Dream Launches Port-Based Staycations in Dalian and Qingdao
At Dalian Port, the 11-day stationary stay starts at 699 renminbi per guest per night for an oceanview stateroom, with only a national identification card needed to board.
Tianjin Oriental’s Dream is operating a non-sailing staycation schedule in Dalian and Qingdao while regular cruises are paused from Aug. 7 to early September. The former Princess ship is berthed at Dalian Port from Aug. 7 to 17, the first stay of its kind at the port, then moves to Qingdao through Sept. 1.
The deployment extends a July 20-29 pilot tied to the Qingdao International Beer Festival, where Dream operated as a floating hotel while alongside.
Dalian stay is priced by stateroom type
At Dalian Port, the stationary stay is scheduled for 11 days. Fares are 699 RMB ($100) per guest per night for an oceanview stateroom and 999 RMB ($150) for a balcony suite.
Guests boarding the Dalian program can use only a national ID card. The same arrangement applied during the Qingdao beer festival trial, when passengers could board without a passport for the 10-day event.
Qingdao beer festival elements will return
Dream sailed from Shanghai on July 17 and arrived at Qingdao International Cruise Homeport on July 20 for the “Cruise Beer Festival” staycation. The product included daytrip passes and overnight stay packages.
The July pilot was Tianjin Oriental’s first event-based, port-based cruise format and targeted visitors from Shandong and local residents. When the ship moves back to Qingdao after Dalian, Tianjin Oriental plans to bring back deck parties, live performances, shopping events, family entertainment and premium-stateroom stays.
The company has not listed a separate fare schedule for the Qingdao return. Before the Dream staycation was added, Qingdao’s 2026 homeport program included two Visio departures to Korea chartered by Kaissa in early July and a themed “Sea Film Festival” voyage on Adora Mediterranea in May.
Dream’s Shanghai program was altered
Dream is a 77,499-GT vessel built by Fincantieri in 1998, with 1,007 cabins and capacity for up to 2,417 passengers. Tianjin Oriental acquired the ship in 2023.
Dream had been scheduled to operate 30 sailings from Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in the first half of 2026, and a number of voyages through Aug. 30 were canceled to accommodate the port-based program.
The ship is scheduled to return to Shanghai on Sept. 3.
