Day 1: Tourists arrive in Yichang by motor vehicle/train, and board a five-star cruise ship to start the trip to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River [Provide personal pick-up service] [Includes long-distance transportation from the departure point to Yichang, Hubei]
Time: 00:00: [Sail on Monday: Meadows Hyatt]
● Cruise ships designated by the route are all listed five-star
● The cruise line of this itinerary is: the five-star cruise ticket of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River for the journey of Yichang-Chongqing for 5 days and 4 nights;
● For itinerary from Chongqing, please refer to the route ID: 34069353
Time: 00:00:
If your line includes a travel ticket, a staff member will communicate with you by phone to confirm the train number before issuing the ticket
● Take the bullet train/train to Yichang City, Hubei Province, the city of hydropower.
● The tickets are all electronic tickets, and you can take the train directly through the entrance of the railway station and the ticket gate with your ID card.
● Before the trip, you will receive a text message of relevant traffic information (please refer to the actual ticket for the information on the train number).
●
Time: 00:00:
[A brand new American-funded five-star cruise ship with its maiden voyage in 2020: Hyatt Victoria, USA]
[The cruise ship of this line is: the Meiwei series five-star cruise ship, each room has an independent viewing balcony and floor-to-ceiling windows]
[Buffet meal package during the cruise (fixed seats throughout), totaling 4 breakfasts and 6 meals, including welcome reception]
[Choose three sightseeing spots on the cruise ship, the Three Gorges Dam, Shennong River, Shuanggui Mountain in Fengdu, and include tour guide services]
Ctrip certified core suppliers provide product guarantees, making traveling more at ease
○ Cruise ship guest room: The guest room is a twin bed room, each with an independent balcony (about 3 square meters) with a view of the river, equipped with a bathroom and toiletries.
○ Cruise ship meals: All meals are included after sailing, and the seats are fixed, basically in the form of a buffet, with rich meal content, and the captain’s welcome dinner is a Chinese-style table meal.
○ Shore excursion: The cruise line already includes three fixed tourist attractions, and optional paid attractions are available.
○ Cruise tour guide: The cruise ship has a unified tour guide for the whole process, and there are also local scenic spot tour guides to provide explanations for shore excursions.
Time: 00:00:
[From 15:00 to 19:30, we will provide pick-up service at the exit of Yichang East Railway Station with a signboard]
[17:30-20:00 Yichang Visitor Center provides a shuttle bus from the city center to the cruise ship port]
● Before the trip, send relevant text messages to the mobile phone in the order: boarding port, boarding time, cruise ship name, emergency contact number, and related precautions, please check carefully.
● The assembly time is 17:00, and the port shuttle bus departs from the urban area cyclically from 17:30 to 20:00. Due to the passenger flow, you need to wait for a while (departure in a circular manner).
● All cruise ships berth at Maoping Port upstream of the Three Gorges Dam on the outskirts of the city. The port shuttle bus departs at a fixed time. If you arrive before the departure time, you need free activities.
● Bring your ID card (children's residence booklet), the port will have a strict security inspection mechanism.
● The closing time of the shuttle bus from the visitor center to the port (20:00 at the latest), no transportation vehicles will be provided after the closing time, please go to the port to board the ship by yourself.
Time: Unlimited:
[Meville Hyatt, which will make its maiden voyage in 2020, is a world-renowned flagship cruise ship in Victoria, USA]
● Meadville Hyatt belongs to the famous Meadows series of cruise ships at home and abroad, and is directly operated and managed by an American company headquartered in New York
● Meiwei Kaiyue was recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China as a high-tech demonstration ship for energy conservation and environmental protection
● The Meiwei Kaiyue is as high as 17,000 tons, with a length of 150 meters and a capacity of 690 passengers
● Meadville Cruises has a 28-year history of shipping on the Yangtze River and has received more than 2 million satisfied passengers
● Internationally managed cruise ships on the Yangtze River, foreign representatives and bilingual crew members will take you to experience international
● Distinguished international master chefs lead and formulate menus, and supervise cruise catering
● Obtained food-grade certification for cruise ships by the US Food and Drug Administration for 18 consecutive years
● Install a new air purifier system throughout the ship to ensure fresh air circulation
● Maintain airworthiness all year round, repaired by a full-time maintenance and design team, and undergo major renovations every three years
● Rich and varied breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets, VIP catering provides you with personalized a la carte service
● Professional anti-epidemic and insecticide companies regularly inspect and clean, and replace bed sheets, pillows and other human skin contact products
● Equipped with taste-type communication, can watch HBO, CNN broadcast TV and provide WIFI service
● Ritual-rich captain welcome reception and farewell dinner
● Bottled drinking water, hot and cold drinking water and ice cubes provided daily
● Activities such as crew evening performances with traditional Chinese characteristics will leave you wanting more
Time: Unlimited: Three Gorges Dam Maoping Port to board the Yangtze River cruise ship, the front desk presents the certificate to check in the ship
The check-in time at the main station of the cruise ship is between 17:00-24:00, and the cruise ship will not sail on the night of check-in, so there is no need to worry even if your traffic arrives late
Board your long-awaited five-star cruise ship on the Yangtze River, present your ID card at the front desk of the cruise ship to check in, and allocate a room.
Dinner is not provided on the day of the cruise, and a paid meal service on the cruise is optional.
[No item is mandatory, the front desk of the cruise ship is a suggestion, you can choose not to]
● Cruise ship consumption warning: In order to complete the sales performance, the front desk of the cruise ship may promote promotion of high-level room upgrades and self-paid attractions, etc. Please consider carefully according to your own situation
● Optional floor upgrade: the cruise ship defaults to rooms on the second floor, and the conditions and views of rooms on high floors promoted by the front desk are basically the same as those on the second floor. It is recommended to make a decision after on-site inspection of the conditions.
● Optional upgraded VIP restaurant: fewer diners, more elegant environment, and the same meal content as the main restaurant. It is recommended to make a decision after surveying the restaurant's conditions.
● Optional attractions at their own expense: Attractions at their own expense need to register at the front desk for 290 yuan/person/point (the price will be much higher than the local ticket price), and this fee needs to be amortized for the cruise ship’s docking fee, reception fee, cruise profit, etc.
[We have disclosed as much as possible the possible charges for the cruise, please understand that the cruise is profitable. If you have any objection to this, please do not sign up, and I do not want you to participate in the journey full of complaints]
Day 2: Three Gorges cruise on the Yangtze River, enjoy the scenery on both sides of the gorge on the boat, and visit the [Three Gorges Dam] shore
Time: 08:30: Activity time: about 2 hours and 30 minutes
[Three Gorges Family and Qu Yuan's Hometown] is an optional paid attraction provided by the cruise company. This itinerary does not include the fee for this attraction.
Consumption tips: Participation in optional attractions is not mandatory, please go to the front desk of the cruise ship to handle. The self-selected attractions are comprehensive projects with a profit-making nature, and the cost will be higher than the ticket price of the attractions.
(Elderly and child passengers will have additional discounts, please refer to the announcement of the cruise ship). For security reasons at the port, tourists who have not signed up for the event are not allowed to leave the ship without authorization.
Time: 14:00: Activity time: about 2 hours and 30 minutes
[Three Gorges Dam] is a shore excursion attraction included in the cruise company, and the tour time is about 2.5 hours.
The Three Gorges Dam is a super-large hydropower project in the world so far. The dam is a concrete gravity dam with a total length of 3035 meters, a crest elevation of 185 meters, a normal water storage level of 175 meters, and a total storage capacity of 39.3 billion cubic meters. Catastrophic floods. The Three Gorges Dam tourist area is currently open to tourists: Tanziling, 185 viewing platform (viewing point) is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River. (A battery car can be used to travel between scenic spots, the cost is 10 yuan/person)
Time: 16:30: Activity time: about 1 hour
[Three Gorges Vertical Ship Lift] is an optional paid attraction provided by the cruise company. This itinerary does not include the fee for this attraction.
Consumption tips: Participation in optional attractions is not mandatory, please go to the front desk of the cruise ship to handle. The self-selected attractions are comprehensive projects with a profit-making nature, and the cost will be higher than the ticket price of the attractions.
(Elderly and child passengers will have additional discounts, please refer to the announcement of the cruise ship). (The vertical ship lift is a key security project in the control area of the Three Gorges Dam, and there is uncertainty as to whether registration tours can be arranged)
Day 3: Three Gorges cruise on the Yangtze River, enjoy the Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge of the Three Gorges on the boat, and visit [Badong Shennong Stream]
Time: 08:00: Activity time: about 2 hours and 30 minutes
[Shennongxi] is a tourist attraction included in the cruise company, and the tour time is about 2.5 hours.
Sightseeing cruises to watch the beautiful Shennongxi Canyon and listen to the folk songs of Tujia girls. The deep pools in the gorge, clear water, waterfalls, hanging coffin plank roads, primitive boats, Tujia customs, and stalagmite caves are all amazing.
[There are three gorges trackers pulling fiber scenes in the scenic spot, and the registration fee is 150 yuan]
Time: 15:30: Activity time: about 2 hours
[White Emperor City] is an optional paid attraction provided by the cruise company. This itinerary does not include the fee for this attraction.
Consumption tips: Participation in optional attractions is not mandatory, please go to the front desk of the cruise ship to handle. The self-selected attractions are comprehensive projects with a profit-making nature, and the cost will be higher than the ticket price of the attractions.
(Elderly and child passengers will have additional discounts, please refer to the announcement of the cruise ship). For security reasons at the port, tourists who have not signed up for the event are not allowed to leave the ship without authorization.
Day 4: Three Gorges cruise on the Yangtze River, enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait, [Fengdu Shuanggui Mountain] shore excursion
Time: 09:00: Activity time: about 2 hours
[Fengdu Shuanggui Mountain] is a shore excursion attraction included by the cruise company, and the tour time is about 2 hours.
Shuanggui Mountain in Fengdu is named after the three fathers and sons of Su Dongpo, a great writer, visited Shuanggui Mountain during the Jiayou period of the Northern Song Dynasty to watch the white deer and sang "Xiandu Mountain Deer". Facing the vast Yangtze River in front, it stands side by side with famous mountains. On the mountain, there are verdant forests, birds singing, beautiful scenery, verdant historical sites, and well-arranged buildings, platforms, pavilions and pavilions, hidden in green shade and white flowers. It is known as dangerous, secluded and ancient.
Time: 10:30: Activity time: about 2 hours
【Fengdu Ghost Town and Wuling Great Rift Valley】is an optional paid attraction provided by the cruise company. This itinerary does not include the fee for this attraction.
Consumption tips: Participation in optional attractions is not mandatory, please go to the front desk of the cruise ship to handle. The self-selected attractions are comprehensive projects with a profit-making nature, and the cost will be higher than the ticket price of the attractions.
(Elderly and child passengers will have additional discounts, please refer to the announcement of the cruise ship). For security reasons at the port, tourists who have not signed up for the event are not allowed to leave the ship without authorization.
(Passengers who sign up for Wuling Great Rift Valley will have lunch at a restaurant on land, which is included in the fee)
Day 5: The cruise ship arrives at the terminal in the mountain city of Chongqing, ending the pleasant trip to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River [Note: The cruise ship ends after arriving in Chongqing, and the price does not include return transportation]
Time: 08:30: 【Arrive in Chongqing, end the whole tour】
The tourists arrived in the mountain city of Chongqing and ended their pleasant trip to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.
● The address for the dissolution of the journey is: Chaotianmen Port, located at No. 17, Changbin Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing;
● Arrival time in urban areas may be delayed due to weather or road control. The route does not include drop-off and return traffic tickets. It is recommended that you purchase return traffic tickets after 15:00.
● Under special circumstances, due to the impact of the water level of the Yangtze River, the cruise ship will berth at Fengdu Port, which is close to downtown Chongqing, and the cruise company will send vehicles to transfer tourists to Chongqing for evacuation.
Time: 08:30: 【How to take a taxi to the train station and airport】
Under normal circumstances, Chaotianmen Port, where cruise ships berth, is located at [No. 17, Changbin Road, Yuzhong District, downtown Chongqing]
[Chaotianmen Port-Chongqing North Railway Station, 9 kilometers and 20 minutes by car, about 23 yuan by taxi]
[Chaotianmen Port-Jiangbei Airport 25 kilometers and 37 minutes by car, about 60 yuan by taxi]
The location of the port is prosperous, and you can take a taxi after leaving the cruise ship
If you want to order a special car, please check the additional option of the line
Time: 00:00: Clear travel consumption, avoid misunderstanding due to ignorance, and let you know in advance the issues that need attention:
○ Travel document preparation
All passengers are required to bring relevant documents for check-in when boarding the ship. Adults from mainland China need to bring their ID cards, and children under the age of 16 need to bring their household registration books; foreign tourists need to hold valid passports; Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan tourists need to hold home return permits.
○ Who will solve your problem
You can keep in touch with your journey WeChat steward at any time; the front desk of the cruise ship will solve your daily problems; the tour guide will handle it for you during the shore excursion.
○ Know the traffic information early
If the order includes a travel ticket, we will notify you of the train number and time by SMS in advance 48 hours before the trip, and take the bus with a valid certificate.
○ Know all travel arrangements
Before the trip, you will receive a detailed text message about your schedule during the trip, and an emergency contact phone number throughout the journey. If you need more information, you can contact the staff at any time. Your exclusive WeChat butler will also keep in touch at any time.
○ Item preparation for travel
Appropriate cold-proof and sun-proof clothing, sunshades, daily medicines, and breathable shoes are essential. Daily consumables can also be purchased on the cruise. The room is equipped with complete disposable toiletries, hair dryer and slippers.
○ Drinks and food
The cruise ship allows passengers to bring a small amount of alcohol, but it is not allowed to drink in public areas, such as restaurants and bars; the price of alcohol sold on the cruise ship is also acceptable; the cruise ship provides a rich buffet at a fixed time every day, and only a few snacks are enough , Most of the rooms have refrigerators for refrigerated food; smoking is strictly prohibited in the rooms and inside the cruise ship, and smoking is allowed on the open deck and the balcony of the room.
○ Cruise meal
The Yangtze River cruise mainly takes the form of buffet, with a rich variety of dishes. The meals are suitable for tourists from different regions and can meet the requirements of tourists from different regions and tastes; the seats are fixed according to the room number throughout the whole process, and the food in the restaurant is provided continuously. Passengers will also Will consciously line up to pick up meals, and the service staff can ensure an orderly dining environment. There will be no meals on board on the day of boarding.
○ Upgrade cruise ship VIP restaurant (optional payment)
Some cruise ships will recommend upgrading to a high-standard VIP restaurant with a small number of diners. The cost is 400-600 yuan per person for the whole journey. Please order according to your needs. (Even if you don't upgrade, you can still enjoy very rich food in the main restaurant).
○ My room
Every room is a balcony room. The room is a standard double view room with a private balcony with a view of the river (the area of the balcony is about 3 square meters), but the cruise ship room cannot be compared with the land hotel room due to the limited space. The room has an independent bathroom, toilet, and complete toiletries, providing 24-hour hot water for bathing, central air conditioning, and room telephone.
○ Cruise floor upgrade (optional fee)
The standard room defaults to a viewing room with a balcony on the second floor above the water surface of the cruise ship. Usually, we recommend that you pay to upgrade to a room on the third floor or above. If you wish to specify a higher floor can be added in the order. When you board the ship, the main station of the cruise ship usually also sells the floor. Please choose carefully according to your needs.
○ Which passengers can enjoy the cruise discount
Cruise ships are only divided into adult and child prices, and foreign passengers are required to charge additional surcharges; holders of senior citizens' certificates, military officer certificates, student certificates, and disability certificates no longer enjoy additional discounts. (Yangtze River Cruises adopts a comprehensive one-ticket system. If there is no meal or shore sightseeing fee, it will be automatically waived and non-refundable).
○ Is there mobile phone signal on the cruise ship? Is there WIFI
The 4G signal is covered throughout the cruise, and the communication is barrier-free, so you can surf the Internet smoothly; most cruise ships do not provide wifi services.
○ Whether passengers with reduced legs can board the ship
When boarding and disembarking, you can ask the cruise staff to assist you. There are multiple barrier-free elevators running through each floor. Passengers with disabilities can use wheelchairs to move around from the top deck to the restaurant floors. The independent balcony in the guest room can enjoy the scenery of the Yangtze River; daily visits to scenic spots There is a certain distance and it is not recommended to leave the boat for activities.
○ How to arrange the cruise itinerary
The canyon scenery of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is mainly enjoyed on the sun deck or the balcony of the guest room on the cruise ship. The cruise ticket price also includes three scenic spots for shore excursions. At the same time, the cruise ship also arranges additional paid attractions for passengers with more needs.
○ Cruise activities and shore excursions
Cruise ships sailing on the Yangtze River are subject to unpredictable weather, hydrology, waterway control, ports and other factors. The disclosed itinerary, tourist attractions, tour time, cultural lectures, entertainment activities, self-funded items, etc. may undergo changes and adjustments. Please refer to the information published on the day of cruise sailing.
○ Self-funded attraction registration and discounts (optional payment)
The cruise ship has multiple optional attractions for tourists to choose from, and registration is not mandatory. If you need to register, please go to the front desk of the cruise ship. Preferential policies for passengers of different age groups will be explained in detail in the itinerary briefing and self-funded recommendation before the sailing;
Self-funded scenic spots belong to the profit-making nature of cruise ships, and the registration fee will be higher than the listed price of local scenic spots tickets, including scenic spot tickets, transportation vehicles, tour guide explanations, cruise ship docking fees, etc. Therefore, it is not applicable for tourists to buy tickets for scenic spots online. Only 50 people sign up to stop for a tour. According to port security regulations, passengers without sightseeing are not allowed to leave the ship for activities without authorization. (Don't complain about the high price of self-funded attractions, because expensive port berthing costs need to be amortized).
○ A comfortable journey without shopping
We will put an end to all shopping and entering the store, and truly achieve pure tourism. Shopping stores on cruise ships and coastal scenic spots should also be carefully screened and consumed carefully.
○ How to pay for cruise consumption
The consumption of the cruise ship adopts the signing system. You can sign the bill on the cruise ship with your room card. All consumption will be included in your room card bill. Please go to the front desk of the cruise ship to settle the expenses before leaving the ship. You can pay by cash, bank card, WeChat, Alipay, etc.
○ Tips for Cruise Service
The cruise ship you are on is a foreign-related cruise ship and has the habit of service tipping, but for domestic passengers, the cruise company is voluntary. It is up to you to give or not, and there is no requirement. Foreign tourists are required to charge a fixed tip of 150 yuan per person.
○ Cruise ship embarkation and disembarkation ports
Under normal circumstances, tourists will board and disembark at the port designated in advance. Due to force majeure such as changes in the water level of the Yangtze River or waterway control, port changes may occur. For example, when the water level in Chongqing Port is too low or too high to affect the safety of navigation, the cruise ship will stop at the nearest Fengdu Port, and the cruise company will be responsible for the transfer between Chongqing and Fengdu.
○ Port free shuttle bus
Passengers who sign up for the Yichang-Chongqing cruise ship can enjoy a free shuttle bus from the city to the port.
○ Cancellation and Change
Due to the temporary suspension of cruise ships due to weather and water levels, waterway control, temporary mechanical failure, epidemic prevention requirements, etc., the cruise line will try its best to switch to other cruise ships of the same level.
When the cruise ship sails normally, passengers should follow the relevant rules of refund and change of the cruise company in case of cancellation, reduction of staff, or change of booking.
The trips we offer are already very reasonable and include major program costs. The cruise company will make some promotions for profit (such as self-funded attractions, upgraded restaurants, upgraded cabins), please choose according to your own needs, and you can enjoy a pleasant journey without additional consumption.
/b>
