Adora Magic City Sets First Summer Sailings From Shenzhen
Adora Magic City’s Shenzhen debut signals China’s cruise recovery is spreading beyond Shanghai, with South China becoming a more important base for regional itineraries.
Shenzhen International Cruise Homeport handled 1.1 million travelers in the first quarter of 2026, up 6 percent year on year, according to an April 12 Shenzhen Special Zone Daily report. The port is also preparing for Adora Magic City, China’s first domestically built large cruise ship, to use Shenzhen as a homeport for the first time this summer.
Adora Cruises has described the Shenzhen program as a further step in its presence in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
“We are delighted to bring Adora Magic City to Shenzhen this summer,” Adora Cruises said, adding that the deployment is intended to serve South China vacation demand. The company also linked the move to its “cruise plus culture” model, saying it plans to continue combining Chinese cultural programming with cruise vacations.
Adora Magic City expands beyond Shanghai
Adora Magic City entered revenue service on Jan. 1, 2024, and has carried more than 700,000 passengers. It completed its 200th voyage on May 5, 2026. The 136,201-GT ship can accommodate up to 5,246 guests in 2,125 cabins, with crew capacity of about 1,292.
The vessel has operated primarily from Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal, offering South Korea itineraries that have included Jeju, Busan and Incheon. A seven-day, six-night Shanghai sailing is also scheduled for Oct. 1, 2026, calling at Jeju, Busan and Yeosu.
Shenzhen sailing program
Adora Magic City is scheduled to be based at Shenzhen from Aug. 13 to Sept. 16. Regular five-day, four-night and six-day, five-night sailings will visit destinations including Hue/Chan May, Ha Long Bay and Nha Trang/Cam Ranh in Vietnam, along with Jeju in South Korea.
Adora has also scheduled a nine-day, eight-night Maritime Silk Road Discovery Journey for Aug. 27. That sailing is set to call at Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, Muara in Brunei and Nha Trang/Cam Ranh in Vietnam.
