Cruise operators confident of future

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the world's second-largest cruise operator, still expects to grow its business in China this year despite a general slowdown in the sector in the country and worldwide, according to its regional president.

Liu Zinan, the company's president for China and North Asia, said the firm has enjoyed 80 to 90 percent annual growth nationally in recent years.

Both passenger volumes and income have increased, he said, without the need to cut its prices.