Yangtze 2 Cruise Ship

Hi Jack,

I just wanted to say that the itinerary was outstanding—I was really impressed with how well everything was organized.

That said, I wanted to share a few observations. One concern was the number of stairs at several destinations during the day tours. My friend, who has a knee injury, found it quite challenging at times. It might be helpful to note this in the tour descriptions for future guests.

Also, we noticed that the rooms didn’t include hair dryers or conditioner, which are usually standard in similar accommodations.

There was a slight language barrier with some of the staff, which occasionally made communication a bit difficult. Additionally, the Karaoke Night didn’t seem set up for Western guests to participate easily, and one of the evening plays was entirely in the local language without any translation—making it hard to follow.

Overall, I truly enjoyed the experience and appreciated the cultural immersion. I just feel that a few small adjustments could make the experience more comfortable and accessible for Western visitors.

Thanks again for all your efforts!

Best regards,

Janett

Hi Elk,

我们对此行非常满意，三餐可供选择的食品种类多，味道可口；船上有表演、有互动，中途还有观景游玩，活动形式灵活多样；房间干净、零食和饮用水的提供到位；船上的工作人员态度和蔼耐心，服务周到，特别是我们在六楼11号餐桌用餐时为我们提供服务的女生服务员做事积极、周到又细致……。总之，感谢长江2号游轮带给了我们一个愉快的旅行！

Wong

Jack,

We have made it back to America.

I wanted to THANK YOU for one of the most awesome trips that I have taken. I speak for the Browns also. Everything was first class and exceeded all of our expectations.

From the moment we stepped off the plane in Shanghai, we were immediately met by Seven (our guide in Shanghai). She was great. Very knowledgeable and personable. The accommodations were first class at the Hyatt. We had an amazing tour of Shanghai with the Museum. Some of the artifacts were priceless. We took lots of pictures. Next we visited the Yu Garden. Very peaceful and tranquil. We visited the financial district and saw amazing views of the City. We were pretty tired after this so we only took a short tour along the Bund.

Next we took the bullet train to Yichang. Again we were met at the station by our guide Leo who directed us to the Yangtze 2. When we were directed to the Presidential Suite, we were spell bound. It was overwhelming. The room was very spacious. We had our own table for meals and the food was great. It was much more than we could eat. Leo was an exceptional guide. He was very patient and accommodating to us. We thoroughly enjoyed all of the excursions. The welcoming party by the Captain the crew as over the top. It was truly first class. The Three Gorges Dam is one of the modern wonders of the world. We took the “elevator” ride with the cruise ship up the dam. It is one of the engineering feats of the world. We then visited the White Emperor City and the Great Rift Valley. That was breathtaking.

Because the river was low, we had to take a train from Wuling to Chongqing. Again we were met at the train station by David. He was very accommodating and showed us the sites of his city. Our guide, Julie, showed us the Hongya Cave. What a site!!! The rock formations and sheer beauty were very impressive.

Next was the train to Chengdu to see the pandas. It was the highlight for my wife. Our guide, Helen, was very passionate about the pandas. She was great. We also visited Jinli Old Street and visited with the vendors and toured all of the sites.

Next was the train to Xi’an to see the Terra Cotta Soldiers. That was a marvel. We were all overwhelmed. Our guide was Linda. She was great. We visited Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. We tried on the Hanfu. We had our picture taken with about a dozen people. They all wanted their picture taken with us. I was dressed as a prime minister, my wife was a fair maiden as was Marianne. Ron was dressed as one of the ministers. It was so much fun. We had a blast.

Next was the train to Beijing. Our guide, Jaime, was super. We first visited Tiananmen Square. It was breathtaking. The walk through the Forbidden City was stunning. The beauty and immensity of it were overwhelming. The highlight for me was to visit the Great Wall. It was stunning. I was overwhelmed at the immense structure. It truly is one of the seven wonders of the world.

I cannot thank you enough for putting this trip together. The people were so nice to us that we did not feel like foreigners. Lots of people wanted our picture. We felt like celebrities. You truly have a beautiful country steeped in history.

All of the guides and drivers were very well spoken. We had no trouble with understanding them. The hotels were all first class. The Yangtze 2 was a great ship. All of meals were great. There was so much food we had trouble eating half of it. It was too much. I would not change a single thing on the entire trip.

We had many American people question why we were going to China. They cautioned us to be “careful”. I felt more safe in China than in most parts of America. I have recommended this trip to several people. We in America need to learn about the Chinese people and need to learn from them. You have many great things about your country. It is too bad that more people do not know the wonders of China.

Again THANK YOU FOR AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE. One that we will never forget.

Mike

Hi Tracy,

Having a great time

Nicholas

Hi Rita,

It is allright, cabin is great, and kids are happy.

Hi Vivien,

We really enjoyed the river cruise and all of the help you were able to provide us. The trips were very good. We thought that breakfast was too early every morning and if you do not attend breakfast we should have the option to get some food somewhere else on board.

Hi Yanny,

Thank you for your email and for having taken the trouble to prepare the very useful advice note to share what you have learnt in dealing with the virus in China.

It has now spread around the world and in the UK we are just about to start to experience the worst of it as the numbers infected are beginning to rise dramatically. It seems the whole of Europe and much of the rest of the world is going into lock down with borders being closed and curfews against people gathering together being imposed. Here in the UK, all schools are to be shut from tomorrow and summer examinations cancelled, all sporting events, music and theatre shows etc. have been cancelled, travel is restricted, everyone is being asked to work from home wherever possible, airlines are grounding most of their planes and every person over 70 years old is about to be told to go into total isolation for at least the next 12 weeks.  Our hospitals and health service have cancelled all non-emergency procedures and engineering companies are being asked to change their production and to immediately start manufacturing oxygen ventilators for the hospitals as fast as possible. We have never seen anything like this before but when something like this happens, it shows that it doesn’t matter what country we are from as we are all just citizens of the world.

It is very encouraging to see that China now seems to be over the worst and is slowly getting back to normal. My daughter Sarah is still in Shanghai having spent most of the last 8 weeks in isolation in her apartment, so she is very happy that things are getting better in China. But she will now have the problem of how to get home to the UK as her contract and work visa will expire soon.

I hope you and your family and colleagues have all survived unscathed and your life and business will soon get back to normal.

Regards

Chris