{"id":12649,"date":"2020-12-13T18:49:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T18:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=12649"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:16:42","slug":"chinese-cruises-set-sail-after-pandemic-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/chinese-cruises-set-sail-after-pandemic-suspension","title":{"rendered":"Chinese cruises set sail after pandemic suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tickets were selling fast for the ships, which can sail at up to 50 per cent capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

China.- The Nanhai Dream has become the first cruise ship to resume operations in China since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After almost 11 months of closure, Hainan Cruises’ ship has begun operations between Sanya and the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea, with a 50 per cent capacity cap in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are reported to be selling well for the four-day trip, which is priced at 4,880 yuan (US$745) per person for a six-person inner cabin and 26,800 yuan (US$4,093) per person for a luxury sea-view suite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A second ship, Changle Gongzhu, is also scheduled to begin sailing. Both will only accept tourists from low-risk areas for Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passengers must also provide a negative nucleic acid test certificate issued within a week before boarding and present a green health code. Temperature checks will be carried out on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If all goes well, China is expected to expand the capacity limit to 70 per cent. It is hoped that the operations will encourage more domestic and more cruise operators to apply to resume trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in Singapore recently a ship had to return<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to port due to a passenger falsely testing positive for Covid-19 on board. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tickets were selling fast for the ships, which can sail at up to 50 per cent capacity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Nanhai Dream has become the first cruise ship to resume operations in China after an 11-month closure, with Hainan Cruises operating between Sanya and the Xisha Islands at 50% capacity and strict health protocols. Tickets are selling well, and China anticipates expanding capacity to 70% if operations proceed smoothly, potentially encouraging more domestic cruise operators. However, a recent incident in Singapore highlights the ongoing operational risks associated with pandemic-era travel.","focusai_entities":"Hainan Cruises, Nanhai Dream, Changle Gongzhu","focusai_location":"China, Sanya, Xisha Islands, South China Sea, Singapore","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), operator_casino (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Analysis","query":"What are the projected GGR impacts for integrated resorts and land-based casinos in regions mirroring China's phased re-opening strategy, considering similar capacity restrictions and health protocols?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Benchmarks","query":"How do the implemented health and safety protocols and governance frameworks on cruise ships compare to those being considered or mandated for land-based casino re-openings, and what are the implications for regulatory compliance and operational expenditure?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[227,23775],"class_list":["post-12649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-china","tag-cruises"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12649"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12655,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12649\/revisions\/12655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}