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Costa sails fifth ship to Asia
Costa, the Italian cruise line, has revealed that a fifth ship will join its Asian fleet this year. The 1,800-passenger Costa neoRomantica cruise liner will be deployed regularly in the region in 2017, offerings cruises created specifically for Asian passengers. The ship's Asian season will officially commence this month, when it departs the Japanese port of Fukuoka on a five-night voyage around Japan and South Korea. Between April and October 2017, Costa neoRomantica will operate a series of five- to eight-night cruises around Northeast Asia and Russia's Far East, including calls at Sokcho and Busan in Korea, Vladivostok in Russia and Hakodate, Aomori, Sakata, Niigata, Kanazawa, Maizuru and Sakaiminato in Japan. The Costa neoRomantica's "Saint Tropez Lido" pool deck "The deployment of the fifth Costa ship in Asia will reinforce our leading position in Asia and allow us to continue significantly grow the Asian cruise market in the next decade, and further boost Asia market to become one of the most prominent markets in the world," said Costa Group's president for Asia, Buhdy Bok. The deployment of Costa neoRomantica reaffirms the company's commitment to the Asian cruise market. The company has consistently increased its regional capacity in recent years, with Costa Victoria’s deployment in Asia in 2012 being followed by Costa Atlantica in 2013, Costa Serena in 2015 and Costa Fortuna in 2016. Costa neoRomantica recently underwent a HK$900 million (US$116m) revamp to create an "Italy at Sea" theme onboard the ship. This includes a showcase of Italian food and wine, and even Venetian costume parties.
Carnival Corporation to nurture growth of the cruise industry in China
At the contract signing between Carnival Corporation and CSSC Carnival Corporation has announced that its cruise joint venture with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) will launch this week. The joint venture, under the name CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Limited, will be a new China-based cruise company that will operate its own fleet to serve Chinese cruise guests by the end of 2019. CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Limited announced an agreement to purchase two existing ships from Carnival Corporation's Costa Group. The first of these ships, Costa Atlantica, is scheduled to be transferred to the new Chinese cruise line by the end of 2019. Costa Atlantica's sister ship, Costa Mediterranea, will be transferred at a date still to be announced. “A strong and sustainable cruise industry in China” Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation, said: "The official launch of our cruise joint venture in China is a significant milestone in the strategic development of a strong and sustainable cruise industry in China. Together with our partners, we are excited about our ability to launch a new cruise line in China based on existing ships and new China-built cruise ships tailored for Chinese travellers." Costa Fortuna at Nagasaki Port Additionally, CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Limited announced it has signed a contract to finalise its previously announced agreement to order two new cruise ships that will be built in China and serve the Chinese cruise market. The two new cruise ships will be constructed by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS), a Chinese-owned shipyard in Shanghai, with the first ship expected to be delivered in 2023. The agreement also gives CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Limited the option to order four additional China-built cruise ships to serve growing demand from Chinese consumers. “An ecosystem that will nurture the sustainable growth of the cruise industry” Lei Fanpei, chairman of CSSC, added: "It is a strategic decision for CSSC to enter into the cruise industry in partnership with Carnival Corporation and Fincantieri. "Through the partnership with leading international enterprises, we will build a whole industrial chain including the cruise ship design and building, operations and supply chain, jointly promote industrial environment improvements and create an ecosystem that will nurture the sustainable growth of the cruise industry.”
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