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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The inaugural meeting of Huaxia International Cruises Co., Ltd. was held in Shanghai on December 29. The Huaxia International Cruises Co., Ltd. shareholder cooperation agreement was signed on site. Relevant responsible comrades from China Travel Group, China Ocean Shipping Group, China Merchants Group, Jinjiang International Group, Shanghai Jiushi Group, and Wusongkou Cultural Tourism Investment Group…
On April 28, Adora Cruises announced that its second domestically-built large cruise ship, Adora Flora City, successfully completed its floating out at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company under China Shipbuilding Group. The ship is now entering a critical stage of interior fitting and system debugging. Adora Flora City will feature comprehensive upgrades in space design,…
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…
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…
