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…
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…
Today, Adora Cruises officially announced the launch of a new art musical on its first domestically produced large cruise ship, titled “Marco Polo – Silk Road Romance.” The musical combines elements of love, adventure, history, and culture, presenting a fresh interpretation of Marco Polo’s romantic story along the Silk Road, allowing guests to travel through…
The 17th China Cruise Shipping Conference (CCS17) will be held from October 17-19 in Binhai New Area, Tianjin. The theme of this year’s conference is “Forging the Second Golden Decade of China’s Cruise Industry.” As 2024 marks a crucial year for the comprehensive recovery of China’s cruise industry, the conference aims to seize new development…
As temperatures rise across the country, the peak travel season has quietly arrived. While county-level tourism, cultural heritage tours, and outbound travel have become hot trends in the tourism industry, the once niche cruise tourism sector is also quietly emerging. Public data shows that during this year’s Spring Festival travel season, cruise passenger volume reached…
On January 29th, the Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, in collaboration with the Xiamen Port Management Bureau, jointly held a special sea tourism promotion event titled “Poetic Xiamen, Love on the Sea.” During the event, it was announced that the cruise ship “Mediterranean,” owned by China’s leading cruise company, Aida Cruises, will commence…
Disney Cruise Line has announced the name of their new Singapore-bound project — Disney Adventure. In a collaborative effort with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), the cruise ship will make the Lion City its homeport starting from 2025. This arrangement will last for at least five years.Disney Adventure is the company’s first cruise line ship…
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…
On January 9th, the inaugural ceremony of the “Dream Cruise” in Sanya was held in Haikou. According to the announcement, the “Dream Cruise” will officially set sail from the Sanya Phoenix Island Cruise Terminal on January 14th and operate in Hainan until March 1st, using it as its homeport. It is reported that the “Dream…
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…
