Ship Ahoy: Singapore targets 1.5m cruise passengers by 2015

Plans to be Asia's cruise hub.

According to DBS, with the infrastructure in place, the Singapore Tourism Board targets to attract 1.5m cruise passengers by 2015, up from c.0.9m that sailed into Singapore in 2012.

The STB also believes that Singapore has the ability to be one of the key hubs in the region.

Here's more from DBS:

Leveraging on its strategic location between major international maritime routes, Singapore is already home to several of the world’s top cruise lines such as Star Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Silversea Cruises and P&O Princess.

With the opening of the new Marina Bay Cruise Terminal, Singapore has the capacity and infrastructure to accommodate large cruise ships and have seen large players like cruise groups Carnival and Celebrity Cruises to set up shop over the past year.