The 41st Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition Team set off from the Nansha International Cruise Homeport in Guangzhou on Nov 1.
China's second domestically produced large cruise ship was named as Adora Flora City on Oct 25 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, which will also be its home port, according to its operator, Adora Cruises Ltd.
On Oct 24, Guangzhou Shipyard International, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, delivered the "GNV Polaris" to Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV), a ferry operator under the MSC Mediterranean Shipping Group, at Nansha.
On Aug 13, the Maritime Summer Camp in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was launched at the Guangzhou Nansha International Cruise Port.
Nearly 1,000 passengers embarked on a voyage from Guangzhou's new Nansha International Cruise Homeport on Tuesday.
Starting from May 15, foreign tourist groups comprising two or more individuals and organized or received by China's domestic travel agencies are eligible for visa-free entry via cruise ship ports located in 13 cities.
China on Wednesday enforced a policy allowing visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups aboard cruise ships via all cruise ship ports along the country's coastline.
The luxury "ro-ro" (roll-on/roll-off) passenger ship, Moby Legacy, with a maximum displacement of over 70,000 tonnes, one of the largest in the world, set sail on Tuesday to Italy from the city of Guangzhou in south China.