Xiamen's first non-destination cruise route sets sail

China News Service, Xiamen, November 1 (Wu Guanbiao) Xiamen's first non-destination maritime cruise route set sail on the evening of November 1, marking the official launch of the pilot cruise cruise in Xiamen.

The nearly 2,500 tourists onboard the "Aida Mediterranean" cruise ship that set sail this time will take a three-day and two-night "micro-vacation at sea" trip of 328 nautical miles round trip.

On November 1, the cruise ship "Ada·Mediterranean" is about to leave the Xiamen International Cruise Center. That night, Xiamen's first non-destination sea cruise route set sail.

Cruise ship destinationless sea travel is currently a popular new cultural tourism consumption format in China. This travel mode means that the cruise ship departs from the domestic home port, sails to the high seas, stays and cruises, and then returns to the departure port. Since the whole journey does not dock at any overseas port, passengers do not need to apply for a visa (endorsement) for the country (region) they are going to, which has the advantages of convenient travel, free itinerary, and simplified procedures.

On September 24 this year, the Ministry of Transport of China announced that Xiamen, along with Shenzhen and Guangzhou, would be included in a new batch of pilot cities for cruise cruise destinations. Previously, Shanghai and Tianjin had taken the lead in launching pilot projects.

Chen Jinlai, deputy director of the Gaoqi Immigration Station of the Xiamen General Immigration Station, said that relying on the mature home port operation system and the innate advantages of geographical proximity and cultural connections between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Xiamen has become an important starting point for Taiwan compatriots to travel on cruises. Among the first sailings that day, Taiwanese passengers accounted for 7%, which intuitively reflects the Taiwan compatriots' attention and favor for the new cruise tourism format.