Now cruise travel is really becoming more and more popular. Have you considered whether cruise travel meets your standards before you go there? The following small series will introduce you some information about cruise travel, and you can judge whether it is worth it.
Everyone will tell you when they take an Amway cruise that they can travel to Japan for five days and four nights for about 2,111 people. In normal times, the round-trip airfare is more than 2111balabala, and the cruise can also eat and eat for free.
When is the price around p>2111?
Off-season+stern cabin+inner cabin
You must try to ask for leave in the off-season. Besides, in general, the weather is cold in the off-season, and all outdoor recreational activities on board are basically closed, which is less than half of the fun.
The stern cabin means that the ship is about to leave, but what should we do about several positions? We will have a loss-making clearance sale, so you can just take a trip.
what does the inner cabin mean? There is no window, a small room of more than ten square meters, and the feeling of being cramped is refreshing.
Let me show you the summer cruise price.
The amount shown on the map or the price of the inner cabin.
2, do you think it's over with the boat fare?
Dear, know about the tip of 11-15 USD/day/person.
dear, find out the wifi fee of 11-15 USD/set/day.
dear, there is an extra charge for land tours, about 311-511rmb/ person/day. Even some ships charge hundreds of dollars if you don't land, because you didn't make profits for them.
Dear, almost all the fun events on board are charged, such as wind tunnel skydiving and surfing in the Caribbean, joyous go-karting and laser guns, and the prices are more expensive than those on land.
oh, meals are free on the boat, but drinks are not free. either drink more drinks when you eat buffet, or drink the mineral water in your room by yourself.
Oh, don't expect too much from free meals, that is, the buffet level of 98 people on the street. I describe it as "the cooking method that wastes the ingredients the most". All kinds of seafood steaks look very enjoyable and frown when eaten. You can't say how delicious it is, just fill it up. But be prepared to grab plates with Chinese aunts. It is said that the Joy was run by a Chinese aunt and went to Alaska. < P > What? If you don't want to eat, you will have to add money. Most directors have it on board, as long as you have money.
playing time
do you think that five days and four nights means playing in Japan for four days?
Boarding begins at noon on the first day and leaves at night.
the next day's cruise at sea.
get off the boat around 9 o'clock on the third day and join a tour group for sightseeing. Boarding at about 7 pm.
Article 4 Swim at sea.
return to hong kong on the morning of the fifth day.
yes, you took five days off, but you actually went to Japan for zero days. Moreover, 99% of the scenic spots you go to are all kinds of parks and shrines that don't charge tickets. Of course, the most time is to take you to the shopping store.
By the way, the shopping spots are also carefully selected (many of them are duty-free shops acquired by domestic enterprises, and their prices are much more expensive than those of drugstores and electrical appliances stores outside. Otherwise, why didn't you go to Japan by cruise? There are no baggage restrictions on cruise ships.
similarly, 6 days and 5 nights is actually 2 days in Japan, 8 days and 7 nights for 3-4 days.
Do you think that day in Japan is from 9: 11 to 7: 11?
A ship, at least two or three thousand people, is blocked by the quality of Chinese people. If you are not a customer of the Golden Card or Suite, you can't get off the ship without half an hour, and the average disembarkation speed is almost 1 hours. Similarly, it is also half an hour from boarding, with an average of 1 hours.
besides, it's useless for you to queue up to get off the boat early. After all, everyone takes a bus and a car to travel on land. You got on the bus, but your group members must still be queuing to get off the boat. Wait.
In addition, although these 2,111 to 3,111 people were diverted after entering Japan, most of the cruise ships stopped in small cities, and the people who crammed into 2,111 to 3,111 people at once were definitely overcrowded. If nothing else, duty-free shops waited in line for a long time to buy something.
Accommodation
After staying in a room on a cruise ship, you will find hotels in Japan and Hong Kong particularly spacious.
Take the balcony rooms with the largest number as an example. The Venice is 17 flat, the Joy is 21 flat, and the Quantum and Princess are slightly larger by 23-24 flat. Don't forget that this area is also included in the balcony. Basically, if you put two boxes, you can only walk sideways like a crab.
prices in peak season are sky-high.
I once planned to take my wife and son on a quantum flight in the summer vacation, and after asking about the price, it was about 8,111/person (8 days and 7 nights). My son was only 2.5 years old at that time, so I took it for granted that this would at least charge a child price.
I didn't expect that at the age of two and a half, children are not considered as babies, and their food is neglected. If they share a bed with adults, they should be charged the same as adults. At first, I thought Ctrip had made a mistake, and I got the same reply when I called the Caribbean: there are discounts for children in the off-season, and sometimes the third person is free, but the adult price is charged at full price in the peak season.
three people 2W4? This does not include tips, wifi, land tours, paid meals and other expenses. Later, the three of us went to Singapore to play for 8 days. Excluding the total cost of shopping, we spent 2W2, stayed in a 5-star hotel, and had a variety of fun at Universal Studios.
the most pothole is the land tour.
if you have a heart that I just eat and drink on the boat, then you can ignore this rule.
But if you are interested in going to Japan, I advise you to give up the cruise. All the disadvantages of group tours are vividly reflected in the shore tour of cruise ships:
First of all, there is endless waiting. Two or three thousand people, taking different routes, can't get off the ship at the same time through security check.
The second place is potholes. As mentioned above, most of them are parks and shrines free of admission, and most of them are small cities in Kyushu and Shikoku. Tokyo, the largest city, has no stopover route, fuk.
finally, there is no doubt that I will take you to a shopping mall for a long time. I won't say much else. I can only wait in line for half an hour to check out.
Chinese mainland lacks routes suitable for cruise ships.
what's the key to a cruise? Sea view, but can I see the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea? It's not bad without smog, but also watching the sea.
Every year from October to April, so many interesting water sports on the ship are closed, and there is nothing we can do in cold weather.
with reference to internationally renowned cruise routes, the Caribbean is picturesque with sunny beaches, the Mediterranean is a world-famous city tour, and Norway and Alaska are aurora, fjords and glaciers.
in this way, the cruise ships departing from Shanghai and Tianjin are completely cost-effective. Just like Americans will take a cruise to the Caribbean or Alaska, few people will choose new york or LA.
Of course, the cruise ship departing from Hong Kong, Guangdong Province is not bad. The weather is warm and the sea water is clean, so it's pleasant to bask in the sun even on board. If you want to choose a cheap one, you can leave in the off-season, even those destinations in Southeast Asia can't avoid signing, which is a little troublesome. It is also possible to turn those X sand islands into various small islands in the Caribbean.
Policy restrictions
First of all, visas are required. Japan and South Korea can't help signing for China, but cruise ships are exempted from visas. However, there is a prerequisite for this visa exemption. You must join a group tour, which has been ruined by domestic travel agencies.
Secondly, it seems that the ship can't sell tickets directly, but usually it sells tickets to travel agencies, and the travel agencies move out that set of low-cost tours to attract customers, and try their best to lower the price of the ship, and then return to their books by shopping after landing. However, the money received by the ship is too small, and it can only rely on various paid items on board to get back the money.
generally speaking, the ship wants to make quick money, the travel agency wants to make black money, and what is left for tourists is a chicken feather.