The Golden Princess, owned by Princess Cruises, the world’s third largest cruise brand, began regular operations at the Tianjin International Cruise Port, on June 10.

Golden Princess, owned by Princess Cruises, the world’s third largest cruise brand, began operations at the Tianjin International Cruise Port on June 10, 2016.[Photo/Li Jinli]

Princess Cruises is affiliated with the Carnival Corp, the world’s largest cruise ship operator, introduced a new brand to China, as the Global Travel Master, earlier this year, to provide an international premium cruise and vacation experience.

The Golden Princess is 950 feet long, with a displacement of 108,865 tons, and a capacity of 2,600 passengers, and has 17 decks and 33 deluxe rooms. Half of the cabins have a private balcony. The liner is equipped with swimming pools, fitness centers, spas, net bars, art galleries, a golf course and other facilities.

As the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei consolidated region develops and work on the China-ROK Free Trade Zone progresses, Tianjin’s cruise economy is expected to see a boom. In the January - May period of this year, Tianjin’s International Cruise Port received luxury cruise ships, for a 220-percent increase over the same period last year, and handled at least 106,000,tourists, up 260 percent, both of them setting records.