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HKTB welcomes plan to restart Hong Kong cruises
The Hong Kong Tourism Board has welcomed the decision to allow the resumption of domestic cruising.
It marks welcome progress in the city’s tourism recovery and the HKTB will play a pivotal role in promoting domestic cruise itineraries.
"Cruise tourism is an integral part of Hong Kong’s tourism and the resumption of high sea cruises is the first step to the recovery of the cruise sector," said Dr YK Pang, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board
"The HKTB will first promote the experience of ‘Staycation at Sea’ in Hong Kong under the ‘Holiday at Home’ platform."
In late July, Dream Cruises’ ship Genting Dream and Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Sea will offer short two- and three-night Super Summer Seacations and two- to four- night Summer Ocean Getaways respectively.
"At the same time, the tourism board will also communicate to consumers the newly established safety and hygiene protocol as well as the anti-epidemic measures adopted by cruise lines to rebuild visitors’ confidence in travelling on cruises," Dr Pang added.
"When cross-border travel resumes, the HKTB will then gradually market our cruise experience to mainland and international visitor sources."
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