Royal Caribbean upbeat about prospects
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Despite gloomy economic times, cruise giant Royal Caribbean is setting its sights on Asia.
ChannelNews Asia said the company’s Legend of the Seas - with over 2,000 passenger capacity - will be permanently deployed in Asia next year.
The last time the Legend of the Seas docked in Singapore was almost eight years ago, it said.
Rama Rebbapragada, Regional Vice President, Royal Caribbean Cruises, was quoted saying; “The ship will be pretty much an Asian ship so she’ll spend time between Singapore, Shanghai, Tianjin and Hong Kong.
“The ship will move around depending on seasonality, offering cruises around several home ports in the Asia Pacific region. Asia grew by 100% from 2006 to 2007 and we expect at least a 20% to 25% growth from Asia in 2009.”
According to the report, the cruise company said it did not think the cruise market would suffer much from the economic downturn, adding that it won’t rule out cutting prices and offering deals. From Singapore, the ship will embark on 18 cruise tours.
The company intends to introduce six more ships around the world by the end of 2012.
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