Do Bahamians need a visa to enter china

I am a Bahamian, i called the chinese embasy where they said Bahamians do not need a travel tourist L type to stay in PRC for less than 30 days. I want to book a cruise sinorama.ca where they are saying i have to apply for a chinese entry permit. As a Bahamian do i need one or do i not need it to enter PRC from Canada?