Roger Chen

Chairman of Carnival Corporation in China

As the largest leisure travel company in the world, Carnival has been continuously investing in China’s cruise market. Costa Venezia, a tailormade cruise ship for the Chinese market by Costa Group, has been homeporting in Shanghai since May 2019. In December 2020, Costa Firenze, another tailor-made cruise ship, will also join China’s cruise fleet.

Costa Firenze, sister ship of Costa Venezia and inspired by Florence, a city of art, will bring more diversified cruise experience for guests. Princess Cruises will increase deployment in Shanghai next year, providing premium cruise products to more Chinese guests.

Carnival has been working together with China State Shipbuilding Corporation to accelerate the pace of building China’s first-ever large cruise ships at CSSC’s shipyard in Shanghai. Carnival and CSSC will also jointly work to build and strengthen Shanghai cruise industry’s ecosystem and drive cruise economic growth. The joint venture between Carnival and CSSC — CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Limited, was also established to build China’s own cruise fleet, provide customized cruise products and cultivate a wonderful experience for Chinese guests.

Carnival believes that Shanghai’s cruise industry business environment and services will be further upgraded with the development of Shanghai as China’s first cruise tourism development demonstration zone. The whole cruise industry chain covering cruise ship design and building, market and cruise terminals will keep developing. Carnival would like to work with different partners of the industry to promote Shanghai cruise industry to enter a new era.