When it comes to cruise ships, the first impression of many people may be from the movie Titanic. In the era when airplanes were not popular, taking a cruise ship became the main way to cross the Atlantic Ocean, sunbathing on the deck, the bow of the ship blowing the sea breeze, to the companion of his girlfriend to draw a portrait of ...... leisure travel to a set of ~
And compared to the 46,000 tons of this ship, the modern large-scale cruise ships can easily be 15,000 tons, 60,000 tons of Titanic, this tonnage can not be called "large" at all. This tonnage has been completely can not be called "large" ~
Photo: 20th century cruise ship on the gym
So it seems, blueberry sauce or feel born in the modern good! A gym on a cruise ship was a high-class facility back in the day, and what ship doesn't have a free fitness center nowadays? In addition to the gym and other "standard", today's cruise ship play and open racing, play surfing, deck parachuting, underwater sightseeing ...... even if you do not want to play exciting, but also buffet restaurant to eat to the full, stopping the shore sightseeing wave enough to comfortably play multiple destinations.
Two days ago, Chandler and I said that he remembered his first cruise, when the piano in the cafeteria sounded, his mind immediately recalled the picture of the "Pianist at Sea", to understand the mood of the "reluctant to get off the ship". Cruise ship is like a palace on the sea, whether it is a couple of travel, or parents and children leisure, or with parents traveling, as long as the ship, there is always suitable for you to play.
Photo: "Pianist at Sea"
For a cruise trip the most difficult step is ...... to choose a ship! Unlike traveling by plane or train, "playing with the ship" itself is the most important part of a cruise. Each ship is different in size, new and old, entertainment facilities, parental facilities, restaurant tastes have their own characteristics, different cabins are also very different. Whether or not you choose a ship that meets your needs will largely affect the degree of enjoyment of your trip.
So, this issue of Blueberry Sauce brings you a review of 15 large cruise ships in 8 major home ports in China! Help you find out the best cruise ship for you.
Unlike trains, airplanes and other modes of transportation, a cruise ship is almost like a mobile hotel. Most of the time on a cruise is spent on the ship. That's why the ship's space, food, service and entertainment are so important.
Since China welcomed its first cruise ship in 2006, eight major home ports have now attracted 15 large cruise ships from eight major global cruise brands. They are:
In this review, Blueberry made a pairwise comparison in several dimensions, including year of launch, tonnage, food and beverages, cabins, entertainment facilities, parent-child facilities, space per capita, passenger-support ratio, and network.
1. Joy (Novozymes Cruise Line) is outstanding in all aspects, set up a number of routes in the ports of Shanghai and Tianjin, as a double champion in North China and East China deservedly, and was finally named the best cruise ship in the summer of 2017 in the Blueberry Review.
Photo: Joy
The Joy is scheduled to make its maiden voyage on June 28, and last Friday we have dispatched Blueberry Detectives on board to experience the ship for themselves, and bring you first-hand detailed information in the later review.
2. Genting Dream, on the other hand, is one of the best ships in South China. Comprehensively speaking, Joy and Genting Dream are outstanding in all aspects, almost no obvious disadvantage, but the price is also much higher than other ships, which is a perfect interpretation of the "one price, one thing" principle.
3. Quantum and Zanzibar (Royal Caribbean International Cruise Lines) is second only to these two, the ship's hardware and software to exceed the average level, food is a major highlight. As sister ships, Quantum and Zanzibar have Shanghai and Tianjin as their home ports. The atmosphere is quiet and the quality of the waiters is also very high, belonging to the "vacation type" choice.
4. Local cruise ship Tianhai New Century, especially popular with middle-aged and elderly people. Not only is the food localized, there are people to lead the uncles and aunts to dance; the ship's Chinese song and dance show is also unique, but also hosted the sea Kunqu Festival, comic party and other thematic activities.
5.? If you travel with children, Genting Dream is a good choice, there are many children's exclusive facilities and services, such as a large water slide park has six water slides with different slopes and speeds, which are suitable for young and old, and there is one of them is specially created for children. Genting Dream's undersea sightseer program also allows children a 360-degree panoramic view of the real underwater world.
6.? Princess Cruise Line's Centurion Princess will be coming to China in July this year, so accommodation, food and beverage, service, entertainment, these data can not be referred to, but according to the spy photos circulated on the Internet, Centurion Princess should continue the excellent performance of the Sapphire Princess, and there is the world's largest on-board duty-free store and two Michelin restaurant chef, it will be a very worthwhile to look forward to a cruise ship.
The specific scores for each dimension of the 15 cruise ships in the eight home ports are as follows: