Mainland Chinese cruise ship Piano Land could provide cruises to nowhere in Hong Kong in July to cater to demand for these trips after two vessels offering such services left the city for Singapore, the South china Morning Post reports.

Sources the paper had spoken to reportedly said Astro Ocean Cruise – a brand invested in and operated by state firms China National Travel Service Group Corporation and China COSCO Shipping – and the Hong Kong government were in talks to bring Piano Land services to the city.

The ship was built as Oriana for P&O Cruises in the UK by Meyer  Werft in Germany in 1995 and it was one of the vessels that the Carnival group disposed of in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.