Shanghai's Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal handled its first dual cruise ship berthing of 2026 on Saturday, highlighting the continued growth and appeal of the metropolis as a major cruise home port.

Early on Saturday morning, the 1,600-meter quay was bustling as the Adora Mediterranea and Costa Serena berthed side by side. The Costa Serena returned to Wusongkou after a three-month break, carrying more than 2,500 passengers, over 90 percent of whom were South Korean tourists.

"We arranged 36 large buses today to take the South Korean guests to places like Yuyuan Garden, Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, Shanghai Tower, and Xintiandi. We hope they have a wonderful time in Shanghai," said Cheng Dong, a local tour operator.
The Adora Mediterranea, which had long been homeported in Tianjin and operated in the northern Chinese market, departed from Tianjin on Tuesday and arrived in Shanghai after making port calls in South Korea's Jeju and Busan. It is now scheduled to operate four voyages from Shanghai as its new home port.

This summer, Shanghai's cruise port delivered an impressive performance, handling 92 ship calls and nearly 300,000 inbound and outbound passenger trips, a testament to the growing gravitational pull of the city's home-port operations. Beyond the Adora Mediterranea, the Dream has also been operating home-port itineraries out of Shanghai since March.