Star Voyager, a Star Cruises ship based at Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui Ocean Terminal, has cancelled 17 scheduled sailings from September to November 2026, affecting planned cruise travel from the city during the three-month period.
The operator notified passengers on 25 August that the cancellations were caused by a “change in its regional deployment plan”. The reports confirm the 17 Hong Kong-based sailings and a separate repositioning voyage, but do not establish that every remaining Hong Kong departure in 2026 has been cancelled.
A one-way repositioning voyage due to leave Singapore on 25 September, travel via Vietnam and arrive in Hong Kong, was also cancelled for the same reason. At the same time, Star Cruises launched several Southeast Asian itineraries departing from Singapore and Malaysia.
Star Cruises said it had “no plan to withdraw” from Hong Kong and had not ruled out Star Voyager returning to the city. It has not specified the details of the regional deployment change or said when the ship might return.
The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said adjustments by individual cruise companies involving Hong Kong for commercial reasons were common industry operations. It said the changes would not affect the city’s overall cruise tourism development or its long-term appeal.
The bureau said Hong Kong’s cruise calls and cruise passenger arrivals rose by 26 per cent and 22 per cent respectively year on year last year. In the first eight months of 2026, 27 cruise brands visited Hong Kong, compared with 22 during the whole of 2025.