China’s second homegrown large cruise ship completes first trial voyage

China’s second domestically built large cruise ship, the Adora Flora City, arrived at Nansha International Cruise Home Port in Guangzhou City, south China’s Guangdong Province on Thursday morning after completing its first trial voyage, a four-day, three-night journey that carried more than 3,000 passengers from Shanghai to Guangzhou.

The trial run was designed to test every link in the operation, including navigation safety, ship-shore coordination, information systems, cabins, dining and entertainment. Measuring 341 meters in length, the ship features 2,130 cabins capable of accommodating 5,232 passengers at full capacity, with a cabin volume equivalent to six medium-sized five-star hotels.