NEWS & EVENTS
Wallem Welcomes Majestic Princess to Singapore & to HK on Maiden Calls
1millioneth Kai Tak guest celebration.
The Majestic Princess at berth.
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allem Ship Agency was delighted to support the recent maiden calls to Singapore and Hong Kong of the Majestic Princess.
The Majestic Princess is the third ship in Princess Cruises’ Royal class of ships. Designed specifically for the Chinese cruise market, the vessel will be homeported in Shanghai for cruises to Japan and Korea. As agent for the vessel in Singapore and Hong Kong, we handled the disembarkation and embarkation of passengers, crew changes, immigration formalities and stores replenishment among others. The vessel’s call to the Hong Kong International Cruise Terminal (at the site of the old Kai Tak airport) also coincided with a celebration for the cruise terminal’s one millionth cruise ship guest. Managing Director of Wallem Ship Agency Dickson Chin and General Manager of Operations, K F Chan attended a special ceremony to
The Majestic Princess in Singapore.
mark this milestone for the terminal and to welcome the vessel to town. As you can see, the cruise ship lives up to her name and received a welcome fit for a Princess!
Wallem Sponsoring Chinese version of CHIRP Maritime
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allem is proud to help spread the word of safety to seafarers in China by sponsoring the Mandarin Chinese version of the CHIRP Maritime newsletter, along with Dalian Maritime University. CHIRP Maritime is a UK-based confidential reporting programme for the Maritime industry which aims to promote safety awareness among seafarers through the sharing of news, videos and case studies. With safety and the welfare of our seafarers as our highest priority, Wallem is proud to support this initiative.
Marching band welcomes the Majestic Princess to Hong Kong.
TRUE NORTH THE WAY FORWARD
For more information, go to www.chirpmaritime.org