The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will relax social distance measures from Thursday (October 6), including the cancellation of the melting mechanism of the Cruise Public Sea Tour.However, Hong Kong operators predict that cruise companies will not be able to return to the Hong Kong market in a few years.
According to the Sing Tao Daily report on Tuesday, Ban Zhirong, the managing director of the Huanmei Cruise Terminal, said on the radio program that except for China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan, most of the world'sThe restrictions and restored to the approach before the epidemic.He predicts that after the Hong Kong Government cancels the melting mechanism of the cruise of the cruise ship, there may be only one or two cruise ships to restore Hong Kong's itinerary, but it may take several years to return to the level of 2019.
Ban Zhirong said that cruise companies generally plan the next three years. If Hong Kong does not fully connect with international standards by the end of this year, the cruise will not stop in Hong Kong, and it may cause Hong Kong to lose 2025 in 2025.And business in 2026.
He predicts that the cruise company will not be able to return to the Hong Kong market in a few years, and hopes that the Hong Kong government will relax the relevant restrictions as soon as possible and connect with international standards to attract cruise ships from all over the country to Hong Kong.
The Cruise Public Sea Tour was suspended due to the fifth wave of epidemic at the beginning of the year. The "Marine Spectrum" with Hong Kong as one of the parent port moved to Singapore.The "Ocean Spectrum" parent company "Royal Caribbean International Cruise" said earlier that he thanked the Hong Kong government for canceling the melting mechanism of the Cruise Public Sea Tour and further for the cruise ship.
Royal Caribbean is currently the only international cruise company in Asia.During the suspension, the Royal Caribbean has been closely communicating with the Hong Kong government and various travel agencies, hoping to cancel the melting mechanism of the public sea travel as soon as possible. However, the Royal Caribbean has not yet stated whether it will restore the Hong Kong itinerary after the Hong Kong government relaxes the fuse mechanism.
