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companies. Many ships built in the 1980s and later seem to have disappeared from the scene.<br /><br />The Celebrity Century , for example, was only 20 years old when it was sent to China to be part of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s joint
venture between Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Chinese online travel agency Ctrip will begin sailing the former Celebrity Century from Shanghai.</p><p>The 1,800-passenger ship has undergone a renovation, which included the addition
in the Chinese market between Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and the online travel firm Ctrip is using the former Celebrity Century as its inaugural ship. <br /><br />The new SkySea Cruises is expected to begin operations midyear following
s newest ships.<br /><br />Likewise, Celebrity Cruises has sold its remaining Century-class ship, the Celebrity Century , to a new joint venture in China that it formed with the Chinese travel mega-company Ctrip.com. The newly formed
the beneficiary of new ships built in that yard. The [announcements that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. sold the Celebrity Century to the China online travel agency Ctrip and will form a joint venture with that company to create a Chinese-brand
passenger Celebrity Reflection, was delivered in the fall of 2012. The line recently agreed to send its oldest ship, Celebrity Century , to SkySea Cruises, a new joint venture in China between parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL
passenger Celebrity Reflection, was delivered in the fall of 2012.The line recently agreed to send its oldest ship, Celebrity Century , to a new joint venture in China. Celebrity's parent, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., said the ships are being
experienced players. One eager entrant is Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Only months after agreeing to sell its aging Celebrity Century to a new joint venture in China, RCCL has formalized the terms of that venture. Royal’s vehicle for establishing
Royal Caribbean and Ctrip agreed to partner on a cruise line that would serve the Chinese market. The sale of the Celebrity Century to Ctrip was part of the deal. Royal Caribbean and Ctrip will each own 35% of SkySea Cruises, with the balance
starting in May. More recently, parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) said it will sell the aging Celebrity Century to Ctrip, a leading Chinese online travel seller, and form a joint venture with Ctrip to manage the ship's operations