China's Aida Modu cruise ship is about to set sail for its first commercial trip. This marks another brilliant achievement in China's shipbuilding industry. At present, China's shipbuilding industry already has three treasures: aircraft carriers, cruise ships, and liquefied gas carriers. This is rare in the whole world, and perhaps no other country will be able to reach such a level for a long time.
Aircraft carriers, cruise ships, and liquefied gas carriers are all high-end products in the shipbuilding industry, and the requirements for technology and technology are very high. There are only two countries that can build supercarriers, China and the United States, and although Britain and France also have aircraft carriers, they are not "super" enough in scale and performance, and the pace of shipbuilding is also unstable. Only four countries that can build a super cruise ship are Italy, France, Finland and Germany, and now China has joined the ranks. The main manufacturers of liquefied gas carriers are China, South Korea and Japan.
For some time to come, the United States may only be able to build aircraft carriers, Europe may only be able to build cruise ships, and South Korea and Japan may only be able to build liquefied gas ships. Only China has been able to build three types of ships and achieve comprehensive coverage.
Of course, we must also see that there is still a certain gap in China's shipbuilding industry in various fields. The American supercarrier is still the most advanced in the world;European cruise ships are still the most luxurious in the world, and the Aida Mordo is built to Italian technical standards;South Korea's liquefied gas carriers are still the most advanced in the world. However, China's shipbuilding industry will not stop there, we have already started to build a second super cruise ship, and our cruise tourism will also usher in new opportunities.
Cruise tourism is a type of tourism that uses the port as a node, and there are usually three modes, each with its own merits:
Caribbean model.
Mediterranean model.
Alaska model.
The Caribbean model is dominated by numerous small islands. These small islands have small ports, and tourism is their main income** and even the backbone of the island nation's economy. The tourist capacity of these small islands is actually very limited, there are not many hotels and restaurants on the island that can accommodate a large number of tourists, and the cruise ship is like a mobile hotel and restaurant where tourists can spend a day on the island and then return to the cruise. Such a way of traveling is very suitable for the characteristics of the Caribbean. The cultural history of the Caribbean is relatively shallow, and the main attraction of tourism is the beaches and tropical atmosphere.
The Mediterranean model places more emphasis on cultural history.
The Mediterranean model can be divided into the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Mediterranean, both of which have rich cultural and historical resources. The route of the Western Mediterranean mainly includes Gibraltar, Barcelona, Marseille, Monte Carlo, Rome, Naples, Tunisia, Morocco, Malta and other places, all of which are large cities or historical cities, with a lot of cultural landscapes and artistic atmosphere. The route of the Eastern Mediterranean mainly includes Venice, Dubrovnik, Athens, Istanbul, Israel, Crete, Santorini, Rhodes, Mykonos, Sicily and other places, which have both historical and cultural attractions and Aegean scenery. The Mediterranean Sea is the birthplace of European and American cultures, and the charm of tourism is endless.
The route of the Baltic Sea is somewhat similar to that of the Mediterranean, but on a smaller scale.
Alaska is characterized by fire and ice.
The Alaskan route is a completely different style. The route is relatively simple, starting from Seattle or Vancouver, mainly passing through Juneau, Ketchekan, Seaward, Anchorage and other places, and some deep inland places, such as Denali, Fairbanks, etc. These places have an air of adventure and wilderness, with natural landscapes such as glaciers, volcanoes, forests, wildlife, and more. Similar routes include routes in the North Atlantic, including Iceland, the Norwegian coast, Scotland, etc., but on a smaller scale.
If China wants to develop cruise tourism, there are actually three ways to go.
The island tour route is mainly the southern route, including Halong Bay in Vietnam, archipelago in the Philippines, archipelago in Indonesia, Sarawak, Malay Peninsula, Phuket in Thailand and other places. These places all have beautiful islands and beaches, with tropical and Southeast Asian flair. You can start from Hainan Island, although the sailing time is longer, but you can enjoy the scenery of the South China Sea;It can also be departed from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and other places, if these countries can relax the visa policy, it will be more convenient.