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  Cruises Fares and Shipboard

 

 - What does my cruise price include?
Your cruise includes shipboard accommodations, meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), and organized shore excursions.

 - What does my cruise price exclude?
Your cruise price does not include pre-boarding accommodation cost at the night before the departure, Items of personal nature are available for purchase, such as laundry, photographs, and ship to shore phone service, beverages & drinks, medical service, gratuities, beauty treatments or other miscellaneous items you may purchase on board.

 - How much are children's fares?
No, normally children under 12 ages will be travel at half of a adult fare. But it is subject to be changed, different cruise has different child fare policy, for more detail, you may contact with our cruise planner.

 - Are the cruise fare for one person or one cabin?
The cruise fare is for one person.

 - Is it more expensive for one person to travel alone?
No. the cruise fare is for one person. Cruising is very popular with single travellers, and cruise lines go out of their way to make it easy for singles to meet and mingle with other passengers. If you want to book one cabin, you should pay about more than 75% extra charge or even double. Different cruise has different rate police.

 - When can I board the ship?
Embarkation normally begins approximately 4 hours prior to departure. Passengers must be aboard no later than 30 minutes prior to sailing. The clients arrive the city earlier can put the luggage to the ships first, then go on your city tour. Generally, the ship departure at early morning which provide the pre-boarding accommodations but no dinner served at the night before departure, so you'd better to have the dinner in the local restaurant by your self.

 - How do I get on the ship?
If you have booked by our Windhorse tour, we highly recommend you to book the ground transfer by us, you will be met by our representative at the airport or railways or bus station or your hotel lobby. Just tell us where and when to pick you up.

 - What can I do on a ship?
It depends on the ship, but generally the ships will have the most activities. You may wish to lounge on deck by the pool with a good book, take a Taichi or dance class, attend a lecture, take one or 2 shore excursions at day time and enjoy the evening performs at night.

 - What are the tipping guidelines?
On the ship, total amount will be USD5 per day per guest, it is just a suggestions guidelines only. Please remember to recognize outstanding service. Tips to shore excursion guides are also at passenger's discretion.

 - Are there laundry services on board?
Shipboard dress is casual all the time. No special formal dresses are required on the ship.

 - Do I have to participate in the cruise line's organized activities?
On a cruise, the choice is yours. You can do anything you wish. You can do it all or just relax by the pool.

 - Can I stay in touch with the outside?
Of course, you can. Quite easily. All the rate-star ships have televisions in the rooms. There are either phones in the rooms. Many ships offer fax capabilities or internet lounges. A certain amount of fee is charged for either answering or making a phone call.

 - Are the entertainments free?
Lots of the entertaiments are free of charge. eg. first-rate movies, special lectures and DIY classes.

 - Are all the cabins on Yangtze Cruise outside cabins?
All the cabins of star rating yangtze cruise are the outside cabin with the outside windows, you can enjoy the view in your cabin easily.

 - What about electrical appliances?
Electric razors and hair dryers can be brought with you. Staterooms for most cruise lines are equipped with 110 volts and 220 outlets. The hairdryers are available in the cabin of most of ships. In few ships, no hairdryer in the cabin, but you can borrow from front desk. The converters are also can be borrowed from ships.

 - What amenities are in my cabin?
Generally, the star-rating bathroom has such things as: toothbrush, razors; shampoo and conditioner; body wash; Supplies will be replenished by the room steward, upon request.

 - I am a special diet, can I get special meals on board?
Low-sodium meals, kosher meals, vegetarian and certain other diet-restricted meals will be available. Dietary requests should be made at the time of booking.

 - What kind of meals are served on the cruise?
On lots of the cruise, American style buffet for the breakfast, Chinese meals are served for lunch and dinner.

 


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