The first international route in the cruise market departs from Shanghai today, and domestic outbound tourism accelerates international cruise ships
On August 11, 2023, the "Blue Dream Star" under Shanghai Blue Dream International Cruise Line Co., Ltd. will depart from the Wusongkou International Cruise Port in the evening, carrying more than 1000 passengers. The ship will jointly launch an 8-day, 7-night special route for the Japanese Summer Fireworks Festival starting from the Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in Shanghai, heading to Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, and Nagasaki. This is the first international route launched by the domestic outbound cruise market, following yesterday's announcement by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the resumption of travel agency operations for Chinese citizens to travel abroad to relevant countries and regions, and the opening up of the two major team tourism markets in Japan and South Korea.
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"The whole family has been looking forward to taking a cruise abroad for a long time, and this time it finally came true. My mother also specially changed into bright vacation clothes for the time at sea, and it happened to coincide with my child's summer vacation. The route was opened in such a timely manner!" Ms. Huang, a citizen, presented her documents and prepared to board the ship. She planned to take the whole family to the sea for a "wave ride".
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Successfully passing the security check and preparing to board the ship, joy filled the faces of the whole family.
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Citizens cross the covered bridge to board the boat.
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It is understood that as the competent department for water traffic safety in Shanghai, the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration has scientifically formulated the "zoning, time sharing, and lane division" management measures for passenger transportation core waters, carried out traffic organization in advance, strengthened information reminders, adopted a "sea, air, and electronic" trinity escort measure, played the role of on-site patrol boats and electronic cruisers "point to surface linkage", strengthened on-site traffic organization and safety guarding, and woven a dense "safety net" for cruise ships to safely sail out of the waters of Shanghai Port.
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After three years, the resumption of international cruise ships has sent a positive signal for the recovery of China's cruise tourism industry. In March of this year, the Ministry of Transport released the "Plan for Orderly Pilot Resumption of International Cruise Transport", which pointed out that in accordance with the requirement of conducting pilot projects first and then gradually relaxing them, China will take the lead in launching pilot resumption of international cruise transport in Shanghai and Shenzhen. This also marks an important step towards restarting the operation of international cruise routes and reviving the international cruise market. Yesterday, the Japanese Ministry of Tourism announced the list of countries and regions for the third batch of outbound team tourism business for Chinese citizens, with countries such as Japan and South Korea on the list, which has greatly boosted the international cruise market.
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