1.   Most passengers choose a cruise because of the destinations the ship visits.

2.   Quigley said there were no U.S. ship visits to Chinese ports scheduled for May.

3.   Blair said he did not discuss future ship visits during a visit to Beijing in late February.

4.   Cruise ship visits dwindle, then stop.

5.   Estrada said he would welcome U.S. Navy ship visits in the Philippines, including repair stops, as long as they complied with local laws.

6.   Last month, the Philippine Senate passed the Visiting Forces Agreement, which allows a resumption of U.S. naval ship visits and large-scale joint military exercises in the country.

7.   Moreover, China-U.S. relations have improved this year and their militaries have expanded contact through reciprocal ship visits and trips by Chinese officers to the United States.

8.   Officials, however, say the ship visits do not constitute a basing agreement, which requires a treaty.

9.   Ship visits resumed in September.

10.   The exchange of ship visits was worked out in July when Defense Secretary William Cohen held talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing.