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Viking Yi Dun Leaves Shanghai on 60-Day Mediterranean Voyage
The 930-guest ship is set to call at 27 destinations in 16 countries before reaching Tarragona, with a Mandarin-speaking hotel team, Chinese menus and no casino onboard.
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Atlas Ocean Voyages Sales Rise 49% on Expedition Demand
Atlas Adventurer is scheduled to join in November 2028 with room for up to 400 guests, adding Asia and Africa routes from Kobe, Bangkok, Mombasa and Cape Town.
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StarDream Cruises to Show FIFA World Cup 26 Matches on Three Ships
The coverage will use IMG-owned Sport 24’s special event service. Adidas activations will add activity areas, exclusive merchandise and football quizzes.
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Asuka III Marks First Year Since Meyer Werft Delivery
During its delivery voyage around Africa, Asuka III passed the original Asuka off the Canary Islands and later sailed with Asuka II near St. Helena.
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Adora Cruises to Launch Port Klang Sailings in Late 2026
The announcement followed Malaysian tourism minister Tiong King Sing’s visit to Adora’s Shanghai headquarters for talks on cruise and cultural tourism cooperation.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises Expands Singapore Homeporting With Three Ships
The program includes ten- to twenty-eight-day itineraries from Singapore to Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, plus longer voyages between Singapore and Japan.
Princess Cruises
Asia Cruise Market Tops 3 Million Passengers Amid Uneven Recovery
Disney Adventure arrived in Singapore in March for a year-round deployment that tourism executives said could handle five hundred thousand passengers annually.
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Azamara to Launch First Full Asia Season in 2028
The 2028 program adds 12 maiden ports, among them Sokcho in South Korea and Tokushima in Japan, plus river cruising on the Yangtze into Shanghai.
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Philippines Expects Cruise Passengers to Nearly Triple in 2026
Projected ship calls would edge down to about one hundred twenty-eight from one hundred thirty-six last year, while Subic Bay roundtrips factor into homeporting plans.
Disney Cruise Line
South Korea Expects Record 1.8 Million Cruise Passengers in 2026
South Korea added Masan and Saemangeum as cruise call destinations in 2025, bringing the country to nine destinations beyond Busan, Jeju and Incheon.
Royal Caribbean
Hong Kong Targets More Cruise Turnarounds After 20% Growth
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal can berth two three-hundred-sixty-meter ships at once and process about three thousand passengers an hour. Ocean Terminal serves smaller ships.
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Piano Land to End Hong Kong Season Amid Possible Europe Move
A potential redeployment would signal how China’s cruise restructuring is reshaping older tonnage while giving Europe’s Spanish-speaking market a new entrant.