Asia’s cruise tourism is seeing a rebound, both as a source market and as a destination, with opportunities for the return of international deployments and new homeporting, according to industry experts at Seatrade Cruise Asia 2024, co-located with Seatrade Crew Connect Global in Manila.
Ted Blamey, principal at Chart Management Consultants, revealed that Singapore’s recovery “has been exceptional since last year” with 817,000 cruise passengers – two and a half times the 2019 level – the largest in all Asia.
India reached a record 374,000 passengers, making it the second-largest cruise market in Asia, followed by Malaysia with 350,000 passengers, nearly three times the 2019 volume. Indonesia and the Philippines also saw notable growth, though on a smaller scale.
Blamey noted the return of mainstream international cruise lines to Asia, including…
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