China's first home-grown large cruise ship undocked in Shanghai

China's first domestically made large cruise ship Adora Magic City announced to undock at 1:33 p.m.　in Shanghai on Tuesday.　 　

The cruise ship, measuring 323.6 meters in length with a gross tonnage of 135,500 metric tons, can accommodate up to 5,246 passengers and is expected to be delivered by the end of 2023. 　

Construction of the ship started in 2019 at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard. A series of technological innovations have been made in the past three years. The ship's building is seen as an important step forward in national technological self-reliance, as the large cruise ship is the only type of advanced, high-value-added ship that China had not previously constructed.