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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 January 16, in the arrival hall of the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal, approximately 2000 passengers, who had just completed a 6-day, 5-night journey aboard the “Adora Magic City,” disembarked one after another, carrying large and small bags. Since officially starting commercial operations on January 1, this domestically produced cruise ship has successfully completed…
