AcaCandy Posted December 8, 2006 #626 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Yes, the local Chinese beers were good. I was surprised to see Pabst, as you can hardly find it in the U.S. anymore...........at least where I shop....I was also surprised to see Corona..........but that was a good thing :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJPNYC Posted December 14, 2006 #627 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Budweiser was quite ubiquitious all around in China as well as Heineken. I guess they truly are global brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcaCandy Posted December 15, 2006 #628 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Tsingtao is partly owned by Budweiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how Posted December 15, 2006 #629 Share Posted December 15, 2006 My sister and I are about to book June 12, 2007 Imperial Jewels of China with a 3 day Viking River trip. Any tips, ideas, comments? How Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how Posted December 15, 2006 #630 Share Posted December 15, 2006 My sister and I are about to book June 12, 2007 Imperial Jewels of China with a 3 day Viking River trip. Any tips, ideas, comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJG1011 Posted December 16, 2006 #631 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Hi, If you and have the time, consider booking Cultural Delights. We spoke to the people at Viking and they suggested this. It is a somewhat longer trip and you do lots more. You are also on the ship for ten days which was a marvelous experience. It was wonderful not having to pack and put our bags out early every day or two, the service was excellent and we went on an excursion each day. It is not much more expensive than Imperial Jewels and it is a wonderful trip. Either way you will have a great time in China. Viking did a fabulous job from the guide to the hotels to the food and everything else. Also, if you have the time and means, go to Hong Kong. We took advantage of Viking's special airfare offer, so we went with them. It was a three day whirlwind. If we had to book on our own, we might have stayed in HK a day or two longer. However, we could not pass up on their $199 airfare deal. Regards, Rebecca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how Posted December 17, 2006 #632 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Thanks Rebecca: We have added a day by taking the 4 days cruise instead of 3. I have been to Hong Kong several times, so will pass this trip. We also are getting that fabulous $199 airfare. How Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Cruiser Posted December 20, 2006 #633 Share Posted December 20, 2006 If you give me your e-mail address I'll send you my detailed report on that China trip, October 2005 including Century Sky. Suggest October or late Sept for trip. Tienamen square and all the concrete and marble at X'ian would be terribly hot in summer. Send to d.sandin@worldnet.att.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beehive Posted December 29, 2006 #634 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Was there ever a roll call started for the August 26th cruise? My husband and I have also booked it, and have added the extension to Hong Kong as well. I know some people from the 2008 Australia trip will be going as well, and we would be interested in meeting before hand if anyone is from Massachusetts as we live on Cape Cod... Paul & Bobbie Curley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffdweller Posted December 30, 2006 #635 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Paul and Bobbie, Good post - you know we'll be there!! Looking forward to meeting you and hopefully others from this area. Happy New Year. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beehive Posted December 30, 2006 #636 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Pat and Pam, Have a happy, healthy 2007! We just got the video from Viking cruises and it looks wonderful...can't wait! Bobbie & Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasters Posted January 4, 2007 #637 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Hi, My wife and I are booked on Viking - Bejing to Shanghai + Hong Kong extension - Hotel Check in April 11, 2007. We will be leaving April 9th, from Newark NJ on Continental, Non Stop to Bejing. Love to hear from others who will be with us on the trip. Thanks Diane & Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbirds Posted January 5, 2007 #638 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Hi Coasters, My husband and I and another couple will be taking the Cultural Delights Tour Beijing to Shanghai+Hong Kong extension. We leave Apr 10 from Orlando and our friends are leaving from LA. Jackie & Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasters Posted January 8, 2007 #639 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Hi JBirds, Jackie & Nick So nice to know that we have company.... We've been monitoring this site for months, looks like a fabulous tour and excellent reports about Viking. Have you ever done a Viking tour before?? We used to have a condo in Indialantic. More recently a home in Coral Gables... you guys anywhere near? Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlenez Posted January 11, 2007 #640 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Pat and Pam,Have a happy, healthy 2007! We just got the video from Viking cruises and it looks wonderful...can't wait! Bobbie & Paul DH and I would be interested in seeing the video from Viking Cruises. Please tell me how I can go about getting a copy. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlenez Posted January 11, 2007 #641 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Pat and Pam,Have a happy, healthy 2007! We just got the video from Viking cruises and it looks wonderful...can't wait! Bobbie & Paul DH and I would be interested in seeing the video from Viking Cruises. Please tell me how I can obtain a copy. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveS Posted January 11, 2007 #642 Share Posted January 11, 2007 We will be touring July 10-25. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa2qh Posted January 11, 2007 #643 Share Posted January 11, 2007 After procrastinating for too long, we've finally booked our cruise on the Viking Century Sun, Shanghai to Beijing, departing May 28. We'll do the Hong Kong add-on beforehand. Hope it won't be too hot, but the earlier ones all booked. We live in S FL so should be able to deal with it. Thanks to everyone for all the book suggestions. Checking most of them out of our local library, but also ordered a few language primers from Amazon. It's nice to be able to say a few things in the places we visit, including the all important "Where is the bathroom?" Anyone else on our trip? Carol & Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa2qh Posted January 11, 2007 #644 Share Posted January 11, 2007 We've just booked the Shanghi to Beijing trip with the Hong Kong add-on before. :o Anyone else on board for that one? Hope it's not too hot...all the earlier trips booked. Finding most of the suggested books at our local library...thanks for all the suggestions. Getting some language primers, both written & oral from Amazon. Nice to be able to say "hello" & "thank you" & the all important "where is the bathroom". Carol & Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEARING 100 CRUISES Posted January 12, 2007 #645 Share Posted January 12, 2007 We did this route last year. Don't worry about learning Chinese. Everywhere they take you English is spoken. All of the signs along the freeways are in English as well. Yes, it is hot there. But it is better than going this time of year.:D Jerry and Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beehive Posted January 12, 2007 #646 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Just write to Viking River Cruises and request their brochures for 2007. They will send you the CD along with the brochures...it is a wonderful snapshot of China! And the ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twototravel Posted January 12, 2007 #647 Share Posted January 12, 2007 :) Carol & Ron, My husband and I are booked on this trip as well. We are not going to Hong Kong though. We'll be flying out of BWI; VRC is doing our flights and we haven't gotten the info yet. We can't wait!! Cathy & Peter b After procrastinating for too long, we've finally booked our cruise on the Viking Century Sun, Shanghai to Beijing, departing May 28. We'll do the Hong Kong add-on beforehand. Hope it won't be too hot, but the earlier ones all booked. We live in S FL so should be able to deal with it. Thanks to everyone for all the book suggestions. Checking most of them out of our local library, but also ordered a few language primers from Amazon. It's nice to be able to say a few things in the places we visit, including the all important "Where is the bathroom?" Anyone else on our trip? Carol & Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa2qh Posted January 14, 2007 #648 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Ni Hau Cathy & Peter, Glad to hear you're coming aboard. We'll have to plan a CC rendevous somewhere the day we board. I hear what Jerry & Sandy say about all the English around, but I'll still feel more comfortable knowing a little Chinese myself. Still waiting for my cd's to come & meanwhile have found a wealth of info on all things Chinese & links to many sites on: http://www.uni.edu/becker/chinese2.html. My favorite language site to listen to some basics is: http://otal.umd.edu/chintut/. Zai jian, Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twototravel Posted January 15, 2007 #649 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Carol, The CD doesn't really give you any specifics about this trip. It's basically a travelog for Viking on its tours to Europe and China. They interview passengers, show the scenery and inside the boats. We also received a calendar and date book from VRC for 2007. If you haven't done so already, go back to the beginning of this string. You'll get tons of information about this particular tour, the ship, what to see, what to bring, what to do, etc, etc. It's kind of funny to see what people complain about. Everybody has vastly different expectations. We do have what hotels we'll be at: Westin in Beijing, Shangri-La in Xian, and St. Regis in Shanghai. They split up the passengers into several hotels at each stop. I've printed out some basic words in Chinese from several internet sites. I'm sure we'll memorize the basics prior to departing as well. A hello and thank you in the native language goes a long way. Cathy Ni Hau Cathy & Peter, Glad to hear you're coming aboard. We'll have to plan a CC rendevous somewhere the day we board. I hear what Jerry & Sandy say about all the English around, but I'll still feel more comfortable knowing a little Chinese myself. Still waiting for my cd's to come & meanwhile have found a wealth of info on all things Chinese & links to many sites on: http://www.uni.edu/becker/chinese2.html. My favorite language site to listen to some basics is: http://otal.umd.edu/chintut/. Zai jian, Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbirds Posted January 15, 2007 #650 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Hi Jerry, We live in Windermere (outside Orlando) and this is our first Viking cruise. Our only small cruise ship adventure was years ago touring the Rhine river. I, too, have been gathering all the wonderful wisdom from the folks in this forum. I'm originally from NJ, is that where you are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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