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Shanghai Port registered a total of 544 inbound and outbound cruise ship voyages in 2025, a 17.5 percent increase compared to 2024, with an average of about 1.5 voyages per day, reaching a record high, according to statistics from Shanghai Customs. (more…)
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About 4,800 inbound foreign tourists arrived at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal on Sunday, setting a new single-day record since the port started operation in 2011. (more…)
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The first Shanghai International Cruise Festival kicked off on Aug 10 at the Sea World in Shanghai’s Baoshan district, inviting global globetrotters to embark on a joyful summer journey on the high seas. (more…)
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The east China metropolitan of Shanghai on Saturday launched its first-ever International Cruise Festival to fully tap the cruise travel boom. (more…)
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The port of Shanghai in China said it has processed 840,000 cruise passengers in the first half of 2024, according to the Shanghai Port Border Inspection Department. (more…)
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MSC Cruises hosted a special event on board MSC Bellissima in Shanghai, China to mark her maiden call, making the Company the first international cruise line to resume sailings from mainland China since the pandemic. (more…)
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On the early morning of March 5, cruise ship Adora Magic City carrying over 4,200 passengers and the MS Westerdam carrying over 2,000 passengers arrived at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal, joining their peers Piano Land and Blue Dream Star. (more…)
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Switzerland-headquartered MSC Cruises relaunched its home port operation in Shanghai along with its flagship MSC Bellissima on Saturday, becoming the first international cruise line to resume sailings from Chinese mainland after the pandemic. (more…)
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Carrying over 3,900 passengers, China’s first domestically made large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City”, docked at Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal on Feb 22 morning, together with “Piano Land” and “Blue Dream Star”. (more…)
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China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, left a port in Shanghai on Monday afternoon for its commercial maiden voyage, opening up a new chapter for the country’s shipbuilding and cruise industries. (more…)
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Cruise trips originating from Shanghai and heading for international destinations are attracting a large number of overseas travelers. (more…)
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Adora Magic City, the first large cruise ship domestically built in China, has been delivered in Shanghai. (more…)
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Shanghai will build itself into a world-class cruise hub by 2035 and aim to draw in 3 million cruise tourists annually by 2025, according to the Shanghai Action Plan for Promoting the High-quality Development of the International Cruise Economy (2023-25) released by the city government on Friday. (more…)
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China’s first international cruise in three years set sail on Friday, heading from Shanghai to Japan in a boost for the country’s beleaguered cruise industry following the pandemic, state media reported. (more…)
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Families and friends can now book 4- and 7-night vacations on Royal Caribbean International’s Spectrum of the Seas and be one of the first to cruise to international destinations on Asia’s largest and most innovative ship in 2024-2025. (more…)
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Blue Dream Cruises recently became the first cruise line to resume international cruise service from the Chinese port of Shanghai. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean International has set the date for its return to China in April 2024, with Asia’s largest and most innovative ship, Spectrum of the Seas, sailing from Shanghai. (more…)
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China’s first domestically developed cruise liner will be delivered by the end of 2023 under the new brand “Adora,” which was unveiled in Shanghai on Friday. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean International announced its China itineraries for the first half of 2021. Returning favorite Spectrum of the Seas will, once again, sail from Shanghai on 4- to 7-night sailings that feature exciting, new destinations and shore excursions for the whole family, and overnights in far-flung destinations. (more…)
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Excitement was in the air today as Royal Caribbean International announced the homeport and name of its fifth Oasis Class ship. (more…)
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Spectrum of the Seas Naming Ceremony
Spectrum of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International’s newest ship, made its highly anticipated debut in China today (June 3, 2019). The first Quantum Ultra Class ship sailed into Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in Shanghai after completing a 46-night Global Odyssey that spanned 17 cities. (more…)
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Genting Cruise Lines welcomed the third member of its Dream Cruises’ fleet with the christening and inaugural homeport deployment of Explorer Dream in Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal. (more…)
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Dream Cruises announced the official godmother for its newest ship, Explorer Dream, which will be joining the fleet in April after her ceremonial launch and christening in Shanghai. (more…)
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For the second year in a row, a French delegation composed of cruise-club executives from three main French Atlantic ports (Valérie Conan/Le Havre Cruise Club, Laurence Bouchardie/Bordeaux Cruise Club and Guillaume Henry/Cherbourg Cruise Club) including one representative of the Mediterranean region promoting 12 ports (Anne-Marie Blum/Var Provence Cruise Club) have attended the Seatrade Cruise Asia Pacific held in Baoshan, Shanghai from 23-24 October. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Chinese yards could deliver as many as 15 ships per year by 2030, if all planning falls into pace, according to Raoul Jack, principal consultant at PFJ Maritime, an adviser to Chinese yards entering the cruise market, and moderator of the ‘Made in, and for, China’ session at Seatrade Cruise Asia Pacific 2018. (themeditelegraph.com)
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Genting Hong Kong has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Baoshan District Government to further extend its cooperation in developing the cruise industry in China and in Shanghai. (more…)
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The new buildings cover a total of 55,000 square meters and allow the port in Baoshan District to receive some 6 million passengers annually, more than double the number it welcomed in 2017. (more…)
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Seeing some 1.5 million passengers in 2017, Shanghai’s Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal (WSK) has become China’s central cruise hub. The entire country saw 2.39 million passengers last year, giving Shanghai close to 60 percent of the market. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Viking today announced that its fourth ocean ship, Viking Sun®, was officially named during a spectacular celebration on The Bund, in the heart of Shanghai. The ship is currently sailing Viking’s sold-out 141-day World Cruise from Miami to London, and its stop in Shanghai marks the first time one of Viking’s ocean ships has called in China. (more…)
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Costa Cruises today held the traditional coin ceremony for its newest ship, the Costa Venezia, named after Venice, one of the world’s most beautiful and legendary cities. (more…)
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MedCruise leads once again this year the Travel Agent Training programme to take place during Seatrade Cruise Asia Pacific 2017 event to be held 1-3 November, in Baoshan District, Shanghai, China. (more…)
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Star Cruises was honoured with the Best Itinerary Award during the Shanghai Cruise Tourism Festival organized by the Shanghai Baoshan Government on 23 September 2017. (more…)
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Red tape for travellers is getting ever more tangled, with one shining exception: China is actually loosening its draconian visa rules for tourists. Both Beijing and Shanghai now allow a visitor to stay almost a week without formality, so long as they fulfil a few conditions for what is in effect a free transit visa. (independent.co.uk)
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A Shanghai district government plans to spend about 5 billion yuan ($739.97 million) to develop a cruise ship industrial park to house foreign firms that it hopes will help build China’s first luxury passenger vessels, a local official said. (reuters.com)
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Princess Cruises today announced that Majestic Princess has arrived in Shanghai to begin her first China season. Yao Ming and Ye Li served as Naming Ambassadors and officially named Majestic Princess during an inaugural ceremony. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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China State Shipbuilding Corporation today announced it had launched a new business, CSSC Marine Service, along with a new logistics center that is set up in a free trade zone in Shanghai. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The 164,600-ton Norwegian Joy was christened today in a ceremony in Shanghai that featured a performance by the ship’s Godfather, Wang Leehom, a singer songwriter, music producer, actor and film director who is well known in China. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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After maiden calls to Singapore, Qingdao, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, Norwegian Cruise Line, welcomed its newest cruise ship, Norwegian Joy, to her new home port of Shanghai, China. (etbtravelnews.global)
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Star Cruises was voted “Asia’s Leading Cruise Line 2017” at this year’s 24th Annual World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony held in Shanghai, China on 4 June 2017. (more…)
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