Japan's Oriental Land, which operates Tokyo Disneyland, announced that it will invest 330 billion yen (about 15.96 billion Hong Kong dollars) to enter the cruise industry, and is expected to start shipbuilding in 2025 and set sail as soon as 2028, mainly on 2 to 4-night short routes to and from ports in Tokyo, with a travel cost of about 100,000 to 300,000 yen (about 4,800 to 14,500 Hong Kong dollars) per passenger.
Disney Dream cruise ship. Reuter
According to the release of Oriental Park, the 140,000-ton large cruise ship is expected to be built from 2025, and there will be Disney-themed waterslides and other amusement facilities on board, as well as theaters and restaurants where you can watch Disney musicals and cabaret shows, etc., with 1,250 guest rooms, which can accommodate about 4,000 passengers, and the travel cost of accommodation and catering is about 100,000 to 300,000 yen (about 4,800 to 14,500 Hong Kong dollars) per passenger, and a higher-standard itinerary will also be created. The target audience is families and visitors to Japan.
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Oriental Paradise Group pointed out that Japan's cruise market has growth potential, coupled with the experience accumulated in the theme park business and hotel business, and the advantage of a good relationship of trust with Disney, decided to enter the cruise industry, aiming to start calling at overseas ports in the next few years after the start of sailing, hoping to increase the number of passengers to 400,000 and sales to 100 billion yen (about 4.8 billion Hong Kong dollars) for the whole year.
Disney Cruise Line began operations in the United States in 1998 and offers a variety of Disney-content experiences on board, all but some of the experiences and food and beverage costs, all inclusive, popular with international travelers. There are currently five cruise ships sailing in the United States, and another three are expected to sail in Singapore in 2025.