Shipping tickets for sale! Royal Caribbean resumes international cruise routes from Shanghai in April next year, China | Cruise | Caribbean

Release time:Apr 14, 2024 00:21 AM

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.


Shipping tickets for sale! Royal Caribbean resumes international cruise routes from Shanghai in April next year, China | Cruise | Caribbean

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.


Shipping tickets for sale! Royal Caribbean resumes international cruise routes from Shanghai in April next year, China | Cruise | Caribbean

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.

What new concepts are reflected in the concept of "strengthening the body and keeping fit"? For the first time in the history of Shanghai Lupu Bridge, structural maintenance has been quietly completed for the Lupu Bridge | Bridge | Concept
What new concepts are reflected in the concept of "strengthening the body and keeping fit"? For the first time in the history of Shanghai Lupu Bridge, structural maintenance has been quietly completed for the Lupu Bridge | Bridge | Concept

The Lupu Bridge, the sixth bridge on the Huangpu River in Shanghai and known as the "world's largest arch," has recently completed its first structural repair since its construction. Since 2015, Shanghai's urban bridges have entered a peak maintenance period, with several iconic bridges undergoing maintenance and renovation, including Zhejiang Road Bridge, Nanpu Bridge, Yangpu Bridge, Songpu Bridge, etc. Why did the Lupu Bridge, which is younger than them, start "strengthening and keeping fit" early on? The Jiefang Daily Shangguan News reporter learned that after this maintenance, the Lupu Bridge still needs to consider upgrading, reflecting the new concept of urban municipal facility operation. How long can disease removal last? June 28th is the 20th anniversary of the opening and operation of the Lupu Bridge. Why did a young bridge who had just turned 20 start maintenance work early? The design period of the main structure of Lupu Bridge is 1 year

More than 25000 daily road cleaning personnel are dispatched, and the Dragon Boat Festival holiday park receives 1.55 million visitors. Forest | Facilities | Personnel
More than 25000 daily road cleaning personnel are dispatched, and the Dragon Boat Festival holiday park receives 1.55 million visitors. Forest | Facilities | Personnel

The Dragon Boat Festival holiday has been affected by rainy weather, resulting in a decrease in the number of visitors to Shanghai parks compared to the same period in previous years. The Shanghai Greening and Urban Appearance Bureau announced today that during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, Shanghai Park received a total of 1.5536 million visitors. The holiday coincides with heavy rainfall, and the Shanghai greening and urban landscape industry adheres to the principle of "safety first, constant preparedness, prevention as the main focus, and full efforts to rescue". It actively responds to conditions such as heavy rainfall and thunderstorms and strong winds, and arranges frontline workers to arrive at work in advance within three days. More than 25000 road cleaning personnel are dispatched daily, and key areas such as bus hubs, scenic areas, subway station entrances and exits, and large commercial districts are quickly cleaned and cleaned. Garbage and fallen leaves around drainage outlets are promptly removed to ensure the travel of citizens. The Shanghai Greening and Forestry Department tied up new types of trees in advance, cleaned up dead branches and fallen leaves in ditches, and cleared forest drainage

The consumption scene of Xujiahui Nightlife Festival continues to be updated, and the more exciting the night, the more local | Consumption | Xujiahui
The consumption scene of Xujiahui Nightlife Festival continues to be updated, and the more exciting the night, the more local | Consumption | Xujiahui

"Night economy" is a barometer of urban vitality. As one of the national level night culture and tourism consumption clusters, since the opening of the 2023 Shanghai Nightlife Festival, the consumption scenes of "sports+", "local+", and "trend+" have continued to innovate in Xujiahui Nightlife Festival, bringing a new consumption experience of "more exciting the night" to the general public and tourists. As one of the first sports industry clusters in Shanghai, the "2023 Xuhui District Sports Consumption Carnival" was launched from June 9th to 11th in the Xujiahui commercial district. During this 3-day carnival, more than 30 famous sports brands, leading sports enterprises in Shanghai, and characteristic sports institutions were shortlisted for the event. In addition, Shanghai Free Fighting Amateur Open, China Coordinate Shanghai Xuhui Directional Outdoor Challenge, Xuhui District Basketball Season Finals, One Dart Throwing Victory Dart Challenge, etc

How to play with the soaring prices of European tours? "Spending less money to visit more places" can still achieve world | Europe | European tours
How to play with the soaring prices of European tours? "Spending less money to visit more places" can still achieve world | Europe | European tours

After three years of the epidemic, the country has reopened and the outside world has changed a lot. For Chinese travelers, inflation in many countries around the world and the European energy crisis have caused the cost of European travel to rise sharply. In the face of such a new situation, at the "2023 European Travel Carnival" that kicked off in the shopping street of Jing'an Temple Station of Shanghai Metro today, tourism practitioners put forward the concept of "Travelmoreforless" and strive to provide more customized travel routes for tourists who prefer characteristic routes. This European Travel Carnival is the fourth "May 5 Shopping Festival" and one of the important activities of the "Shanghai Import Hi Shopping Festival. From Switzerland, UK, Croatia, Poland, Norway, Denmark, UK, Hamburg, Flanders, Belgium, Sweden, Portugal, etc

What does the Lujiazui Forum rely on to attract global attention? Over the past 15 years, the forum has focused on economics, finance, and other related topics
What does the Lujiazui Forum rely on to attract global attention? Over the past 15 years, the forum has focused on economics, finance, and other related topics

Tomorrow, the 14th Lujiazui Forum will open in Shanghai. Since its establishment 15 years ago, this high-end dialogue and exchange platform in the financial field has become a business card for Shanghai and also a business card for China's finance to go global. An interesting coincidence is that the first Lujiazui Forum started in 2008, when people were concerned about when the global economy could improve and recover under the impact of the financial crisis. And what everyone is more concerned about in this forum is obviously how finance can help global economic recovery after the epidemic. The questions are similar, but the answers are not exactly the same. Every time global financial professionals come to the Lujiazui Forum, they are searching for answers to financial development issues in the real world. Over the past 15 years, some answers have gradually become clear, while others are still being explored. Perhaps this is why the Lujiazui Forum has caught the world's attention