China plans to make a big splash with the launch of its first home-grown cruise ship later this year.
It will be the nation’s first voyage into a sector dominated by European shipyards, and a critical step in reducing reliance on external sources.
Lavish, unsinkable and afloat by May
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding says work on China’s home-grown cruise ship is around 90% complete.
Known as the H1508, construction began in October 2019 and she is expected to be afloat by May. Sea trials will start in July, and the ship will be named and delivered by the end of this year. The H1508 will be 16 stories high with more than 2,000 rooms and a capacity of more than 5,000.
She will feature a lavish assortment of entertainment facilities, restaurants, bars, shopping malls, art galleries and spas.
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding says construction of China’s first home-grown cruise…
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