrip, will launch its maiden voyage from the new cruise homeport in Qingdao. (cruisebusiness.com)