Cruise line ventures into Asia for first time
Celebrity Cruises has announced its first-ever season sailing in Asia.
Now on sale, Celebrity Millennium will visit nine countries new to the brand including Vietnam, Thailand and China during the winter of 2012-13.
The inaugural Asia season will consist of a series of 14-night open-jaw cruises between Singapore and Hong Kong and includes overnight stays in Singapore, Bangkok Vietnam and Hong Kong.
The season also will include two 14-night sailings roundtrip from Singapore with overnight stays in Bali in January 2013.
“Visiting the Far East for the first time is the result of listening to consumers, who have told us they’re eager to cruise in the region with Celebrity Cruises,” said president and CEO Dan Hanrahan.
Either end of Celebrity Millennium’s Asia season will be two transpacific sailings. The westbound cruise will coincide with the total solar eclipse in November 2012. Guests will be able to view the eclipse while at sea, when sailing from Fiji to New Zealand. In April 2013, Celebrity Millennium will reposition from Hong Kong to Shanghai on a cruise featuring overnight calls in Hong Kong and Beijing. The ship will then continue eastbound to Alaska, calling at various ports in China, Japan, and Russia.
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