Cruise news (Adora Magic City-tagged)
Adora Cruises (China) restores Japanese port calls with Adora Magic City ship
Adora Cruises (China) returns to Japan this summer with Adora Magic City, following a first half of 2026 during which the company concentrated its...
July 10, 2026- Cruise Industry
Adora Magic City introduces weekend “cruises to nowhere” from Shanghai
China has introduced a series of weekend “cruises to nowhere” from Shanghai aboard Adora Magic City, offering short voyages that focus on...
June 23, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Adora Magic City launches China’s first Cruise-to-Nowhere voyage
Adora Magic City departed homeport Shanghai on June 6th, inaugurating the country’s first cruise-to-nowhere (portless) itinerary. The voyage...
June 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Second China-built large cruise ship Adora Flora City starts sea trials
China’s second domestically built large cruise vessel, Adora Flora City, started sea trials following its departure from Shanghai on a...
May 20, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Adora Cruises announces 2026 Cruise Carnival to expand China’s cruise market
Adora Cruises has announced plans for a month-long promotional campaign intended to broaden public awareness of cruise tourism in China. The...
March 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Adora Magic City records 1-millionth embarkation in Shanghai cruise sector
Adora Cruises has recorded the embarkation of the one-millionth passenger aboard Adora Magic City, the first large China-made cruise vessel. The...
February 9, 2026 - Cruise Industry
China's Shanghai Port records ~1,9M cruise ship tourists in 2025
In 2025, Port Shanghai registered a total of 544 inbound and outbound cruise ship movements, marking a 17.5% increase in voyages compared with 2024...
February 4, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Adora and Astro Ocean combine operations under China Cruises
Two of China’s principal domestically based cruise operators, Adora Cruises and Astro Ocean International Cruise, have agreed to merge their...
January 25, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Shanghai Port prepares for winter 2025-2026 cruise season
A series of cruise departures from Shanghai is scheduled for the winter months and into early 2026, providing a range of seasonal and leisure-focused...
December 28, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Adora Cruises adjusts early-2026 deployment across Asia
Adora Cruises has announced revisions to its itinerary plans for the first quarter of 2026, introducing a more distinct deployment strategy for its...
November 29, 2025 - Cruise Industry
China’s state operators form a new maritime bloc
China Tourism Group has announced that it will helm a broad effort to reinvigorate the nation’s cruise sector through the unification of...
November 27, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Lloyd UK’s Register and China Cruises sign strategic partnership for shipbuilding
Lloyd’s Register (LR), the venerable UK class society, and China Cruise Ltd have signed a strategic framework agreement encompassing...
June 10, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Adora Flora City ship launched at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding
The second China-built large cruise ship Adora Flora City reached a significant construction milestone on April 28, 2025, with the commencement of...
April 28, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Korea's Jeju Island starts semi-homeport cruise operations in May 2025
Starting May 2025, Jeju Island (South Korea) will commence semi-homeport cruise shipping operations, allowing passengers to embark on international...
April 6, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Adora Cruises announces 2025 Summer itineraries from China to Japan and Korea
Adora Cruises Ltd. has announced the launch of two summer itineraries for its cruise vessels, with the domestically built Adora Magic City set to...
February 25, 2025