Xu Juehui, general manager of Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal Development Co., Ltd, is calling for legislation at the National People's Congress and the Chinese Political Consultative Conference to protect the rights of cruise passengers.
In festivities that began with an acrobatic air show by the Italian Air Force's Frecce Tricolori over Trieste, Costa Venezia—built for the Chinese market—was named Friday by the matriarch of a Chinese family who are Costa Cruises fans.