Workers prepare a dining table on a floating cruise hotel as it berths at a wharf in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu Province on April 28, 2025. The ship is China's first floating leisure facility converted from a vessel, offering accommodation, catering and entertainment services to visitors. The added value of China's marine tourism industry grew 9.2 percent year-on-year to 1.61 trillion yuan ($221.4 billion) in 2024, per the Ministry of Natural Resources. Photo: VCG