Cruise firm commits 2 large liners to China

5/26/2012
BLADE STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES

BEIJING -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said Friday that it is sending what it says will be Asia's two biggest cruise liners to serve China's growing tourism market.

The 3,114-passenger Voyager of the Seas is to arrive in Singapore this weekend en route to Shanghai. Its sister ship Mariner of the Seas is to be sent to China next year. The two ships will carry Chinese cruise passengers on routes to Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea.