StarCruises marks the Star Voyager’s inaugural sailing from Thailand
The lately revitalized StarCruises model commemorated its inaugural crusing from Thailand with the arrival of the Star Voyager at Laem Chabang Port, the gateway to Bangkok.
This momentous event indicators a daring new chapter for each StarCruises and Thailand, reinforcing the nation’s rising standing as a key cruise hub and vacation spot in Southeast Asia.
To commemorate this milestone, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) deputy governor for worldwide advertising and marketing in Asia and the South Pacific Pattaraanong Na Chiangmai joined StarDream Cruises president Michael Goh and different officers from key ministries and tourism authorities at Laem Chabang for a particular welcoming ceremony and inaugural crusing.
Crusing from a brand new homeport
Goh stated of the launch: “We’re excited to homeport the Star Voyager in Bangkok as we introduce the revitalized StarCruises model in Thailand. This launch represents a major step ahead in our imaginative and prescient to place Thailand as a cruise hub in Southeast Asia. With this regional deployment, we intention to draw a numerous vary of travellers whereas supporting the nation’s rising tourism financial system.”
For her half, TAT governor Thapanee Kiatphaibool declared: “At present marks a major milestone in our journey to reinforce Thailand’s tourism and maritime trade which is aligned with the Thailand Authorities’s Coverage.”
Kiatphaibool likewise remarked about Thailand’s competitiveness as a regional cruise vacation spot.
She stated: “This occasion is a testomony to the collaborative efforts of our devoted crew, companions, and stakeholders who’ve labored tirelessly to deliver this imaginative and prescient to life. Their unwavering help and laborious work have made it potential for us to showcase Thailand’s wealthy cultural heritage, gorgeous landscapes, and heat hospitality to the world.”
Elevating the bar for the Asian cruise expertise
The Star Voyager, contemporary from a US$50 million refurbishment, now provides Thai travellers and worldwide friends an elevated cruising expertise, conveniently ranging from their very own doorstep.
The ship’s particular maiden five-night itinerary from Bangkok set sail at this time, twenty second April, with an further departure scheduled for seventh Could, that includes port name locations to Ko Samui and Singapore.
Because the Star Voyager makes its homeport debut, each Bangkok and Ko Samui are poised to profit from elevated inbound cruise site visitors, additional fuelling Thailand’s dynamic cruise tourism sector.