China's first homegrown large cruise ship starts trial operation

China's first domestically-built large cruise ship, the "Adora Magic City," departed from a port in Shanghai, starting its trial operation. This was reported by The Xinhua News Agency.

Carrying invited guests and nearly 1,300 crew members from around the world, the ship set off from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal.

A passenger aboard the cruise ship "Adora Magic City" looks back as the ship departs from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China's Shanghai. Photo by Xinhua/Ding Ting.

Another trial operation is scheduled afterward to prepare for the commercial maiden voyage to Northeast Asia on Jan. 1, 2024.

The Adora Magic City is 323.6 meters in length with a gross weight of 135,500 tonnes and can accommodate up to 5,246 passengers across a total of 2,125 guest rooms, according to its builder, the CSSC Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

It has 16 floors and a total of 40,000 square meters of public living and recreation space.