International luxury cruises target China

Beijing (CNS) -- Costa Cruises, Europe's largest cruise company, sent its ship Costa Victoria on its maiden voyage to China in May.

Royal Caribbean International, a Norwegian and American cruise line brand, has scheduled its Voyager of the Seas to collect Chinese tourists when it sets sail on June 19 from Shanghai Port. The cruise ship size is three times the size of the famed Titanic, with a maximum loading of 3,840 passengers. The moving entertainment kingdom is equipped with unconventional equipment and venues that include a playground, cinema, gym, swimming pool, carousel, sky gardens and rock climbing walls.

Cruise lovers are anticipating the great bonanza of two international large luxury cruisers coming into China.

Cruise travel is a bubbling center of activity in the Chinese tourism industry this year. According to Ctrip Travel, the largest cruise booking website in China, international cruise companies are putting more of their business focus on the Chinese market, spurring a growth of 40 to 100 percent in the sector.