 | | The cruise ship “Dream” departs from Shekou Cruise Homeport, Shenzhen, on Friday, marking the launch of the first pilot “cruise to nowhere” route in South China. Shenzhen is the third port in the Chinese mainland, after Shanghai and Tianjin, to introduce such a program. “Cruises to nowhere” are voyages that sail out to sea for several dys without stopping anywhere before returning to the same port from which they departed. “Dream,” a 77,000-ton vessel with capacity for more than 2,200 passengers, is operated by Cheng Zhen Cruise Ship (Hong Kong) Corp. Formerly known as Sea Princess and operated by U.S.-based Carnival Corporation & plc, the ship was renamed Dream in January 2023 and underwent a comprehensive upgrade. |
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| Shenzhen Metro leads the country in passenger intensity for 33 months | | Shenzhen Metro recorded 2.477 billion passenger trips in the first three quarters, up 5.2% from a year earlier, the operator has said. In August, the system ranked first nationwide in monthly passenger volume and station entries. Its passenger intensity — average daily ridership per kilometer of operating line — has led the country for 33 consecutive months. The growth follows continued network expansion. The northern extension of Metro Line 13’s second phase opened June 28, bringing Shenzhen’s rail transit network to 18 lines covering 653.7 kilometers. Another 558.64 kilometers of new rail lines are under construction ... | |
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