LATEST CRUISE NEWS


Welcome Back to the World of Cruise

This month we are celebrating the return of destination cruising in both Malaysia and Indonesia; Southeast Asia’s first cruise port calls in over two years.


Cruise Asia Gets Back to What it Does Best!

Welcome back to Malaysia, Spectrum of the Seas! This marks Cruise Asia Malaysia’s first international cruise port call since March 2020, a span of 839 days.


Welcome Richard Casswell as General Manager of Destination Asia in Cambodia

Destination Asia is delighted to announce that Richard Casswell has been appointed General Manager in Cambodia. Richard is a passionate travel professional with over 20 years of experience working within DMC businesses in Asia.


Travelife & Sustainability update: Animal Welfare

To ensure the diverse and magnificent wildlife found in Asia is preserved and protected, so future generations can enjoy our natural world, we have developed our own animal welfare policy.


Komodo National Park Fee Increase 

Life is getting back to normal after 700 workers in the Komodo National Park went on strike earlier this month in protest over a proposed increase in entrance fees.


Regional Director, Alvin Materi, believes Asia is about to make its big comeback

The exciting news around the opening of borders and the lifting of travel restrictions by many countries in SE Asia has seen a welcome flurry of activity by tourist boards, cruise lines and ground handlers such as Cruise Asia Destination Asia as we prepare for the industry restart.


The largest Cruise Ship Dock in Indonesia is scheduled to be completed in 2023

The International Cruise Port in Bali, part of the wider Bali Maritime Tourism Hub (BMTH) concept is scheduled to be finished by the middle of 2023.


Sustainability Management and Putting it into Practice

Strengthening our commitment to sustainability management and delivering consistent sustainable business practices, Destination Asia and our cruise division, Cruise Asia by Destination Asia, joined the Travelife Sustainability in Tourism Scheme in 2017 to steer its practices along a more responsible path.