On May 9, the cruise economy in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area added a new route, and the "Ida Mediterranean" independently operated by China Cruises sailed for the Shenzhen International Cruises home port for the first time. In the future, the domestic cruise ships "Ida·MoCity" and "Ida·Flower City" will also arrive in Guangdong in 2026, promoting the development of the Greater Bay Area cruise market and helping the cruise economy heat up.

△ Ida Mediterranean

In the afternoon of the same day, the Shenzhen International Cruise Home Port welcomed the maiden cruise ship "Ida Mediterranean" with a "water gate ceremony". Nearly 2,500 tourists from all over the country set out from here and started a route to Japan for 6 days and 5 nights. After the maiden flight starts, during this fall flight season, the "Ida Mediterranean" will operate special routes with Shenzhen as its home port, covering destinations such as Hong Kong, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines. Among them, the "Two Cities" of the Greater Bay Area connects Shenzhen and Hong Kong in three days and two nights, not only meeting the needs of the "micro vacation" customer base, but also injecting new impetus into the integration of cultural and tourism between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

△ Ida Mediterranean

Ida Cruise is an independent brand in China. The reporter also learned at the scene that after the new flight season begins, the sister ship of the "Ida Mediterranean" - the first domestically produced large cruise ship "Ida Magic City" will also arrive in Shenzhen for the first time in 2026, opening the first operation of the Greater Bay Area. This will be the third home port city to arrive at the "Ida Magic City", and will bring more people a diversified maritime cultural and tourism experience of large domestic cruise ships.

△ The Ida Modu will arrive in Guangdong in 2026

In addition, the second domestically produced large cruise ship "Ida Flower City" is also under construction in full swing, with a total tonnage of larger, reaching 142,000 tons, and a longer hull, with a total length of 341 meters. Guojia, director of Ida Cruise Business Development, introduced that the "Ida Flower City" has now achieved floating in the dock and entered the interior installation stage. The ship will also be delivered by the end of 2026 and will be put into use in Nansha, Guangzhou. It will be unveiled to the world with the characteristics of "more beautiful, more technological and more Chinese". "We hope to build a Greater Bay Area cruise home port group with Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong as the driving force."

△ Ida Modu will arrive in Guangdong in 2026

In the future, the Greater Bay Area cruise products will continue to enrich, helping the cruise economy to heat up and develop.

(Reporter Wu Meimiao, Deng Yuda, Reporter)