“Smart ships”. How digital technologies are changing the way we travel. Cruise companies and design students draw the new high-tech ships.

With rich human and water resources，China is the most promising country for the development of cruise and yacht industry，which is regarded as one of the most dynamic industries in the future world economic development.To meet the strong demand of Chinese tourists for tourism and the rapid development of cruise ship and yacht industry,the cultivation methods of cruise ship design innovative talents based on the context of culture,art,technology,experience and consumption are to be discussed,thus promoting the sustainable development of cruise ship and yacht design and green construction in China,and forming a global cruise ship and yacht learning and industrial cooperation and sharing platform.Experts and scholars from cruise ship and yacht design education institutions,design institutions,manufacturing and supporting enterprises at home and abroad are invited at WHUT to build a design industry cooperation platform around the talent training and cooperation of cruise ship and yacht design,to share the development experience and design achievements of cruise ship and yacht industry,and to promote synergetic development of cruise ship and yacht design education and industry.The"international cruise ship and yacht design education and industrial cooperation platform Summit Forum"is to be held on Dec 11th-12th，2021 at WHUT.Cruise ship design institutions and enterprises are welcome in China to participate in the forum.