Royal Caribbean International has announced plans to resume cruise activities in Japan. The cruise line cited the stabilisation of the situation in Japan and the recent lifting of travel advisories by countries such as Singapore and China as the main reasons for the resumption. Royal Caribbean will now deploy its Legend of the Seas liner to ports of call in the country, starting with Okinawa on 1 August, following its Hong Kong summer season. Legend of the Seas will then operate 11 sailings including a number of charters to various Japanese ports such as Okinawa, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Beppu, Nagasaki and Hokkaido, out of Hong Kong, Tianjin and Shanghai, from late July to early October. These sailings are mostly based on the ship’s itineraries originally planned for this year, which do not call at the areas affected by the 11 March disasters and subsequent nuclear crisis.
“Judging from the current situation in Japan, we are well-assured of the safety of travelling to Japan,” said Kelvin Tan, Regional Director – Asia Pacific for Royal Caribbean Cruises. “Japan has always been an attractive tourist destination and its show of resilience in the face of the recent crisis has given travellers the confidence to visit the country again.
“Travellers also understand that visiting these cities on a cruise ship is a safe and hassle-free option,” he added.
Besides the North Asian cruises to Japan and South Korea, Legend of the Seas is also offering cruises to Taiwan, Vietnam and Sanya, in China’s Hainan Island, from Hong Kong from June to July and from October to November.
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