Domestic cruise ship passes sea trial

China's first domestically built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, has completed its first sea trial and returned to its home port of Shanghai, according to China State Shipbuilding Corp, the world's largest shipbuilder.

The sea trial started on July 17 when the massive ship set sail from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, a CSSC subsidiary and the vessel's construction contractor. The vessel returned to the shipyard on Monday evening.

During the eight-day trial operation, engineers carried out more than 60 function tests, comprehensively verifying the capability and performance of the ship's power, propulsion, control and other systems, CSSC said in a news release on Tuesday, adding that engineers also checked whether the vessel's equipment is convenient and comfortable for passengers to use.