Viking Cruises announces move to tap China market

Thursday, 10 Apr, 2019 0

Viking Cruises is forming a joint venture to tap into the China ocean cruise market.

The cruise line has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Merchants Group to design and build new ocean ships tailored to Chinese passengers.

The partnership will cover product development and sales and marketing initiatives as well as constructing vessels through China Merchants Group’s shipbuilding subsidiaries.

"China is a dynamic outbound tourism market. Our partnership with China Merchants Group will allow us to bring the Viking travel lifestyle to more Chinese travelers more quickly, satisfying the Chinese market’s unmet demand," said Viking chairmanTorstein Hagen.

China has been a focus for Viking since 2003. The cruise line set up local operations in the country in 2016.

It says there has been strong demand for its European river cruise product tailored to Chinese-speaking guests.

Viking now operates 78 vessels including six ocean ships.



 

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