Delay for Nautica March 4

[corpkid]

The Tianjin cruise terminal (very modern and HUGE) was literally covered in ads for RCCL cruises in 2016. I mean EVERYWHERE. I couldn't read them as they were in Mandarin but they sure were advertising those mega ships.

[PaulMCO]

The Tianjin cruise terminal (very modern and HUGE) was literally covered in ads for RCCL cruises in 2016. I mean EVERYWHERE. I couldn't read them as they were in Mandarin but they sure were advertising those mega ships.

 

Hope you guys have a great cruise. How much of delay did you have and will it affect your well laid plans on shore excursions..

[corpkid]

Thanks Paul. It's a difficult area to cruise as there are so many factors. We visited Seoul today and the immigration took longer than expected so that truncated the day. Of course we missed our food tour of Tianjin due to the whole fog issue on day 1 & 2. And when we got back to the ship today from Seoul the captain announced we will miss the next port of Jeju due to the large military exercises going on + bad weather so we are staying in Incheon overnight and leaving tomorrow at 11a heading straight to Hiroshima. That all said everyone (well at least the people we've been hanging out with) understand and are in good spirits. Fingers crossed the rest of the ports go smoothly.

[Christine Frances]

I did a quick check on Carnival and Royal Caribbean. Carnival has two ships that will be based in China - one starting next year (Carnival Miracle - 2,125 passengers - Spring, 2017 and the Splendor - 3,000 passengers will start in Spring, 2018.

 

RSSC already has at least one megaship in China with a lot of itineraries (not all mainland China).

 

From what I've read, ships that are based in China are being set up to accommodate Chinese guests rather than those from Europe or North America. There will be larger casinos and a lot of upscale shopping and undoubtedly food to meet Asian tastes.

 

http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6840