Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin, Feb. 22 (Reporter Mao Zhenhua, Song Rui) On the fifth day of the Chinese New Year holiday, the "Mediterranean" cruise ship of AIDA Cruises returned to the home port of Tianjin International Cruise with 1,600 tourists on board, and the cruise ship started a new voyage on the same day.
This is the sea climbing wall of the Royal Caribbean "Spectrum of the Seas" cruise ship (data**) Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean) At the Tianjin Dongjiang Border Inspection Station, which is responsible for the customs clearance and inspection of the home port of Tianjin International Cruise, since January this year, a total of more than 55,100 cruise ship entry and exit personnel have been inspected. At the Shanghai Cruise Port, it is expected that 20 inbound and outbound cruise ships will be inspected in February, 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.
I have always been full of confidence in the prospects of China's cruise economy. Zheng Weihang, executive vice president and secretary general of the Cruise Yacht Branch of the China Communications and Transportation Association, believes that after this year and next two years of cultivation, China's cruise is expected to usher in a new round of development.
On February 14, the staff of Tianjin Dongjiang Border Inspection Station handled the entry procedures for the passengers of the "Mediterranean" cruise ship. Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of Tianjin Frontier Inspection Station Dongjiang Border Inspection Station) Pushing his suitcase into the hall of the Tianjin International Cruise Home Port, facing the bustling crowd, Ms. Liu's son was particularly excited: "It's amazing to be able to see the sea and play in the playground!" Ms. Liu said that the family of three is experiencing cruise travel for the first time, and the main thing is to relax, and if the journey is satisfactory, they will consider taking the elderly on a cruise in the summer.
In order to improve the efficiency of passenger inspection and customs clearance, the Dongjiang Border Inspection Station of Tianjin Frontier Inspection Station has made early preparations for providing pre-guidance and opening additional channels. Bi Linlin, the instructor of the second team on duty, said: "I hope that through everyone's efforts, we can provide more comfortable cruise travel services for the majority of tourists and help the cruise economy recover." ”
Since last year, major postal departments have resumed operations one after another. Liu Zinan, senior vice president of Royal Caribbean and chairman of Asia, a well-known cruise company, said with deep emotion: "Our cruise home port route this year is the 'Spectrum of the Seas' that departed from Shanghai on April 27, and consumers responded enthusiastically in the first three days of sales, with the number of tickets booked on the first day being twice the highest level in history, and consumers have begun to book cruise routes departing in January next year." ”
Liu Zinan revealed that during the Spring Festival this year, the "Spectrum of the Seas" operated in Singapore, and with the mutual visa exemption between China and Singapore, many Chinese tourists went to Southeast Asia to play, take cruises, relax and relax.
This is the main restaurant of the Royal Caribbean "Spectrum of the Seas" cruise ship (Source**) Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean) "In terms of the number of cruise ships, China's cruise industry is experiencing significant growth in 2024. Ye Xinliang, a professor at Shanghai University of Engineering Science who has been focusing on cruise economy research for many years, said.
Since last year, China's transportation authorities have issued the "Orderly Pilot Resumption Plan for International Cruise Transportation", Shanghai has issued the "Shanghai Action Plan for Promoting the High-quality Development of the International Cruise Economy (2023-2025)", and Qingdao has issued the "Qingdao Support Measures for Promoting the High-quality Development of Cruise Tourism", etc., a series of policies have released positive signals and injected impetus into the industry.