Southeast Asia Preparing to Benefit From China’s Cruise Boom

For all the talk about the growing importance of China in the cruise industry, Southeast Asia is a quiet powerhouse that looks to grow as an international cruising destination. Cruise ship capacity is set to grow intensely in Asia as major companies shift capacity to take advantage of demand for cruising from the Chinese middle-class. Carnival Corp. will launch a Chinese-only brand in the next two years and bring over a half-dozen ships under other bran