Agreement between Carnival and Chineses CSSC and CIC in order to constitute a new Chinese crocieristico brand



The crocieristico group American Carnival Corporation has signed today to London, to the presence of Chinese president XI Jinping, an agreement in order to constitute joint venture with the Chineses Lowers Is Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Investment Corporation (CIC) with the objective to accelerate the development of the crocieristica industry in China and to constitute new Chinese crocieristico brand to which entrusting a fleet of ships bought between the units already in service or of which will be commissioned the construction. To such purpose a year an agreement with same navalmeccanico group CSSC for the realization of new cruise ships in China makes the group American has undersigned, understanding that is extended then estern Fincantieri ( on 16 October 2014). We remember moreover that the today's agreement follows that which signed to beginning 2015 with the group Lowers Merchants Group di Hong Kong also it face to constitute a Chinese crocieristica company ( on 27 January 2015).

Role of sovereign trust CIC in the new understanding is to invest in joint venture crocieristica beside Carnival and CSSC. "These joint venture crocieristica – it has emphasized the general manager of Carnival Corporation, Alan Buckelew – it is an important step ahead for the industry of the cruises in China and for us an extraordinary opportunity in order to work with CSSC and CIC in order to grow the acquaintance, the interest and the question of crocieristiche vacations between the Chinese tourists. The cruises are a experience of relatively new vacation in China and consider that this collaborativo approach with our partner is fundamental not only for the development of the crocieristica activity internal of the nation, but also in order to support the objective of China to in the next few years become one of the main markets of the cruises world-wise".

Carnival has specified that in parallel with these new initiatives they will continue as from program the plans of expansion of the presence of the marks of the group in China, that two ships by the marks Costa Crociere and Princess Cruises among other things preview the employment in 2016 in the region of others, than in China will altogether use a fleet constituted from six ships ( on 23 July 2015), and the employment in the 2017 in China of two ships of others two brand of the group, Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA Cruises ( on 13 October 2015).