How to sign up for the Guangzhou Nansha cruise tour?

Guangzhou has recently launched a tourism activity. As we all know, the beautiful South China Sea is a precious maritime territory of our motherland. It contains huge natural resources and beautiful natural scenery. You can sign up to participate in the recent tourism activities in Guangzhou. South China Sea cruise tourism activities.

The Guangzhou International Cruise Port started operations on January 3, 2016. Star Cruises’ “SuperStar Virgin”, Dream Cruises “Genting Dream” and Costa Cruises’ “Victoria” are all dream-like destinations. The cruise ships will all set sail, with their home port set in Nansha. From the Nansha home port, you can travel to Danang and Nha Trang in Vietnam, as well as tourist routes to Miyako Island, Naha and other cities in Japan.

During the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year, Nansha cruise tours were packed with passengers.

Everyone is waiting in line consciously, looking forward to their dream trip, free navigation and travel in the South China Sea.

As one of the southernmost regions in China, there are many reasons why Nansha is accepted and favored by mass tourists. Good service attitude and rich and novel natural beauty are very important.

Tourism policies have encouraged the Nansha cruise market to gather more explosive potential

In the national “One Belt, One Road” strategy, Nansha is designated as an important hub of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, shouldering the responsibilities The strategic mission of connecting Hong Kong and Macao, serving the mainland and facing the world. As an important carrier for the implementation of the "Belt and Road" strategy, the cruise industry plays an active role in strengthening the function of an international shipping hub, improving the level of opening up, and promoting the development of service trade.

Staff handle business for outbound travelers

In February this year, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government clearly stated that Nansha should be built into a high-level opening-up hub, and cruise tourism is undoubtedly very important. It is good to show a window as a hub of opening up to the outside world.

Cruise ships are mobile "tourist destinations". Nansha can connect the ocean and land, and connect domestic and overseas countries through cruise ships.

In this regard, the Nansha District Tourism Bureau stated: "We will focus on building cruise tourism into an important brand that will become a high-level gateway hub for opening up to the outside world." Nansha's new strategic positioning will strengthen its ability to radiate to the Pearl River Delta and the whole country, while also gathering huge potential for the cruise tourism market.

Rendering of Guangzhou Nansha International Cruise Home Port

The Guangzhou Municipal Government also issued "Several Measures to Accelerate the Development of Guangzhou International Cruise Industry" this year, spending 30 million yuan each year for three consecutive years Encourage the development of the cruise industry and provide incentives to cruise companies, travel agencies and other cruise-related enterprises.

In addition, the pleasant climate conditions are also a major advantage for the development of cruise ships in Nansha. Nansha is located near the Tropic of Cancer, with a minimum temperature above 5 degrees Celsius and an average annual temperature of 21.7 degrees Celsius. Compared with the winter in the north, the climate in Nansha is suitable for cruise operations all year round.

Geographical advantage: The unique geographical advantage attracts passenger flow to Nansha cruise tourism

Nansha is located in the geometric center of the Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration, covering 14 large and medium-sized cities and 6,600 people within a radius of 100 kilometers. Thousands of people. Nansha is accelerating the construction of the urban sub-center of Guangzhou Nansha New District, gradually transforming from a geographical geometric center to a regional transportation hub. The construction of "three highs and three fasts" high-speed corridors and "five vertical and five horizontal" major transportation trunk lines is progressing. A large transportation network in Nansha District, closely connected with Guangzhou urban area and surrounding areas is gradually formed, which will achieve a 30-minute rapid direct connection to the center of Guangzhou. The urban area and cities on the east and west banks of the Pearl River are accessible to major cities in the Pearl River Delta in 60 minutes. Passengers from South China used to need to board a cruise ship through Hong Kong, but now they can start their cruise trip in Nansha.

Genting Cruise Group's "Genting Dream" sails from Nansha as its home port

With a huge passenger source market in South China and a superior transportation and geographical location, since the launch of cruise routes in Nansha , the Guangdong tourism market has set off a craze of "boarding a cruise ship in Nansha".

People and people: multi-party promotion for the development of Nansha cruise industry

Nansha government departments, inspection units in Guangzhou, and Nansha enterprises work together to create conditions for the rapid development of cruise tourism. Get on track.

Currently, the cruise ship is docked at the Nansha Phase III Terminal of Guangzhou Port. Starting from November 2015, with the support of various inspection units and relevant government departments in Guangzhou, Guangzhou Port renovated the relevant facilities of the container freight terminal in just 2 months to enable it to have the conditions for normal operation of international cruise ships. The cruise tourism business shows strong execution and efficiency.

The construction of the Nansha International Cruise Home Port Complex project started in August 2016. The first phase of the project plans to build one cruise berth with a gross tonnage of 225,000 and a cruise berth with a gross tonnage of 150,000. It is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018. When it is put into operation in early 2019, the annual passenger capacity will reach 750,000. The Nansha International Cruise Home Port Complex Project is one of the first batch of 28 PPP pilot projects under construction. The first phase of the International Cruise Terminal Complex has a construction area of ??approximately 230,000 square meters. It will build a large-scale cruise terminal, terminal building, and theme hotel. It is a large-scale complex that integrates a business center and a high-end brand duty-free mall. It develops the two leading industries of cruise tourism and high-end commerce, builds the image of Guangzhou as an international gateway on the water, and realizes the integration of industry and city.

The groundbreaking ceremony of the Guangzhou Nansha International Cruise Terminal Project was held in Puzhou Square

The Nansha Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station upgraded and built 16 self-service channels in the waiting hall of the Guangzhou Port International Cruise Terminal. , using "single window" to achieve 100% single window inspection, which greatly improves the speed and experience of customs clearance for passengers. In the past, you had to wait in line for at least ten minutes for immigration procedures. Now you can go through the self-service channel in just a few seconds, and the inspection efficiency has been effectively improved.

Guangzhou Nansha International Cruise Home Port has officially started construction

The Nansha Tourism Bureau has made great efforts to promote cruise tourism and optimize the cruise passenger experience. Nansha District Tourism Bureau and Genting Cruise Line held a strategic cooperation press conference and signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The 2016 Nansha International Cruise Tourism Festival and the 2017 Nansha International Cruise Promotion Conference were held. In order to promote Nansha tourism products, Nansha Tourism Bureau and Ctrip signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two parties will cooperate closely in tourism product research and development, tourism destination promotion and other aspects. Established a cruise media alliance with more than 50 news media to promote cruise culture and cultivate the cultural concept of "cruises are mobile tourist destinations".

The Nansha Tourism Bureau has jointly reached a working consensus with multiple border inspection agencies and cruise travel agencies to standardize the management of cruise ships in the port and improve the passenger travel experience. A cruise port tourism service information center will be added to provide heart-warming activities for cruise tourism. The activities include cruise passenger satisfaction questionnaires, providing Nansha tourism information, distributing Nansha tourism maps, adding charity seats, and providing charity pastries, etc. In addition, Nansha Tourism Bureau also organized joint promotions for Nansha Waterbird World Ecological Park, Nansha Wetland Scenic Area, and Million Sunflower Garden Scenic Area, distributed Nansha Scenic Area coupons to cruise passengers, promoted cruise shore-based tourism routes, and enriched the experience of cruise passengers.

Nansha District Tourism Bureau and Dream Cruises signed a strategic cooperation agreement

In order to promote the development of Nansha's cruise industry, Nansha District Tourism Bureau is making every effort to apply for the China (Guangzhou Nansha) Cruise Tourism Development Experiment Zone, relying on the policy advantages of the free trade zone to provide a better business environment for the development of the cruise industry.

With the rapid growth of Asia’s middle class and wealthy travel groups, Asia’s high-end cruise tourism market is currently on an upward trend. "In less than a month, the first cruise ship "Genting Dream" under the Dream Cruises brand will hold its maiden voyage at Guangzhou Nansha Port. Thatcher Brown, President of Dream Cruises

Brown In a recent interview with a reporter from the 21st Century Business Herald, he said that among the three major brands of Genting Hong Kong, Dream Cruises has filled the gap in the mid-to-high-end cruise market in Asia. At the same time, it is very optimistic about the development prospects of Guangzhou Nansha Port as a cruise home port.

2016 can be said to be the first year for the development of Guangzhou's cruise industry. Since the Star Cruises "Virgin Star" opened a fixed route at Guangzhou Nansha Port at the beginning of the year, Guangzhou Customs data shows that as of the end of August, Guangzhou has operated a total of 100,000 inbound and outbound cruises. The number of cruise ships has reached 138, and it has received about 240,000 passengers, making it the second largest cruise city in the country, second only to Shanghai in terms of number of tourists.

With the opening of the Nansha International Cruise Home Port, various domestic and foreign cruise ships have opened. Large cruise giants have begun to seize the South China market. However, many industry insiders believe that the current cruise industry still has shortcomings such as product homogeneity, single shipping routes, and mediocre shore experience. For operators, how to differentiate and compete.

Searching for Nansha Port

It is reported that Genting Hong Kong Co., Ltd., as the world’s third largest cruise industry operating company, mainly owns Star, Dream and Crystal. A well-known cruise brand. The "Genting Dream", which will set sail on November 13, is the first cruise ship under Dream Cruises. It is built by a German shipyard. It is 18 stories tall and can carry 3,400 passengers. It is known as the largest in Asia. One of the most spacious cruise ships.

Brown said that the localization of Dream Cruises is mainly reflected in its on-board catering and personalized services. “Catering is the most important aspect of a cruise vacation in China. People pursue the original taste of food, so the food on board will try to reflect the differences between the north and the south. "

Faced with the increasingly huge Chinese market, this Asian local luxury cruise ship has also launched many innovative projects. Brown told reporters that "Genting Dream"

On the day of its maiden voyage A series of "Chasing Dream Life" sharing sessions will be officially held, and guests such as former NASA astronauts and world-class photographers will be invited to the ship to share their life experiences with tourists and enhance the cruise tourism experience.