China’s first domestically produced cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, has completed 54 voyages and serviced 220,000 domestic and foreign passengers after seven months of operations – an achievement reflecting the country’s ambition to win a stake of the lucrative market. The ship – long hailed as a source of national pride, along with the country’s…
Blue Dream Cruises recently revealed plans to offer cruises departing from the port of Shenzhen starting in September. According to the Chinese cruise company, the Blue Dream Melody will move to its new homeport for a series of two- to five-night itineraries. The program extends from autumn to winter, the company said, and features ports…
Asia’s largest music festival at sea will be sailing from Busan to Nagasaki and back from 23-26 May onboard the Costa Serena. IT’S THE SHIP, touted as Asia’s largest music festival at sea, has announced its first Korea-Japan voyage. Scheduled from 23-26 May 2024, the music festival, hosted onboard Costa Cruises’ Costa Serene, will depart…
On January 1st, the first Made-in-China large cruise ship under Adora Cruises Limited, the “Adora · Magic City,” officially departed from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Port, marking the commencement of its commercial operations. Passengers from both domestic and international origins arrived at the cruise port ahead of the maiden voyage, and under the guidance…
On December 15th, the domestically produced first large cruise ship, named “Adora Magic City,” adorned with the “Dunhuang Feitian Color Ribbon,” successfully completed its 5-year design and construction journey. It gracefully departed from the No. 4 dock of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, en route to her inaugural…
Japan’s giant Shin Nihonkai Ferry conglomerate has completed its exit from cruise with the sale of the last ship owned by subsidiary Venus Cruise. The 26,500-gt Pacific Venus (built 1998) has been sold to Panamanian single-ship entity Eastern Venus Inc, which took delivery last week. Renamed Eastern Venus upon delivery to its new owner, the 680-passenger…
Shanghai: Adora Cruises is gearing up to become China’s premier cruise line in 2024. The company’s new flagship, the Adora Magic City, uniquely designed and built for the Chinese market, is set to embark on its inaugural journey from Shanghai on January 1, as announced by Ranfeng Chen, the managing director. This bold move comes…
Marintec China will be held on 5 – 8 December 2023 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Visitors can get the admission badge by completing the registration form online or through Marintec China official WeChat account. We adopt a “real-name authentication” procedure. Please follow the steps to fill in your personal information on the exhibition…
On September 19th, the General Office of the Ministry of Transport issued a notice on the full resumption of international cruises, marking the end of the three-year suspension period of Chinese cruise industry. China officially returns to the international cruise stage. On September 27th, the General Office of the State Council issued the notice of…
