YANJI – South Korean tourists could soon be welcome to set sail on a cruise from North Korea and travel to destinations in the South, the Singaporean manager of a Soviet -era cruise ship moored in Rason, North Korea, told NK News.
Steven Ng, talking at his Yanji-based Royale Star cruise line booking center, told NK News that his company will welcome South Koreans on board at Rason and that plans exist to develop a route between North Korea and the South Korean island resort of Jeju.
YANJI – South Korean tourists could soon be welcome to set sail on a cruise from North Korea and travel to destinations in the South, the Singaporean manager of a Soviet -era cruise ship moored in Rason, North Korea, told NK News.
Steven Ng, talking at his Yanji-based Royale Star cruise line booking center, told NK News that his company will welcome South Koreans on board at Rason and that plans exist to develop a route between North Korea and the South Korean island resort of Jeju.
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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.