Royal Caribbean Restarts International Cruise Line from Shanghai | China | Shanghai
After Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Port launched its international cruise route again on May 26 this year, sounding the whistle for the resumption of international cruise pilot flights, another good news came.
On the morning of June 29th, the world's leading international cruise brand, Royal Caribbean, announced and launched international cruise routes from Shanghai to neighboring countries starting from April 2024. The ultra large luxury international cruise ship "Ocean Spectrum" specially designed for vacationers of all ages in China will return to China, operating 48 4-7 night cruise vacation routes to Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa and other places in Japan. Starting today, consumers can check and book international cruise vacations departing from their doorstep on the Royal Caribbean official website or WeChat mini program. To thank new and old tourists, Royal Caribbean has launched a discounted early bird ticket price.
Liu Zinan, Global Senior Vice President and Asia Chairman of Royal Caribbean Group, said that since January this year, many consumers have been asking when the "Ocean Spectral" will return. "The 'Ocean Spectrum' is a super large international luxury cruise ship specially designed for Chinese vacationers and the only one that stands firm in Asia. We have been waiting for the day of returning to China and Shanghai. Returning to a beautiful cruise vacation style and a wonderful life is what everyone hopes for. Today, the Royal Caribbean can finally tell you that we are back!"
Super luxury cruise ships are comparable to "floating resorts" and are the largest mobile carriers built by humans, leading the development of the mainstream modern cruise market in the past few decades. The essence of its philosophy is to utilize the constantly expanding hull space to maximize the inclusion of various highly creative guest rooms, dining, entertainment, sports, shopping, and parent-child facilities, providing unique vacation options for vacationers of different age groups.
The "Ocean Spectrum", built at Mayer Shipyard in Germany at a cost of nearly 1.25 billion US dollars, has a total weight of 168000 tons, a length of 348 meters, a width of 41 meters, a total of 16 passenger decks, 2137 guest rooms, and a maximum capacity of 5622 guests. There are up to 33 Chinese and Western dining options available on the cruise ship. During the day, guests can board the highest observation deck of a cruise ship that has won the Guinness World Record. At a height of nearly 90 meters from sea level, they can overlook the ship's hull, admire the magnificent scenery of the sea, sky, and destination. They can also surf, parachute, rock climb on the deck, or engage in activities such as bumper cars, basketball, table tennis, ice skating, fencing, archery, esports, etc. at the largest indoor multi-functional sports venue at sea. In the evening, multiple music and dance shows took turns, integrating high-tech and a strong professional performance lineup, immersively performing the three major shows of "Silk Road", "Dance of the Past and Present", and "Spectral Fantasy". The Royal Avenue on the Ocean Spectrum is the largest duty-free shopping street on the sea, with the latest styles of various trendy brands such as watches, jewelry, bags, cosmetics, etc. The Royal Mansion, known as the "boat in the boat", is a VIP leisure and dining venue designed specifically for suite guests.
As large luxury cruise ships announce that they will start operating from Wusongkou International Cruise Port next year, TUI Cruises from Germany has also proposed to visit Wusongkou with its two cruise ships, "Maichiv 5" and "Maichiv 6". The largest cruise port in Asia will once again lead the recovery and restart of the Chinese cruise market, opening up an entrance with tens of millions of traffic for Shanghai International Cruise Tourism Resort.
At present, Baoshan District is comprehensively promoting the construction of key projects. The Yuejianghui project will complete its civil engineering on June 30th, creating an urban complex that integrates themed commercial, resort hotels, and the "Three Visits" headquarters base. The Fashionable Changtan Commercial Block project will complete its civil engineering by the end of this year, with an overall layout of "one street, two corridors, and two areas". It integrates the Changtan Sightseeing Tower, Changtan Concert Hall, five-star hotels, hotel style apartment clusters, and the finless porpoise commercial complex to become a one-stop cultural, tourism, and commercial complex. The Yangtze River Estuary Water Sports Experience Center project is planned to become the largest sailing and yacht berthing, training, competition and experience base in Shanghai. The preliminary procedures are being processed, and efforts are being made to become a unique water consumption product launch base in Shanghai. The renovation and upgrading project of tourism supporting facilities in the resort is being orderly promoted to enhance the landscape of the main entrance of the resort, the landscape along the Suitang River, and the landscape of the Yuejiang Hui section.