Cruise Tips
Yangtze Cruise Tips
How to Plan a Cruise?
How to Plan a Cruise? Cruising on the Yangtze River is suitable for any occasion on your agenda. So once you have decided to make the cruise, you should plan in advance. The best policy is the earlier the better.
The following items can help you decide which cruise you want.
Step 1: Select a cruise line that appeals to you, either an upstream or downstream line. Cruises downstream refer to the cruise ships that leave from Chongqing, and then continue downstream to Yichang or to Wuhan. While the upstream lines set out from Yichang or Wuhan and head to Chongqing. The advantage and disadvantages of the two are listed as follows:
Downstream:
Advantages: Faster speed and no night sailing. Berthing at daytime by scenic spots, allows more time for traveling around on shore.
Disadvantages: There is shorter time for appreciating the Three Gorges since the cruise ship is moving quickly.
Upstream:
Advantages: Slower speed enables more extensive appreciation of the sights. It costs less. There are more activities and entertainment on board in which Chinese culture can be experienced.
Disadvantages: Some night sailing so a few onshore sights are missed in order to reach the next scenic spot on time.
Step 2: Select your ship. Grand and comfortable ships shuttle on the Yangtze River all year round. We offer a range of ships from Fives-star to other grades. See Cruise Ship and check out which one caters to your budget and lifestyle.
Step 3: Select a stateroom. There is a choice of cabins including Standard Twin, Single and Deluxe Suites for your selection. Of course, you may upgrade your cabin providing there are rooms available.
Step 4: If you want to combine your cruise with some land exploration in cities such as Lhasa, Xian, and Shanghai, Beijing we offer you well planed tours which will ensure that your travel in China is the experience of a life time.
Step 5: Book as early as possible. You can just register at Online Reservation. We suggest you book three months earlier, however, you could also call us a week before to see if reservations are still open.
Reservation & Money Matters
Chinatour360.com offers you a Yangtze package tour that is good value for money. Depending upon individual requirements prices start from around 300 US Dollars to about 400 US Dollars. See Quotations for the inclusions and exclusions. There is an excellent choice of tours available, whether it is a standard Yangtze River Cruise or a tour package combining cruises with visits to popular venues such as Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Kunming and Lhasa. Our Specials are well selected travel lines for those small groups of people.
Some off-peak specials are usually available in low seasons such as January, February, March, July, August, October, November and December when prices may be discounted from between 10% and 30%. Prices are higher during the Golden Weeks in high season.
For each of the travel plans you can browse through, the day by day itinerary is clearly stated giving detailed schedules and activities. From the destinations, accommodations, the meals and the transfers involved, every group member knows how every penny is spent. (For the itineraries described on our website, the fare is based on two people sharing twin accommodation, all daily meals and shore excursion programs. Personal expenses such as bar, laundry and internet access are not included.)
As for the payment for the reservation, we accept wire transfer (cable transfer), personal checks and main credit cards. The specific information is accordance with the cruise you book. Please contact us to get further information on booking a cruise. Here we also remind you that cash, preferably Chinese currency is the best choice for shopping ashore. Credit cards can not be accepted as the ports of call are usually local small cities, towns, or villages.
The Yangtze Cruise Tour arranged by chinatour360.com always means value for money. We are experienced and consider ourselves responsible for providing you with services that free you from any hurry or worries during your journey. Join us, every step along the way is carefully arranged and smoothly run.
