KUALA LUMPUR: With Malaysia being such an important part of the Southeast Asian cruise product, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCC) is looking forward to the country’s cruise port development in the coming years which will also contribute to the development of better itineraries for the region as a whole. The American global cruise company also views Malaysia has been a strong performer for its business in the recent years. "With a long coastline, a large number of islands surrounding the country and attractive destinations, there is plenty of potential for new cruise destinations and itineraries," he said. According to the 2017 Asia Cruise Trends Report, in 2017, 66 cruise ships are being deployed in Asian waters. Despite this, Sean said in Asia, the top markets for its Southeast Asian sailings are Malaysia, Singapore, India, and Indonesia, besides China.

Source: New Strait Times November 13, 2017 06:45 UTC