I booked a 4 days/3 nights cruise on the Chinese Goddess 2, departure August 20th from Chongquing to Yichang. It was e great experience. Our cabin was good, with a private bathroom and a small balcony. The Chinese Goddess 2 is a relatively new ship and the staff is great. Almost everybody spoke English so it was easy to communicate. The cruise is really very nice and there are a lot of beautiful things to see. Great meals on board (breakfast, lunch and dinner all included in the price, only additional drinks to be paid separately). They also organized some great shore excursions, but please be aware that only some of them are included. Others had to be paid but they were optional (in average approx. $ 25.00 per person. The booking process through ChinaTour.Net was very easy and clear. The only problem is that when receiving the confirmation they don't indicate where you have to go to get on board. So I had to ask for it and the answer that I received was not very clear. They told me to phone the cruiser company the day of departure in order to receive the exact address. But when I called them there was nobody that spoke Enghlish, so I had to try several times during the day to finally find someone that was able to give me the right information in English. If you book this cruise (which I higly recommend) make sure to have the correct information about the departure dock in time!..
Chinese Goddess 1/2 Cruiser, Yangtze River & Three Gorges Tour
This cruise was the best experience I had in China. First, I was the only foreigner on the ship, yet they doubled all announcements in English. Only few of cruise staff spoke English, however, whenever I asked someone a question (without knowing whether he/she speaks English) and that person didn't understand, someone from English speaking staff would find me within half an hour to check if need any help. Second, every single employee was extremely nice and polite, which I found to be a very rare quality in customer service in China. Food on board was very good too. They were offering a mix of Chinese and Western cuisine. Selection of food was good too and different every day. Booking through ChinaTour was flawless and easy. All correspondence was done in a very timely manner and I really appreciated Felix help in finalizing the booking and thoroughness in answering my questions. I would definitely recommend this tour..
Chinese Goddess 1/2 Cruiser, Yangtze River & Three Gorges Tour
