2011年1月30日，法國郵輪“鉆石”號靠泊寧波，為寧波打造國際旅游港帶來了第一批旅客，同時標志著寧波港域正式開通國際郵輪航線。
        寧波港域自然條件得天獨厚，是我國大陸著名的深水良港。在繼續打造深水樞紐港、集裝箱遠洋干線港的同時，寧波港域還將建設國際旅游港納入“十二五”期間重要規劃。
        寧波市旅游局相關負責人表示，這次法國“鉆石”號郵輪靠泊，是寧波港域由貨物運輸港向國際旅游港過渡的第一步。今后，寧波將逐步建立較為穩定的旅游航線，并形成涉及歐洲、美洲、南亞的海上旅游樞紐，進一步激活整個長三角的海上旅游資源。

        On January 31st, 2011, French passenger liner, LE DIAMANT berthed alongside Ningbo, which marked that Ningbo Port’s international passenger liner put into operation formally.
        Ningbo Port has unique natural condition, which is a famous deepwater port in Chinese mainland. When continue to construct deep pivot port and container ocean mainline port, Ningbo Port will also construct international tourist port, which is contained in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan.
        A principal from Ningbo Tourist Administration expresses that LE DIAMANT’s berthing is the first step of Ningbo Port transition to international tourist port. Hereafter, Ningbo will build steadier tourist liner and touch upon Europe, the Americas and South Asia, and advance offshore tourist sources in Yangtze River Delta.