Rare MVPinBoynton Posted March 18, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 18, 2015 We are on the Nautica and were supposed to leave Shanghai last night for Japan; but the port has been shut down due to fog at the mouth of the river. We are much better off than the Seven Seas Voyager who is anchored outside the mouth waiting to get to Shanghai. At least we have a view of the lovely Pudong area right across from our ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted March 18, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Travel has its surprises! Good luck for on an early departure ... Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MVPinBoynton Posted March 18, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Travel has its surprises! Good luck for on an early departure ... Mura Yes it does; but we have had a great cruise so far. I can think of a lot worse places to be stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted March 18, 2015 #4 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Mike, I hope that you are enjoying the R ship experience as much as you enjoyed the O ship. Look forward to your usual detailed trip report with many beautiful pictures (after the fog finally clears :D) Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SellaVee Posted March 18, 2015 #5 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Mike, has it been cold in Shanghai as well as foggy? When out touring did you need a warm coat or was a light jacket enough? I think Shanghai will be the coolest stop on our SE Asia cruise from Singapore. I very much enjoyed your report of your Azamara cruise in that area a few years ago. Will look forward to hearing of your latest adventures. Sella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MVPinBoynton Posted March 18, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) We finally left Shanghai 20.5 hours late. Paul, We are enjoying Nautica as much as we enjoyed Regatta last year. An excellent friendly staff Sella, Shanghai was cool the first two days; but was a warm 74 the last day. Just a great 3 day port stop. Edited March 18, 2015 by MVPinBoynton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambagahle Posted March 18, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 18, 2015 One of the great cities of the world, Shanghai! But I suppose you were stuck on board and not allowed to disembark? And really too bad for the Voyager passengers... what a frustrating experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MVPinBoynton Posted March 18, 2015 Author #8 Share Posted March 18, 2015 One of the great cities of the world, Shanghai! But I suppose you were stuck on board and not allowed to disembark? And really too bad for the Voyager passengers... what a frustrating experience! It is indeed! We were glad to have the extra night to view the beautifully lighted structures. It was the clearest of our 3 nights there. Great photo opp. I would have hated to miss a day in Shanghai like the Regent passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggins0402 Posted March 18, 2015 #9 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Mike, are there any itinerary changes going forward because of the delay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MVPinBoynton Posted March 18, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Mike, are there any itinerary changes going forward because of the delay? We are missing the port of Ishigaki and going directly to Okinawa. Since Ishigaki was just a day at the beach, us South Floridian's didn't mind missing it too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted March 18, 2015 #11 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yes it does; but we have had a great cruise so far. I can think of a lot worse places to be stuck. I completely agree. We enjoyed Shanghai very much when we were there with Viking. Our only regret was that we didn't have more time there ... it was about a day and a half even though on our itinerary it looked like two days. Not nearly enough time. We saw a traffic sign that gave us the giggles: a bunch of Chinese glyphs and then the admonition: 5-7! We had no idea if it was a prohibition or permission ... Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MVPinBoynton Posted March 18, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I completely agree. We enjoyed Shanghai very much when we were there with Viking. Our only regret was that we didn't have more time there ... it was about a day and a half even though on our itinerary it looked like two days. Not nearly enough time. We saw a traffic sign that gave us the giggles: a bunch of Chinese glyphs and then the admonition: 5-7! We had no idea if it was a prohibition or permission ... Mura We also got a laugh from some of the road signs. I took photos of some of them to put in our review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted March 18, 2015 #13 Share Posted March 18, 2015 We first visited China in 1985 when Beijing and Shanghai were unmistakably Chinese as were the people in their blue and green Mao suits riding on billions of bicycles and no skyscrapers in sight. Today these cities are universally "one-world" as are the people wearing the latest Parisian and Milano fashions and shopping at D & G, Versace and driving BMWs & Mercedes. :D Oh well, progress must go on - I guess. I understand all that and there is no reason why Chinese people should live in the last century - yet part of me misses the old China. That said, it is interesting to see the enormity of the changes with super highways and bullet trains (that even we do not yet have). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay23 Posted March 18, 2015 #14 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I wonder if the Chinese miss the "old" China? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted March 18, 2015 #15 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) I wonder if the Chinese miss the "old" China? My guess (only a guess) would be that some do (probably the older generation that is out of the work force now) and others don't (the young ones with a future ahead of them). This is probably also the case for many former communist countries of Eastern Europe. I am glad I had the chance to see the "old" China as well as the new one (I am sounding more like my "old" parents with every passing year - I thought that this would never happen when I was 20 :D). Edited March 18, 2015 by Paulchili Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pet Nit Noy Posted March 19, 2015 #18 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I wonder if the Chinese miss the "old" China? In the late '90s, my husband and I were in Xi'an, China and we saw an elderly woman walking, supported on either side by a daughter. Having dealt with elderly parents, I was struck by the amount of help the woman appeared to need so I continued to look as discreetly as I could. The woman's feet had been bound. Now, her lack of mobility made sense. The Chinese were staring far more openly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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