The Hong Kong Tourism Board released strong cruise figures in 2015 and announced a new funding for cruise lines to develop a fly-cruise program to Hong Kong.
China's 10 cruise ports received a total of 539 homeporting cruise calls, representing year-on-year growth of 47% in 2015.
Princess Cruises is to expand its presence in China by launching a new homeport in Xiamen, Fujian province this year and the cruise ship Majestic Princess will be specially tailored to the China market in 2017 at its homeport in Shanghai.
Shanghai border agency is aiming to change this, introducing a new e-pass at two international cruise ports.
Ctrip projects that the capacity of China’s cruise ports will grow more than 80% next year in its “2016 China Cruise Industry Trend Forecast” report.
As ships compete for cruisers in China prices are dropping. But as long as returns remain higher than the global average, expect operators to keep flooding the market.
Tianjin international cruise home port, the largest in Asia, is expected to receive 150 voyages in 2016, with new liners to be put on the market, the port said on Tuesday.
China Cruise and Yacht Industry Association estimates that a total of 613 cruises will sail from China this year, up 31.5%.