Shipping tickets for sale! Royal Caribbean resumes international cruise routes from Shanghai in April next year, China | Cruise | Caribbean
Today, the international cruise brand Royal Caribbean announced that the ultra large luxury international cruise ship "Ocean Spectrum", specially designed for Chinese vacationers, will return to China in April 2024. It will operate 48 cruise vacation routes ranging from 4 to 7 days to Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa, and other places. The relevant route tickets will be available simultaneously from now on. Royal Caribbean is the first international cruise ship leading enterprise to announce its return to the Chinese market after the national transportation authority released the pilot plan for international cruise ship resumption and the Shanghai Municipal Government adopted a three-year action plan to promote high-quality development of the cruise economy.
The Ocean Spectra, built at a cost of nearly 1.25 billion US dollars, has a total weight of 168000 tons, a length of 348 meters and a width of 41 meters. It has 16 levels of passenger decks, 2137 guest rooms, and can accommodate up to 5622 guests. On the cruise ship, there are up to 33 Chinese and Western dining options and duty-free shopping streets, as well as numerous activities such as the North Star observation deck, deck surfing, skydiving, rock climbing, bumper cars, basketball, table tennis, ice skating, fencing, archery, and esports. The three music and dance shows, including "Silk Road", "Charming Dance of the Past and Present", and "Spectral Hero", also provide many choices for tourists on board to relax at night.
In June 2019, the "Ocean Spectrum" launched its maiden voyage in China from Shanghai. It successfully operated 48 voyages from June to December of that year, receiving over 230000 domestic and foreign guests. Later, due to the epidemic, it was transferred to other cruise ports in Asia for operation. Dr. Liu Zinan, Global Senior Vice President and Asia Chairman of Royal Caribbean Group, said that in the past three years, especially since January this year, countless consumers have asked when the "Ocean Spectral" will return. The 'Ocean Spectral' is specially designed for Chinese holidaymakers and the only super large international luxury cruise ship that has stood firm in Asia during the epidemic. We have been waiting for the day of returning to China and Shanghai. Now, we are back!
Since the beginning of this year, with the release of the pilot plan for international cruise resumption by the national transportation authorities, multiple cruise companies have successively opened international cruise routes with Shanghai as their home port. On May 26th, the Blue Dream Star, a subsidiary of Shanghai Blue Dream International Cruise Co., Ltd., departed from the Wusongkou International Cruise Port in Shanghai and embarked on a 5-day, 4-night trial voyage to neighboring countries; On June 18th, the "China Merchants Yidun" cruise ship, owned by China Merchants Virgin Cruises, departed from the Shanghai Port International Passenger Transport Center and embarked on a 15 day and 14 night outbound cruise. The Ocean Spectrum, which has announced the launch of its tickets, is the first ultra large luxury cruise ship to return to the Chinese market. From now on, tourists can check and book cruise products departing from their doorstep on the Royal Caribbean official website or WeChat mini program. Early bookings can enjoy early bird discounts.
Industry insiders say that ultra large luxury cruise ships are floating resorts and the largest mobile carriers built by humans, leading the development of the mainstream modern cruise market in the past few decades. For Shanghai, the entry of international luxury cruise ships helps to promote civil exchanges between China and foreign countries, develop the headquarters economy, stimulate domestic demand in related industrial chains, create employment and income, and enhance Shanghai's competitive position as an international cruise hub port in the Asia Pacific region.