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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
On May 19, coinciding with the 14th China Tourism Day, to deeply implement the concept of tourism for the people and promote the high-quality development of cruise tourism, one of the five sub-venues in Shanghai, Baoshan District, held a special event on the “Piano Land” cruise ship under the theme “Happy Life, Seeking Dreams by…
