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China's SkySea Cruises gets a chief executive

China's SkySea Cruises gets a chief executive
Ctrip.com International vice chairman and president Min Fan was appointed to serve as ceo of SkySea Cruises, the venture between Ctrip and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Royal Caribbean and Ctrip will each own 35% of SkySea Cruises, with the balance held by SkySea management and a private equity fund.

The line is scheduled to begin operations in mid-2015 using the former Celebrity Century, which leaves the Celebrity Cruises fleet in mid-April.