SuperStar Virgo
CHINA Merchants Group in Shenzhen, China, had recently appointed Kuala Lumpur-based Jebsen Travel & Tours Services to market Tai Zi Bay cruise terminal in Shekou, Shenzhen to passenger cruise liners.
The cruise terminal is currently under construction and will be operational in November, able to accommodate six cruise ships at a time.
Lim Chee Tong, managing director of Jebsen said the appointment was made in October last year, and his company had already successfully marketed the cruise terminal to Star Cruises.
SuperStar Virgo will homeport in Shekou from November 17, 2016 until May 2017. It will offer a four-night cruise calling at Halong Bay and Sanya; a five-night cruise calling at Nha Trang, Da Nang and Sanya as well as a seven-night cruise calling at Halong Bay, Da Nang, Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City.
Jebsen will also charter Silversea Shadow from Silversea Cruises from late January next year until May 2017 to provide 10- to 14-day itineraries within Asia. “The high end cruise line with 180 all-suite cabins will be homeported at Shekou from February 11, 2017,” said Lim.
Jebsen is also the cruise principle for the chartered period. Lim said: “We are in the midst of appointing general sales agents globally.”
The company has been involved in the cruise business since 1989 and is the GSA for 50 international cruise lines, including Crystal Cruises, Silversea Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
