"Legends of the Seas" luxury cruise docked on Sept 27, 2011, at a pier of Zhoushan. [Photo/CFP]

On Sept 27, 2011, more than 1800 tourists boarded the "Legends of the Seas" luxury cruise docked at a pier of Zhoushan, a city in coastal Zhejiang province. From the city, they will start a direct four-day journey to Taiwan. The cruiser is the second ship that has set out from Zhoushan to Taiwan directly, after the Costa Cruise last year.

Three Wu sisters, all over the age of 70, on their first luxury cruise experience. [Photo/CFP]