Norwegian Joy built for China will debut next summer and Carnival Spirit will be the first Carnival Cruise Liner to sail out of China in 2018.
Bridgepoint has cost some £52 million for the switch of majority stake in the UK-based cruise online travel agency Cruise.co.uk from private equity company Risk Capital.
Royal Caribbean and its rivals have all upped its bet on China in recent years, resulting in a more than 100% capacity increase in Shanghai this year.
China will build docking infrastructure and buy passenger liners to tap travel market in South China Sea amid heightened tensions over the disputed waters.
China's first luxury cruise liner will be able to carry up to 5,000 passengers when it is delivered in 2021. The country is to enter the lucrative cruise liner market.
Zizoo, a platform for boating holidays, has received Euro 1.7m in funding.
Operator of Crystal Cruises and Star Cruises signed an agreement with China Merchants Shekou Holdings to jointly develop Shenzhen’s Tai Zi Bay into a Chinese port capable of accommodating the world’s largest cruise ships
Building on the success brought by Star Cruises, last year, Genting Hong Kong finalized the acquisition of Crystal Cruises, “The World's Most Awarded Luxury Cruise Line”.