China on Wednesday completed the construction of the main structure for its second homegrown large cruise ship in Shanghai.
The construction of the structure for the ship, Adora Flora City, took
less than nine months -- over two months faster than the first ship,
Adora Magic City, and this timeline is on par with the manufacturing
processes of Europe's leading large cruise shipbuilders, according to
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., manufacturer of the cruise
ship.
The next phase will focus on interior decoration, equipment installation, and system commissioning.
The deadweight tonnage of Adora Flora City is 141,900 tonnes, 6,400
tonnes more than that of Adora Magic City. Its total length has
increased by 17.4 meters, reaching 341 meters, and the number of cabins
has risen by 19 to a total of 2,144.
The ship can accommodate 5,232 passengers when fully loaded and
features a 16-story upper structure, equipped with more entertaining
facilities.
Adora Flora City is scheduled to undergo its first dock floating test
at the end of April this year and is expected to be delivered by the end
of 2026, according to the plan.
As China's first domestically built large cruise ship, Adora Magic City
embarked on its commercial maiden voyage on Jan. 1, 2024. In its first
year of operation, the ship completed 84 journeys and recorded 600,000
inbound and outbound visits, accounting for 40 percent of China's
international cruise market during the year.
Source: Xinhua
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