By
Rebecca Gibson |
Star Cruises’ SuperStar Virgo is to return to North China and sail itineraries from three homeports between September and November 2018.
SuperStar Virgo will begin homeporting in Dalian from 9 September and sail four-night itineraries to Nagasaki, Kitakyushu and Fukuoka in Japan. The ship will then reposition to Tianjin to embark on a series of four- and five-night itineraries to Kagoshima, Beppu, Fukuoka and Nagasaki in Japan between 30 September to the end of October. On 3 November, the vessel will start sailing cruises from Qingdao to Kagoshima, Fukuoka and Nagasaki.
“The deployment of SuperStar Virgo to North China during September to November will cover public holidays including the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Golden Week, which is suitable for family travellers and senior citizens,” said Ang Moo Lim, president of Star Cruises. “Autumn is the perfect time to visit Japan with its comfortable weather conditions and extraordinary autumn scenery.”
SuperStar Virgo’s deployment will enable Star Cruises to cover China’s three main cruise markets in the south, east and north in 2018.
“We are excited that Genting Cruise Lines [Star Cruises’ parent company] is expanding its market reach in North China,” said Kent Zhu, president of Genting Cruise Lines. “By deploying Star Cruises to the three key cruise markets in China, we are providing a variety of different cruise experiences from across China, building closer relationships with local travel agents, ports and business partners while boosting our market penetration rate and expanding further into the China market.”