Cruises

International Cruise & Yachting Festival (Hong Kong) (ICYFHK) is scheduled to be held during the Hong Kong Maritime Week 2019, from 17 to 23 November 2019. 

Asia is the third largest cruise region after North America and Europe.

From September 2019 through April 2020, Westerdam extensively explores Cambodia, China, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam on cruises ranging from 13 to 16 nights.

Five Princess Cruises ships are slated to service the 2020-21 cruise season, offering a capacity of more than 220,000 guests, and 127 total departures on more than 70 itineraries, ranging in length from two to 35 days.

The first ship to debut the dramatic new enhancements undertaken as part of the ambitious OceaniaNEXT initiative, Insignia guests will travel through the Pacific and Asia, as well as cruising through the Middle East, Europe and American regions.  

This marks the second time the global cruise line is deploying a brand-new ship to Asia for homeporting, which underscores its ever-growing confidence in the region.  

Following a one-month deployment across Asia from 26 April until 26 May 2019, the newly refurbished Crystal Symphony will be on a two-month deployment in Asia in 2020, from 15 February to 13 April, with eight new itineraries.

Ruby Princess will be the first MedallionClass ship sailing in Australia and New Zealand and Island Princess will sail on the first MedallionClass World Cruise.  

Aqua Blu is Aqua Expeditions’ first ever coastal ship, and the first-ever long-range expedition-class yacht to be permanently based in the East Indonesian Archipelago with year-round departures.

Asia is expected to continue growing in popularity in the next few years, with the arrival of new ships in 2019/2020 including from Costa Cruises, Genting Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean International and MSC Cruises.