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Shenzhen launches South China’s first no-destination cruise
The Dream cruise ship sailed from Shenzhen on October 30, starting South China’s first no-destination cruise trial.
The ship will travel on the high seas and return to Shenzhen without stopping at another port.
This type of trip began in mainland China in Shanghai and Tianjin, making Shenzhen the country’s third port to offer it.
Passengers can take the trip without a visa, using a passport or, under specified rules, a one-time travel permit; 2,000 tickets sold out in advance.
The 7.7-tonne ship has more than 1,000 cabins and amenities including a theatre, pools, restaurants and family activities, giving passengers a short sea holiday without leaving the ship.
Guangdong plans to expand cruise tourism, with authorities working to launch a similar trial in Guangzhou and support the first voyage of a second domestically built large cruise ship.
The Dream cruise ship departed Shenzhen on October 30, launching South China’s first trial no-destination cruise route.
The voyage sails in international waters without stopping at another port and returns to its port of departure.
Shenzhen is the third port in China to launch a no-destination cruise trial, after Shanghai and Tianjin.
The 2,000 tickets for the first voyage had sold out in advance.
Passengers from mainland China can board with an ordinary passport without applying for a visa.
- Who
- The Dream cruise ship and its passengers.
- What
- Shenzhen launched South China’s first no-destination cruise trial route.
- When
- October 30, 2026.
- Where
- The ship departed from Shekou International Cruise Home Port in Shenzhen.
- Why
- The route offers a short sea holiday without a port stop or visa requirement for mainland Chinese passengers with ordinary passports.
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The 2,000 tickets for the first voyage sold out in advance.
The Dream departed Shekou International Cruise Home Port, launching the trial route.
- First voyage
- October 30, 2026
- Departure port
- Shekou International Cruise Home Port, Shenzhen
- China’s trial ports
- Shenzhen is the third, after Shanghai and Tianjin
- Tickets
- 2,000 sold out in advance
- Vessel
- The Dream, 77,000 gross tonnes and more than 2,000 passenger capacity