Economy&Life | Int'l cruise ship carrying over 1,800 tourists arrives in China's Tianjin

Foreign tourists walk to board a coach at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

TIANJIN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's port city of Tianjin on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard.

The ship will dock at Tianjin for two days and one night, carrying over 800 crew members and over 1,800 tourists. Most of the tourists will go sightseeing in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin.

Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has welcomed 22 cruise ships and seen 68,000 tourist visits so far this year, according to Dong Zichen, deputy general manager of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co., Ltd.

An aerial drone photo taken on April 7, 2024 shows cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docking at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's Tianjin Municipality. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Foreign tourists apply for temporary entry permits at the Tianjin Dongjiang border inspection station in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Foreign tourists apply for temporary entry permits at the Tianjin Dongjiang border inspection station in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Foreign tourists line up to pass through passenger clearance procedures at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)A staff member provides foreign tourists with guide materials about payment methods in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Foreign tourists prepare to go sightseeing after completing passenger clearance procedures in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Foreign tourists board a coach at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)