Qingdao cruise has a long off-season, with six voyages in March?

No matter what kind of travel, there are off-season and peak season!

According to the convention, every year from 1 month to March is the off-season of cruise tourism, but the home port of Qingdao cruise is a lively scene during the Spring Festival Golden Week. The reporter learned from some travel agencies yesterday that two cruise ships entering and leaving the island city during the Spring Festival earned a "full pot" and all the shipping spaces were sold out. In March, six cruise ships will set off from Qingdao.

It is reported that as the first cruise ship in China to operate independently and open up the industrial chain, the "Diamond Glory" will operate six voyages with Qingdao as its home port, namely Qingdao-Jeju-Fukuoka-Qingdao, and will depart on March 9; Qingdao-sasebo-Jeju-Qingdao departs in March13; Qingdao-Shimonoseki-Jeju-Qingdao departs in March17; Qingdao-Jeju-Shimonoseki-Qingdao March 2 1 Departure; Qingdao-Jeju-Shimonoseki-Qingdao departs on March 25th; Qingdao-Jeju-sasebo-Qingdao departs on March 29th. The price per voyage is about 2000 yuan per capita.

During the Golden Week of the Spring Festival just past, Diamond Brilliant operated two voyages in Qingdao, namely Qingdao-Busan-Shimonoseki-Fukuoka-Qingdao, which started on February 2 and returned to Qingdao-Jeju Island-sasebo-Qingdao on February 6.

According to Sun Qi, Secretary General of Qingdao Travel Agency Association Cruise Center and Deputy General Manager of Qingdao China Travel Agency Citizen Center, the "good start" of 20 17 is the embodiment of Qingdao cruise tourism market potential. He believes that citizens' awareness of traveling during the Spring Festival is getting stronger and stronger, and their acceptance of cruise ships is getting higher and higher. Everyone on board is a family group, big or small. There are many entertainment items on the cruise ship, and you can eat, drink and have fun. They can also celebrate the New Year with some new friends, which is lively and relaxing. In addition, cruise tourism

"Not getting together" is also one of the important factors that many citizens choose.

"In 20 16, Spring Festival travel rush, China Taishan operated two voyages with Qingdao as its home port, and * * * received about 1500 passengers; During the Spring Festival this year, the number of guests on two voyages reached more than 2,200, up nearly 50% year-on-year. To tell the truth, we didn't expect the reception to be so good. In addition to the growing awareness of citizens' travel, the growing radiation of Qingdao cruise tourism is also an important reason. The proportion of guests outside Qingdao has increased significantly, and many of them are coming to Qingdao for cruises. " Sun Qi said.

According to the information of the Municipal Tourism Commission, during the Spring Festival, the number of outbound tourists in Qingdao increased by about 20% compared with last year, and the popularity of cruise tourism products became a prominent feature.

It is reported that since June, Qingdao cruise tourism will enter the real peak season, and large cruise ships including "Costa Victoria" will operate multiple voyages centering on Qingdao.