Cruise travel is actually very new. You can enjoy a lot of great experiences on a cruise ship. Next, the editor will talk to you about how to prepare for traveling on a cruise ship. It just costs a little money to choose a cruise ship in the early stage.
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The first step is to do your homework and choose a cruise ship that suits you. From the beginning of the cruise ship, I have actually been doing my homework intermittently.
For domestic tourists, everyone must understand cruise travel correctly, cruise = travel destination, cruise ≠ pure means of transportation such as airplanes and trains.
Why? When promoting cruise travel, terms like “all-inclusive” are often mentioned. In other words, when you spend money to purchase a cruise travel product, food, accommodation, transportation, entertainment, and entertainment on the ship are all included.
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PS. Cruise service fees (equivalent to tips for waiters at various positions) are not included and are settled directly on the ship.
With this concept in mind, everyone can look around on the websites of major cruise companies and choose the cruise ship they like.
For cruises departing from Chinese ports, if you like high-tech and messy, choose Royal Caribbean International; if you like quiet luxury and a traditional cruise experience, choose Princess Cruises; if you like Italian style and Mediterranean flavor, choose Song
Star Cruises.
Therefore, don’t worry about which port to call. The most important thing is to have fun and eat on board.
Less than 10 minutes after boarding the ship, you immediately boarded the "Polaris"! Special reminder: You can check out the preliminary introduction on the Chinese official websites of major cruise companies. If you want to know more about the details of the cruise, such as deck plan (deck arrangement), catering
, discounts, etc., it is better to move to the international official website of the cruise company or the official website of the home country, which has richer content.
For example, the official website of Royal Caribbean International Cruises.
The second step is to buy a boat ticket. There are two types of tickets: 1. Single boat ticket.
This form is the most common in mature cruise markets such as Europe and the United States, and it is also the most ideal form of ticket purchase. However, for various reasons, it is not currently available in China. If you really want to experience it, you need to go abroad to take a cruise.
For example, for the "single ship ticket" product sold on most cruise websites for boarding at a foreign port, you need to pay for the transportation costs, visas, local accommodation, meals, etc. from the country to the boarding port.
2. Ferry ticket + shore excursion.
The current sales model of cruise products in China is this. Travel agencies charter all or part of the cabins from the cruise company, and then package and sell them in conjunction with local one-day tour products at the port of call. All tourists are also divided into tour groups.
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All cruise lines departing from domestic ports, as well as some products packaged into tour packages that include overseas cruises + overseas attraction tours, fall into this category.
However, due to the current sales model of domestic cruise products and the "price war" among travel agencies, the quality of shore tours is not high, and some have even become almost pure shopping shore tours.
Ways to buy tickets: 1. Cruise agency websites. Currently, all large domestic travel websites have corresponding cruise products. In addition, there are many cruise agency websites.
After some research and comparison, I finally chose to place an order with the most popular cruise ship, and the facts proved that I was not wrong.
The customer service guy is very professional and patient. He also responsibly contacted the cruise company for me to book the room decoration service I needed on the ship. In two words - considerate! 2. Local travel agencies. Nowadays, local travel agencies in many cities also have cruise ships.
The products are for sale, and as for the price, you can shop around.
One advantage of traveling with a travel agency: The travel agency organizes buses to take tourists directly from the local area to the cruise port, and then picks them up together when they return.
(I’m personally not sure whether every travel agency has this service, but our local travel agency does, but the price is slightly more expensive than on the cruise agency website) 3. The cruise company’s official website has no advantage in terms of price.
, more suitable for "old cruise passengers" who often take cruises. Shipping companies will give members points, and the points can be exchanged for on-board consumption coupons or even free sailings, etc. For details, please refer to the official website of each shipping company.
As for how to purchase ferry tickets, everyone still needs to consider many factors such as budget, preference, and current situation. Not one purchasing method has special advantages.
For example, when a couple like us travels, we can choose to buy from cruise agency websites, which is relatively more cost-effective.
If you are traveling with a family, including the elderly and children, it is more appropriate to choose a local tour group with port pick-up and drop-off, so as to avoid too much trouble due to transportation problems.
The third step is which cabin to choose? 1. Inner cabin. As the name suggests, this cabin has no windows, that is, it cannot see the sea. However, on the Quantum of the Seas, the inner cabin has a large LED display.
Real-time display of the scene outside the cabin, that is, the cabin inside the virtual balcony.