Chapter 193: Star Cruise
The second day of boarding the ship was not scheduled for the whole day, but because the ship was small, with a displacement of only 28,000 tons, it could sail offshore close to the coast, and enjoy the scenery of Canada's coastal cities and villages throughout the day.
There are pros and cons to taking this kind of small cruise, the advantage is that you can get one-to-one intimate service, and there are luxury meals to eat, and the disadvantage is that the small boat is not as fun as the four-star big ship. Because of the small number of tourists, the cruise ship cannot afford to invite world-class singers to perform, so it can only invite second-rate singers or orchestras - but they are also world-class. Moreover, most of the passengers on five- and six-star cruise ships are elderly people in their sixties and seventies, and they like to be quiet, so the entertainment programs on board are not as lively as those on four-star ships with many young people, but are mostly entertainment such as string music, opera, and conversation. Fortunately, in addition to being with friends, Li Han still likes to be quiet on weekdays, and he is not bored when he is accompanied by his girlfriend.
Lunch is served at the open-air curry lounge, where the waiter takes them to a table for two, which is covered with tablecloths and silver and crystal cutlery. Although it is a buffet, there is no need for the guests to choose the dishes themselves, and the waiter will serve the dishes to the guests after reporting the name of the dish. The style of the buffet is French Provencal home-cooked dishes, with snails, duck breast, fish soup, etc., which are delicious and carefully prepared by top French chefs.
The evening is a night of fine dress, and everyone on board, including passengers and staff, needs to wear evening dresses to be in line with etiquette. Four-star cruise ships also have fancy nights, but the requirements are not so strict, just wear a small dress.
But the recipe comforted Li Han's heart that didn't want to be restrained: it was still caviar and sautéed cod liver, and there were skewered lobsters. The waiter had already understood Li Han's preferences, and specially served him a large portion, and he was satisfied with the meal.
On the third day, the cruise ship entered American waters, still sailing all day. Early in the morning, the cruise took the passengers to swim in the foggy fjord, which is also a benefit only for small boats, and large ships of more than 1o tons cannot enter.
The beauty of the Foggy Fjords lies in the tranquility of the scenery that you can't enjoy in other tourist attractions – you can't see the other cruise ships and the hustle and bustle of tourists. When the ship turned back in the narrow waters at the innermost part of the fjord, the stern seemed to touch the shore, which made people feel refreshed, but nothing happened, and it continued its voyage safely.
On the fourth day, we arrived in Sitka, the old capital of Alaska, which is now just a small town and a little desolate compared to the name of the old capital. Sitka was founded by Tsarist Russia in 1799, so it's no surprise that it has a Russian flair. The ruins of the former Russian village are now a national historical park, and there are also magnificent Russian-style St. Missy Cathedral, ancient wooden houses in Siberia and intricately carved totemic wooden pillars left by the Indians in the outskirts of the forest.
Sitka's business has not yet opened much, and it is rare to retain the original style of the town. The ship arrived at Sitka at 12 noon, and Li Han refused to miss the big meal on board, so he walked up to the deck after lunch, ready to disembark and go to the town.
It is a small town with beautiful scenery, calm and beautiful like a fairyland against the backdrop of snow-capped mountains in the distance. The main road is lined with all kinds of souvenir shops, Li Han is not interested in T-shirts, dolls and the like, but buys a lot of Alaska's various special ores. It is said to be an ore, but in fact, it is completely different from the first reaction of the gray and large stones in everyone's mind, all of which are only the size of a thumb, colorful and beautiful.
Alaska's most iconic animals, the whale in the sea, the bear in the 6 places, and the eagle in the sky. At this moment, Li Han saw that on the church with a Russian-style dome, two eagles perched on the crossbar of the cross, although dozens of meters above the ground, he could also see the heroic posture of the Sky Overlord looking at all beings.
Walking near the post office, Lydia inadvertently realized that there is a free wireless network covering the whole city in this small place of Sitka, although the network is almost the same as the 56k cat of N years ago, but it is also a free wireless network covering the whole city!
Next to the post office is the largest intersection in the town, and opposite the intersection is a huge public toilet, Li Han is used to seeing the small public toilet that is as inconspicuous as possible when he is in City B, and when he sees this eye-catching, large public toilet that can accommodate at least hundreds of people, he feels that his whole person is not very good: such a small town, at most, some tourists on the cruise ship come over, what do you want such a big public toilet to do?
After spending a few hours navigating the town, Li Han carried a hand full of souvenirs and his girlfriend on his arm, and returned to the boat together to prepare for dinner. When they got on the boat, they saw another large ship docked not far away, but it was a four-star ship, and there was no way to get closer to the harbor than a small boat, and it took more time to pick up tourists by yacht. And the deck was unimaginably crowded, bustling, as crowded and lively as the bazaar. Li Han was originally thinking about trying a four-star cruise ship next time, but now he has begun to retreat, there are too many people.
Dinner is Venetian style, Italian food is one of Li Han's favorite Western food, plus the chef's good skills, Li Han is very satisfied with the food.
Day 6 arrives at Tracy Arm Fjord. The 48-kilometre-long fjord, named after Civil War General Benjamin Tracy, covers almost a quarter of its area with ice. In fact, it contains some of Alaska's largest glaciers. At this time, Li Han got the bad news: because of the weather, the cruise ship will not enter the Arctic Circle, and will reach the Wrangel Mountains tomorrow, and will return after staying for a day.
Fortunately, Li Han's purpose in entering the Arctic Circle was only for the thousand-year-old ice, and he had already gotten this in his hands, so he didn't care whether the cruise ship would enter the Arctic Circle, and it did not affect his mood of enjoying the scenery of the fjord.
Unfortunately, the weather in Alaska is already cloudy, and the weather in Alaska is already cloudy, and it is very lucky to have a sunny day a few days ago, so they can enjoy the scenery.
However, there is another kind of beauty in the rainy fjord, the low ethereal clouds seem to be in a fairyland, which can be said to be the most beautiful place in the whole journey, so that tourists can stretch out their arms and hold the camera to press the shutter constantly, regardless of the cold weather.
Li Han helped Lydia cover her cold hands because of taking pictures, and participated in a self-funded project, taking a luxury catamaran to get closer to the Dattre Arm Fjord, get up close and personal with the glacier, and enjoy the natural beauty.
Thousands of ice floes floated on the water, they were all cut by wind and rain from the glacier of tens of millions of years, Lydia couldn't help but reach out and touch it, when she was on the cruise, she still wanted to fish a piece and play with it, but after changing to a catamaran, the volume of the ice floe was not as small as she imagined, the largest was much larger than the ship, and the small one was the size of half a ship, so she had to give up.
Although there are snow-capped mountains and glaciers in the distance, the fjord is lined with lush forests and many beautiful waterfalls, and the sound of the water is deafening. At the end of the fjord, the Sawyer Glacier is a sight to behold.
And the dinner style on this day was a kitchen buffet, and guests were allowed into the kitchen for the first time. The kitchen is very large, in addition to the lobster, Li Han also selected a lot of Alaskan crab claws, after the selection, he went back to the table to wait, and the kitchen made the food and the waiter brought it to the table.
Alaskan crabs are actually king crabs, they are mainly distributed in cold seas, and they are named because of their huge size, known as the "king of crabs". Although sea crabs are not as tasty as hairy crabs, they are usually huge in size, have fatty meat, and are refreshing to eat.
Westerners don't eat crabs like Huangguo people, who don't spare anything except internal organs such as the umbilicus, heart, and stomach. They generally only eat crab legs, but fortunately, the crabs are big enough, and even the crab legs are also a delicacy that should not be missed, and they are very delicious.
The cruise ship returned to Vancouver, a city with a large Chinese population, in the early morning of the tenth day. Li Han hadn't eaten Chinese food for ten days, and while he was reluctant to give up on the cruise, he took a short rest in the hotel and then followed Lydia straight to Chinatown, ordering four or five dishes in one go, and making up for his patriotic mouth.
"Lydia, do you know theor1dofre?" Li Han picked out the peppercorns on the boiled fish fillet with chopsticks, and asked absentmindedly, "I really hope to buy a cabin." ”
Theor1Dofre is a five-star cruise ship, its biggest feature is that the guests are the owners, and the cabins were once sold to guests like a house, which is unique in the cruise ship. Unfortunately, now that the cruise line has been reorganized, there are almost no cabins for sale, and it has become a private cruise ship for the owners.
There are also a number of luxury suites on board for the owners to entertain friends. The cabins on board are larger than any other ship, making them both spacious and luxurious. The annual itinerary of the cruise ship is voted on by the owners, and the long time spent in each port gives them enough time to spend on the shore, and they will deliberately rush over to join in the excitement when there is a big festival somewhere.
Li Han checked a lot of relevant information when he bought a cruise ticket in May, and saw the information of theor1dofre private den. The price of the cabin of 25o to 68o US dollars is nothing to Li Han, and the management fee of five percent of the annual price is also a trivial matter, the problem is that the cabin of the ship is limited, but only 15o sets, and there are countless rich people in the world who like cruises, and the cruise ship was sold out as soon as it was launched, so it was not Li Han's turn to buy.
In the midst of her depression, Lydia smiled proudly: "Of course I know theor1dofre private color, because my father has an upper cabin on it, which is not big, only one hundred and fifty square meters." ”
Li Han's eyes widened, surprised and delighted: "Really? Great, father-in-law is mighty! "This is not a title or a fief, his personal property Lydia can be inherited. rs
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