On the afternoon of February 21, the German luxury cruise ship "Europa" arrived in Shanghai and berthed at the terminal of Shanghai Port International Passenger Terminal, bringing 283 tourists mainly from Germany, Austria and other places. "Europa" is the first Western cruise ship to visit China this year, marking the accelerated recovery of China's cruise market in 2024.
It is reported that the "Europa" departed from Ishigaki, Japan on February 19, and will dock in Shanghai for three days, and is scheduled to go to Tianjin on February 24 and arrive in Qingdao on February 29.
China Home Port Operation! Many international cruise ships have set sail one after another
According to the previous **, in 2024, there will be more than 380 inbound and outbound cruise ships at Shanghai Cruise Port; In March and April alone, 24 cruise ships and 60 home port cruise ships will call at Shanghai Cruise Port, with more than 200,000 inbound and outbound passengers. The "four ships dock together" will be repeated many times throughout the year, or it is expected that "five ships will dock together".
In addition to the Europa, which has already arrived, what other international cruise ships will return?
MSC Cruises revealed that its "Glory" will open the Shanghai home port route of the International Post Division on March 16, and plans to start the first sailing season of Shenzhen home port on June 29 and return to Shanghai on July 31. MSC Brilliant is also scheduled to be deployed to its home port in Shenzhen in the fourth quarter of 2024.
MSC "Glory".
MSC "Brilliant".
Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of the Seas will also return to Shanghai in April, opening an international cruise route from Shanghai to neighboring countries, and is expected to carry out 48 vacation routes.
Royal Caribbean "Spectrum of the Seas".
In the following months, a number of cruise ships such as "Seven Seas Explorer", "China Merchants Eden", "Idabella" and "Century Legend" will dock in Shanghai one after another, either carrying tourists from all over the world to visit Shanghai, or taking Chinese tourists out to see the world.
"Aida Modu" keeps moving, and there is one more choice in the cruise season
China's first domestically produced large-scale cruise ship "Aida Modu" opened its first commercial voyage on January 1. The delivery and operation of this domestic large cruise ship marks that China will become the fifth country in the world capable of building large cruise ships after Germany, France, Italy and Finland. Exploring the world can start with the ocean, but also from China.
It is understood that the "Aida Modu", which had just finished a voyage on February 22, had set off again on the same day and continued to carry thousands of tourists around the world.
This month, 20 inbound and outbound cruise ships are expected to be inspected at the Shanghai Cruise Port, and the total number of people entering and leaving the country is expected to be more than 78,000 ......As the first Spring Festival since the full resumption of international cruise transportation, China's cruise tourism demand has been released intensively, and the vitality of consumption has been fully demonstrated.
Zheng Weihang, executive vice president and secretary general of the Cruise Yacht Branch of the China Communications and Transportation Association, believes that after cultivation this year and next year, China's cruise is expected to usher in a new round of development. He said: "I have always been full of confidence in the prospects of China's cruise economy. ”
The cruise economic prosperity index research team also said that after the full development of the momentum period, the cruise economy will usher in a new situation, and the cruise economic prosperity index in China and Asia will show a further accelerated upward trend from 2024 to 2025.
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Edited by Zhao Siyao.
Process Editor: Ma Xiaoshuang.