【正文】 s parent pany, was the first cruise pany to sail from China in 2022. It also plans to debut its ship, Costa Serena in Shanghai in April 2022, to join the other three that are already based in Shanghai. The pany will offer the first aroundtheworld cruise departing from Shanghai next year, visiting 28 destinations in three months. Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal on the North Bund, which can hold three luxury cruises, is designed to be outperforming, says Zhu Guojian, a policy and regulation official at Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration. The increased investment of international cruise panies in Shanghai and the further explorations of the worldleading cruise operators in the market will bring more fabulous cruise ships and offer more varied routes and frequency of sailing, he says. 。s pretty easy at sea Luxury hotel in an exwarship, Tianjin Children enjoy activities in the children39。s pretty easy at sea Beijing39。s not have any talk of mutiny on this ship, he jokes. Always remember: You are outnumbered.They are safe, easy and family friendly, no wonder growing numbers of people are spending their vacations on a cruise ship. Zhou Wenting goes aboard. Imagine spending a holiday in a place where your every whim is catered for, where the sun and the ocean are on your doorstep and delicious food is served around the clock. You can go shopping in stores that have rock bottom prices, and if you grow tired of all the pampering, your bed is available anytime. You can travel with the whole family too, because there are activities tailored to suit all age groups. A vacation on an elegant cruise liner will meet the desire for an exotic experience, but will also be an enjoyable travel experience when acpanied by young children or elderly parents. Familyfriendly, safe and secure, cruise vacations have bee very popular in China. During the uping National Day Golden Week holiday, from Oct 1 to Oct 7, many families will board a ship to enjoy an exciting holiday at sea. The development of the cruise industry in recent years has been impressive. Statistics from the China Cruise and Yacht Industry Association show Chinese residents made million trips on cruise liners last year, pared with nearly 10,000 in 2022. The association predicts the market will continue to boom in the next two years. Residents of Shanghai, the city th at boasts the largest cruise ports of the four on the Chinese mainland, are more likely to book cruises than people in other parts of the country, according to a report published by Baidu Inc39。ll all know each other pretty well at the end of our 12day cruise. Expedition leader Kredel observes that we39。m slightly surprised to find that quite a few passengers have not only cruised with Silversea before, but rather often. At one reception, a Japanese lady gets applauded as the passenger aboard having the most cruise days with the line: 860! That39。m dining or sightseeing onshore. My water bottle is always full. My shoes are always shined. Meals are fivestar hotel quality, which chef Pia－ a statuesque strawberryblonde from Germany－ somehow pulls off even when the ship is days away from a market that meets her exacting standards. The sitdown dinner service (there39。ll e to seeing this fearsome creature on this voyage around southern Greenland. Tomorrow we39。s adventure. Yesterday, that was a 90minute foray around Thrym Glacier. Today, we zip ashore to visit the indigenous village of Nanortalik, where small oilheated houses painted in bright colors dot a mountain valley that clings to summer39。t do that on the QEII. That flexibility is essential to the expedition ships and cruises offered by Silversea. Whilethe line offers the more traditional cruises focused on shipboard entertainment and portcalls for shopping and nightlife, the expedition variety is targeted at more adventuroussouls.We started these as outings to more outofthe way places, specifically the Arctic and theAntarctic, for active travelers who wanted to learn about and explore wilder places upclose,says parking your butt in a deck chair is your idea of a deluxe cruise, you39。s Love Boat may have had athousand cabins, sports courts and a pooland there are massive ships like that in the nextharbor with a big herd of passengers but things are more intimate Explorer39。re looking at rocks that are 2 billion years old. Some of the harsh striations have been dated to the tectonic plate shifts of 65 million years ago that broke up the Earth39。s tempting to stretch out a finger for a poke and a taste. At its base, the rocky shore on each side is often green with moss and lichen. But it quickly bees less hospitable and even forbidding, its glacierscarred face clim