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…
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…
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…
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…
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 May 19, over 800 international friends departed from Tianjin International Cruise Home Port, embarking on a cruise journey to Fukuoka, Japan, and Jeju Island, South Korea. This marks the largest group of foreign tourists on a home port cruise route nationwide since the resumption of operations. As the international tourism market continues to recover,…
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…
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…
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…
CDB Financial Leasing buys former Carnival Corp ship on behalf of Chinese cruise operator Ex Aidavita’s future lies in the fleet of Blue Dream International Cruise A former Carnival Corp ship that has been languishing in lay-up since being sold by the Miami-based cruise giant’s Aida Cruises brand in March has again changed hands and is…
