The first domestically produced large cruise ship is expected to be delivered at the end of the year The reporter from the main station will take you to see the → first

Large cruise ships are known as "star hotels that can sail on the sea". The large cruise ships currently in service are produced abroad, but this will soon change. China's first large-scale cruise ship built in Shanghai is in full swing to carry out internal decoration and system commissioning, and it is expected to be delivered before the end of this year.

Due to the extremely difficult design and construction, large cruise ships, together with large liquefied natural gas carriers and aircraft carriers, are known as the "most dazzling jewel in the crown" of the shipbuilding industry, which directly reflects a country's equipment construction capabilities and comprehensive scientific and technological level.

Shipping trials will be conducted prior to full verification of mechanical performance and comfort

CCTV reporter Li Ning: This is the first large cruise ship under construction in China, the length of this cruise ship is 323.6 meters, the height is 70 meters, when full, this cruise ship can accommodate more than 6500,5 people. The equipment installation and system commissioning of the entire ship is expected to be completed by the end of May, when the ship will be undocked.

After leaving the dock, two sea trials will be conducted in July and August to fully verify the mechanical performance and comfort of the cruise ship and lay the foundation for delivery operations.

Wu Xiaoyuan, Production Director of China Ship Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding: The first sea trial is mainly to verify the integrity of various systems of the whole ship and carry out a series of sea trial experiments. The second sea trial is mainly to test the comfort of the cabin and the public area, and to test the vibration and noise reduction performance of each cabin under the full power operation state of the full equipment.

Early boarding reporter visits "mobile city on the sea"

The size and complexity of China's first domestic large cruise ship can only be experienced by close contact.

At the Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Base of China Shipbuilding Group, the reporter boarded the first domestically produced large cruise ship with a height of 24 floors.

CCTV reporter Li Ning: I am now at the top of the cruise ship, this area has a particularly nice name called the Tranquility Deck, and in the future it will be a good place to chat and bask in the sun.

The cruise ship's accommodation and leisure area has a total of 14 decks, and more than 4,<> square meters of public area is equipped with a variety of leisure and entertainment facilities such as restaurants, theaters, shopping areas, water parks, gymnasiums, basketball courts and so on.

Wu Xiaoyuan, production director of China Shipbuilding Waigaoqiao: This is a double room, and there will be a sofa here, and the sofa can also be used as a bed. There are 2125 such rooms on the ship, for passengers.

Because the cruise ship has a relatively long sailing time, the ship is also equipped with a medical center, with treatment rooms, operating rooms, and X-ray machines.

Wu Xiaoyuan, production director of China Shipbuilding Waigaoqiao: All the equipment has come in. There are 5 treatment rooms inside. This is an operating room, and it is an operating room with negative pressure, and this area is used to change that kind of protective clothing, this is the hospital bed, and the shadowless lamp has been installed. The condition of this room is basically ready to report to the shipowner.

News link: "Cruise" does not equal "cruise"

Some viewers may ask why the postage characters of such large cruise ships are not "tours" for "tourism". It is understood that before the advent of air transportation, mail items such as letters and parcels were mainly transported by large ships, so the word "post" for postal services was used.

Large cruise ships have a large tonnage and long sailing routes, generally sailing across borders and across seas. Ships that use the word "tourism" generally sail inland rivers, and the sailing distance and time are relatively short. Because of the difference in passenger capacity and sailing distance, the two are very different in design.

(CCTV reporter Cui Xia, Li Ning, Wu Tianbai, Sun Xiran)