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Royal Caribbean and Ctrip form new Chinese cruise line

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<h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px; border: 0px; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 47, 109);">Royal Caribbean and Ctrip form new Chinese cruise line</h2><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;">Shanghai: Leading cruise operator Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) and China’s largest online travel agency Ctrip have announced that they have agreed to a strategic partnership to form cruise line SkySea Cruises, a joint venture designed to serve the Chinese cruise market.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;">Royal Caribbean and Ctrip will each own a 35% share of the new company, with the balance being owned by SkySea management and a private equity fund.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;">The new cruise line will begin service in the middle of 2015 and will operate one ship, with the potential for additional vessels to be added in future.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;">Ctrip acquired Celebrity Century from Royal Caribbean in September this year and is looking for the opportunity to purchase its third cruiseship.</p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;">The travel agency also launched an online cruise booking platform in September to provide better cruise services to Chinese travellers. [24/11/14]</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><img data-cke-saved-src="http://www.asiacruisenews.com/ckfinder/userfiles/images/Celebrity%20century.jpg" src="http://www.asiacruisenews.com/ckfinder/userfiles/images/Celebrity%20century.jpg" alt="Royal Caribbean and Ctrip form new Chinese cruise line " style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal; width: 380px; height: 210px; float: left; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div><br></div>
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