"Despite the huge impact of the pandemic, all parties of the cruise traveling industry maintained confidence and never stopped their hard work. We are delighted to see passengers still hold strong enthusiasm for cruise traveling," said Gu Jinshan, chairman of Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) during the ceremony held for the relaunch of cruise life in the city at the North Bund international cruise terminal in Shanghai's Hongkou district, which is the first cruise home-port in Chinese mainland.