Chinese tourists are expected to make 5.7 million cruise trips this year, up 15% from last year, on the back of popular Asian and Oceanian sea travel options.
With the current round of financing, HiTime will increase its market share in yacht operations at pristine areas in China, and aims to become China's largest yacht service provider with updated products.
Boat rental startup Click&Boat to expand globally as well as through acquisition.
Global Ports Holding PLC said it collaborated with travel agency Dreamlines GmbH, and it will invest up to EUR 13.0 million in Dreamlines in the form of a convertible loan note.
Dreamlines now has relationships with more than 100 cruise operators around the globe.
Ctrip and Royal Caribbean Cruises announced that they are ending the SkySea Cruise Line joint venture in the autumn of 2018.
Here are six high-tech innovations which were once nearly impossible on cruises.
On the cruise of the future, check-in counters, guest services desks and in-room phones will be relics, replaced by facial recognition, virtual reality and artificial intelligence.