China's first domestically made large cruise ship Adora Magic City is delivered in Shanghai on Nov 4, 2023. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
China's first domestically made large cruise ship Adora Magic City was named and delivered to its operator on Saturday, making China the only country in the world to have mastered the technology of building aircraft carrier, large liquefied natural gas carrier and large cruise ship at the same time.
After eight years of research and development, as well as five years of design and construction, the 135,500-gross-tonnage vessel is going to make its maiden commercial operation on the first day of 2024, according to official sources.
