China's first domestically made large cruise ship Adora Magic City announced to undock at 1:33 pm in Shanghai on Tuesday.
Due for delivery by the end of 2023, the 135,500-gross-tonnage vessel is projected to take two trial voyages in July and in August.
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The 323.6-meter-long and 37.2-meter-wide cruise ship has finished 93 percent of its total construction workload, and it can accommodate a maximum of 5,246 guests with its 2,125 guest rooms. It will have a luxury hotel, cinemas and a water park on board.
To date, over 85 percent of its interior work have been completed, according to China State Shipbuilding Corporation Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co, Ltd.
"The cruise ship will depart from Shanghai for Japan and Southeast Asia after the delivery. A medium and long route along the Maritime Silk Road will be launched in due course," said Roger Chen, managing director of CSSC Carnival, the cruise ship's operator.
The construction of the country's second domestically-built large cruise ship started in August 2022.
With Xinhua inputs