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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
