What is the difference between a cruise and a river cruise?

As you can see from the name, there is a big difference between a cruise ship and a river ship

Difference 1: The sailing area is different. Cruise ship refers to a passenger ship that sails on the sea on a regular and fixed route.

Cruise ship in the current sense has two meanings, one is a cruise ship that still retains the traditional transportation significance, transporting guests to the other side of the ocean; There is also a way for cruise ships to become a form of vacation, and travel agencies have cooperated to create a tourist route with cruise as a means of travel, such as the common cruise tourism routes in China are mostly to Japan and South Korea. A river vessel is a boat on a river that has a gentle current, making it ideal for boats. In contrast to cruises, which often sail the seas all day, and may even sail on the high seas, river ships are a 24-hour landscape, and the changing scenery on both sides of the river changes with the voyage.

Difference 2: The facilities on board are different. On cruises, theaters, shopping malls, swimming pools, gyms, libraries, etc. are standard. The tonnage of river ships is small, and it is inferior to cruise ships in this regard, but it is better in service.

Difference 3: The concept is different. Domestic cruises and river ships are relatively a mass tour, domestic cruises more or less from Tianjin Port or Shanghai Port, four or six days of the trip, at least two days are sailing on the high seas, such as the four-day tour of the line, the first day of the evening sailing, the second day of the high seas, the third day of the morning to arrive at the destination, the evening to leave the port, the fourth day of the high seas, the fifth day of the morning back to the country, such a line in the off-season can even be cheaper to more than 1000 yuan.

China's river boats mainly run on the Yangtze River, also known as cruise ships, but they are actually river ships. China's river ferry is also a popular tourism, often have travel agencies to operate the river ferry route from Nanjing to Chongqing, ** but around 2000. River cruises are a very high-end and very mature form of tourism in Europe, focusing on private travel.

Compared with domestic river ships, the service is more in place, and the hull can be seen luxurious from the details. The most common river boat routes in Europe are the Rhine and Danube, which connect several countries and have scenery on both sides. Of course, it is also more expensive, and the river cruise in Europe is a high-end form of tourism even in Europe, usually more than 2w yuan.

The biggest difference between a cruise and a river cruise is that one is sailing in the sea and the other is in an inland river. Of course, the difference in the sailing area also means that the environment and the places that can be reached by tourism are also fundamentally different.

To compare the cruises I've taken with river cruises, the cruise route is from Wusongkou in Shanghai, then docks at ports in the Philippines and Japan, and then returns; The river wheel is the Rhine line, which starts in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and travels upriver along the Rhine to the Jungfrau in the Alps.

This is the fundamental difference in the route, and the visit to the coastal country and the riverside country also means that the scenery is different.

Another difference is that the size of the ship is not the same, the volume of the cruise ship is generally larger, the carrying capacity of thousands of people is not a problem, and the river ship is relatively small due to the draft problem, the volume is relatively small, less than dozens of people, more than hundreds of people capped, so the large volume of the cruise, equipped with facilities will be relatively complete, eating, drinking and having fun on it is not only complete, but also has many different choices.

For the river boat, the facilities on it are not so complete, like my previous Rhine line, although you can also eat on the river boat, but there are not as many options as on the cruise ship.

The last difference is the difference in docking.

Because cruise ships are really sailing at sea, they can only call at those large ports, so the number of times they can go ashore is limited, like our previous Philippine and Japan lines, which only called at three ports. The river boat is the same, due to the convenience of docking, there are many stops along the way, so the shore itinerary is more expensive and there are more places to visit. For example, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Kinderdijk, Paris, Germany, Switzerland, etc. also have stops, and the content is richer.

Personally, I think that river ships are more interesting than cruise ships and can be played better. ‍‍

Difference Between Cruise and Cruise Ship.

1) Driving distance:

Cruise ships are generally ships that do not need to calculate the voyage, and generally have the ability to cross oceans due to cross-border travel.

Cruises are more suitable for multi-distance excursions on lakes and rivers.

2) Volume. Cruise ships generally have a tonnage of between 5 tons and tons, with a huge volume and a strong carrying capacity.

Cruise ships generally have a tonnage of between 1 ton.

3) Configuration inside the ship.

The cruise is more like a large resort where you can sunbathe on deck, play golf, swim in the pool, do sports in the gym, do a spa in the beauty salon, chat in the café, etc.

Cruises are more like a means of transportation for sightseeing tours.

The difference between a cruise ship and a cruise ship: the distance of the travel route is different, the length of the journey is different, and the connection: both include accommodation and meals on board and shore cruises.

Difference Between Cruise and Cruise Ship.

1. The distance of the tourist route is different

Cruise: It is not limited by the voyage distance, it can cross all oceans and can pass through various sea areas, so cruise ships are basically cross-border travel, such as China to Japan and South Korea routes, and cruise ships around the world, across many countries and oceans.

Cruises: The travel distance is relatively close, the journey is mainly rivers, lake waves, and offshore areas, usually not across the ocean, but in a circle, the starting point and the end point are the same.

2. The length of the journey is different

Cruises: Journeys are usually short, usually one or two days or long, or one or two weeks.

Cruise: The journey time is longer, 86 days around the world is the most typical cruise tourism, of course, there are also a month, half a month or even 4-5 days voyage, such as Seattle's Nanaimo-Victoria cruise route, or Miami-Key West-Bahamas, generally 5 days and 4 nights.

Cruise and cruise ship connections

What cruise ships and cruise ships have in common is that they generally include accommodation, catering and shore trips on board, as well as most of the entertainment activities, various performances, etc., but the KTV, chess and card rooms on the Three Gorges cruise ship will be charged separately, and a small number of shore attractions also need to pay for themselves.

Cruise ship is a large-scale passenger transport vehicle that runs at sea, which can accommodate thousands of people at most, and was popular in Europe and the United States and other countries in the early years.

The original meaning of cruise ship refers to a large passenger ship that has a fixed line and sails regularly on the ocean. The word "post" itself has the meaning of transportation, and in the past, transoceanic mail was always carried by such large fast passenger ships, hence the name.

After the Second World War, most of the military industry was transformed into a civilian industry, and the aviation industry emerged and developed rapidly. Compared with air transportation, the original transoceanic cruise ship was slow and consumed a long time, and gradually withdrew from the stage of history.

What is commonly referred to as a cruise ship actually refers to a tourist passenger ship that sails in the ocean.

A cruise ship (cruise ship, cruise liner), also known as a cruise ship, is a passenger ship used for recreational sailing, and the voyage and destinations along the way (excluding shore excursions) and the facilities on board are all part of the provision of tourism and entertainment. In the era of air traffic, transportation is no longer the primary purpose of cruise ships, although some routes are one-way, but cruise ships usually send passengers back to the point of departure. It has the nature of transportation, accommodation, and restaurant.

Chinese name cruise.

Foreign name cruise ship

Type of transportation tourism.

Famous cruise ships. The Queen Mary 2 cruise ship generally sails along certain water tourism routes on a regular or irregular basis, and stops at one or several tourist attractions for tourists to visit. Ordinary passenger ships can be called cruise ships if they are used for tourism or are modified for tourism. After the 20th century, with the development of tourism, more and more cruise ships are specially designed and built for sightseeing, and most of these cruise ships provide special viewing and entertainment facilities and services in addition to the basic functions of general passenger ships.

In this **, there are red wings on the upper part of the ship for the Carnival cruise, and next to it is the Royal Caribbean cruise).

Causes. Since in the early days of the postal service, the intercontinental postal service relied on postal steamers to transport letters and parcels from one shore to the other, and these British steamers often had to fly the Royal Mail signal flag. After 1850, Royal Mail allowed private shipping companies to contract with them to carry letters and parcels. As a result of this change, some of the passenger-carrying ocean-going vessels that were originally just the umbrella of the passenger-carrying shipping company have been transformed into passenger-carrying ocean-going mail ships flying the signal flag.

The term ocean liner was born.

However, due to the advent of jet civil aircraft, ocean cruise ships gradually lost their passenger-carrying and cargo carrying functions and competitiveness, and the role of ocean cruise ships has developed into a large-scale luxury ship for tourists to travel and shine.

Unlike ocean cruises, offshore cruise ships do not usually cross the ocean, but travel in the most common loop, with the same port of origin and destination. Cruises are also usually shorter, ranging from 1 to 2 days to 1 to 2 weeks. Cruise tourism has become an important part of international tourism, with millions of passengers worldwide in 2006.

The difference between a cruise ship and a cruise ship is the distance of the tourist route; The length of the journey varies; Functions, load capacity and service standards differ.

1. The distance of the tourist route is different

Cruise: It is not limited by the voyage distance, it can cross all oceans and can pass through various sea areas, so cruise ships are basically cross-border travel, such as China to Japan and South Korea routes, and cruise ships around the world, across many countries and oceans. The cruise ship travel distance is relatively close, the journey is mainly rivers, lakes, wide waves, offshore areas, usually do not cross the ocean, but in a circle way, the starting point and the end point are the same.

2. The length of the journey is different

Cruise ships are usually shorter, ranging from one or two days to a week or two. The journey time of the cruise ship is longer, and 86 days around the world is the most typical cruise tourism, of course, there are also a month, half a month or even 4-5 days of sailing.

3. Different functions, load capacity and service standards.

The cruise ship is more like a mobile five-star hotel, it has luxurious decoration and complete equipment, tourists can enjoy entertainment, leisure, sports on the cruise, feel the vastness of the sea and the fun of cruise tourism, cruise is almost not a level of treatment.

Two major misunderstandings of cruises

1. Cruise ships are aristocratic level trips and must be very expensive.

We have seen some luxury versions of cruise ship stories from many film and television works, but this does not mean that taking a cruise ship is an exclusive way for aristocrats to travel. Cruises are a one-time payment, while other forms of travel are constantly carried out by Fu Chan in the process. Carefully compare the cost of details, and the advantages of cruise ships are much more obvious.

Relatively speaking, it is not aristocratic at all, but very common.

2. Traveling on a cruise will be boring.

Cruise ships are both moving and quiet. If the purpose of your cruise is only to see the sea, then quietly stay with the sea, if not, then the activities arranged for you on the cruise are colorful and colorful. Eat, there are national cuisines; Drink, hot and cold drinks with unique flavors; Play, not to mention, swimming, **, movies, fitness, gambling and various theme parties, and there are various types of lectures on board, such as flower arrangement, bartending, etc., so that you can still learn during the trip.

Pro, both cruise and cruise refer to a type of vessel that carries tourists, and the differences between them are as follows:1Cruises:

A cruise ship usually refers to a large vessel used to carry cargo and mail, but it is now also commonly used for luxury cruise ships that carry tourists. Cruise ships are usually equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and entertainment equipment, such as swimming pools, bars, theaters, restaurants, etc., and offer a variety of entertainment activities and tourism services. Cruise ships are usually operated mainly on routes, and tourists can visit multiple destinations on board.

2.Cruises: Cruise ships are types of vessels that specialize in providing tourist services to tourists, usually with more luxurious amenities and services, such as spas, high-end restaurants, suites, etc.

Cruise ships generally come in the form of yachts, which are relatively small and usually only carry a small number of tourists. Cruises usually revolve around one or several themes, such as liquid culture, history, sail food, etc., and visitors can enjoy a variety of professional services and activities on board. In general, the difference between a cruise ship and a cruise ship is that its main purpose and service object are different, cruise ships are mainly based on route operations, and tourists can visit multiple destinations on board; Cruise ships mainly provide professional tourism services and activities, and tourists can enjoy a variety of luxurious facilities and services on board.