Hong Kong, Macau and southern China got a bruising from the maximum category 10 storm.
Hato ripped into Hong Kong on Wednesday with wind and rain causing flooding and forcing schools and businesses to close.
Earlier more than 450 flights were reported to have been cancelled.
Royal Caribbean and Princess Cruises reported no impact on their itineraries, as their deployments in North Asia were clear from the typhoon’s path.
‘We don't operate out of Hong Kong or South China or in direct line with areas that were impacted,’ said Trey Hickey svp international sales, Princess Cruises.
Jeff Bent, managing director of Worldwide Cruise Terminals (WCT) which operates Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, reported that there were no vessels scheduled to call at Kai Tak mid last week when the typoon hit.
Ships that were en-route to call Hong Kong late last week, sailing in and around Okinawa were not affected.
Meanwhile, the Hong Kong Observatory said a new storm, named Pakhar, expected to be far below the force of Hato could hit the area early next week.
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