Monday, December 15, 2008

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to Open Two New China Offices - in Beijing and Guangzhou

SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today announced it is opening two new offices in China, in the cities of Beijing and Guangzhou.

The new offices, which will open in the coming weeks, will be the second and third the company operates in China, joining its Shanghai facility, which opened in July 2007. The new offices will highlight the growing importance of the China marketplace and its role in the company's international growth strategy.

The new offices will widen the company's reach into more regions of China. This will allow the company to better serve a broader spectrum of local customers and the local travel agent communities, with faster, more seamless and more customized services.

The new offices will support three of the company's brands, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises. Royal Caribbean International's Legend of the Seas will sail out of Shanghai, beginning in February 2009, departing from the new Shanghai cruise terminal. Similarly, Azamara Cruises' Azamara Quest will call in Chinese cities such as Canton and Shanghai, beginning in January 2009, during its first season of sailings in Asia.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France. The company has a combined total of 38 ships in service and six under construction. It also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe and South America.

Source: http://sev.prnewswire.com/leisure-travel-hotels/20081215/CLM04915122008-1.html

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