Izi zitha kudabwitsa, koma sikuyenda kulikonse komwe kumakhudza zakumwa za maambulera, 24/7 bingo, mutu wa "Boat Boat" pa ng'oma yachitsulo komanso chikhalidwe chopanda chikhalidwe komanso, lingaliro lililonse lozama kuposa. "Ndikhala ndi nkhanu ndi nyama."
Ndipo ngakhale maulendowa alipo (osagogoda mpaka mutayesa), mawu oti "kuyenda" amagwiranso ntchito ku maulendo apanyanja omwe angakhale enieni, otopa, apamwamba kapena apamtima monga ena onse pa terra firma. Zombo zazikulu ndi zazing'ono zimayenda maulendo apanyanja "anjira zina" zomwe, kupitilira zakumwa, ma portholes, woyendetsa ndege komanso kuchuluka kwa zotengera, sizimafanana pang'ono ndi mabwato osangalatsa adzuwa komanso osangalatsa omwe amayenda m'malo otentha a Dziko Lapansi.
Kodi munatani? Okwera mazana awiri m'malo mwa 3,000, kutsindika kwa maphunziro ndi chidziwitso cha chikhalidwe, ndi gulu laling'ono lochita zinthu zambiri lomwe likhoza kumakoka mizere miniti imodzi ndikutumikira panyanja zapanyanja. (Sikuti kusiyana konse kuli koyenera: masitepe omwe amafunikira luso lochita masewera olimbitsa thupi; zipinda zomwe Houdini yekha angakonde; ndi mwayi wowonjezereka wa kudwala kwapanyanja pamabwato oboola omwe ali, bwino, mabowo okhala ndi holo yachisokonezo.)
Koma ngati chofunika chanu chikuyandikira ndi kuphunzira zambiri - ndipo pali kusinthasintha kutanthauzira kwanu malo anu - maulendo ena oyendayenda angakhale yankho. Ndipo, inde, maulendo ang'onoang'ono ang'onoang'ono nthawi zambiri amakhala okwera mtengo kuposa omwe amafanana ndi ma behemoth, koma nzeru zomwezo zimakhala zowona monga momwe zimakhalira pakali pano: Ndi makampani omwe akukhalabe otsika mtengo, sizingakhale zotsika mtengo kuposa zomwe zikuyenda. ndi pakali pano.
(Zindikirani: Ichi ndi chidule chachidule; phunzirani zambiri pamasamba apaintaneti apaulendo kapena, chabwino komabe, ndi wothandizira maulendo omwe mumawakhulupirira.)
Zokwera pa steamers
Zofunikira: Chikondi sichingatsutse - kupitilira Mississippi kudutsa Memphis ndi St. Louis, kudutsa Columbia River Gorge, kupita kuchipululu chakumwera kwa Australia. Ndikuyenda momwe zinalili abale a Wright asanabadwe ndipo Jack Kerouac adayambitsa ulendo wapamsewu. Mphamvu zimaphatikizapo kukula kwa kanyumba koyenera (awa, makamaka, mahotela omwe amakhala pabwato), mbiri yamphamvu komanso kukongola, mwayi wokhala ndi vuto la panyanja komanso mwayi wocheperako woyimitsidwa ndi apolisi apanyanja chifukwa chothamanga kwambiri. Nkhani zoyipa: Majestic America Line idatenga zombo zodziwika bwino kwambiri mu 2007, ndikuzungulira msika - kenako idasiya kugwira ntchito ndikugulitsa zombozo, kuphatikiza Delta, Mississippi ndi American Queens. Kupatulapo Murray Princess pa Mtsinje wa Murray ku South Australia, ndi Oberoi Philae Nile Cruiser pamtsinje wa Nile (ndi maulendo angapo odyetserako chakudya ku Mississippi ndi kupitirira apo), sitima zapamadzi zili mu limbo. Pali chifukwa chokhulupirira kuti zombo zina zaku US ziyambiranso kuyenda, ngakhale kuti chuma chidzadziwa nthawi yake.
Adzakonda: Olemba mbiri, mafani a Mark Twain ndi aliyense amene akufuna kuwona malowa mwachangu.
Adzadana nazo: Aliyense amene akufuna zothandizira paki-pa-sea, mipikisano yamimba komanso, nyanja.
Zigawo: Mtsinje wa Nile, Mtsinje wa Murray ku South Australia.
Oyendetsa: Captain Cook Cruises (captaincook.com.au) ndi Oberoi Hotels (oberoiphilae.com).
Chakumwa chosankha: Mint Julep (Mississippi); botolo la Coopers Original (South Australia); Kofi waku Egypt.
Mabwato oyenda
Zofunikira: Ngakhale kuti sizikhala zowoneka bwino kapena zowoneka bwino, zombo zazing'onozi zimatha kuyang'ana malo aliwonse amphepete mwa nyanja kuchokera ku Norway kupita ku Alaska kupita ku Patagonia. Zina mwa mphamvu zawo ndikuyandikira - ku nyama zakuthengo, kumtunda kwa madzi oundana, ku Galapagos - osadzaza malo okhala ndi mbiri kapena kuchuluka kwa anthu.
Adzakonda: Mafani a nyama zakuthengo, chifunga, fjords, nkhungu, madzi oundana, chifunga, midzi yamphepete mwa nyanja komanso, chifunga (kupatula ku Baja).
Adzadana nazo: Owotchera dzuwa odziwa bwino (kupatula ku Baja), mafani a mapepala a 600-thread-count, ndi aliyense amene amakhala kuti azisangalatsidwa.
Zigawo: Galapagos, Alaska, Nyanja ya Cortez, Greenland, Antarctica, Norway, Torres del Paine ku Chile, ndi misewu yam'mphepete mwa nyanja ya United States ndi Canada.
Oyendetsa: Lindblad Expeditions (lindblad.com), CruiseWest (cruisewest.com), Quark Expeditions (quarkexpeditions.com), Pearl Seas Cruises (pearlseascruises.com), American Cruise Line (americancruiselines.com), ndi mbali yaikulu, Hurtigruten (kuvulaza.com).
Chakumwa chosankha: Khofi waku Ireland, toddy wotentha ndi Johnny Walker pamadzi oundana.
Langizo: Osadzaza katundu. Zinyumba zina sizingakhale ndi malo abwino kwa inu komanso thunthu la sitima yamawilo yomwe mumati ndi katundu wonyamula.
Mabwato amtsinje
Zofunikira: Maboti ambiri owonda, aatali amawoneka ngati mzere wamabokosi apamwamba amasewera (ndikuyenda mwachangu pang'ono), koma amapereka mwayi wodzuka tsiku lililonse kudziko latsopano la ku Europe osagula chiphaso cha Eurail ndikugona. m'galimoto yodyeramo. Zamphamvu zimaphatikizapo makonda okongola, malo odyera abwino komanso zinyumba zokwanira zochizira zongopeka zilizonse zamakedzana. Mosiyana ndi madoko, madoko a mitsinje amakhala pakatikati pa zinthu m'mizinda yaku Europe. Ku China, Victoria Cruises amayendetsa mabwato asanu ndi atatu apamwamba pamwamba pa Yangtze, kuphatikizapo malo a Three Gorges Dam.
Adzakonda: Apaulendo akuyang'ana kuyesa mizinda ikuluikulu ya mitsinje ya ku Europe kapena China mwachangu kwambiri, ndi omwe akufuna kuchita izi mwanjira yoyengedwa bwino.
Adzadana nazo: Aliyense amene akufuna kuchitapo kanthu komanso gulu la "MTV Spring Break". Ngakhale mizere ikuyesera kukopa maanja achichepere ndi mabanja, unyinji wapano umakonda kukumbukira zaka za Eisenhower.
Zigawo: Kumadzulo ndi Kumpoto kwa Ulaya (ku Rhine, Seine, Danube ndi Elbe), misewu ya ku Russia kuchokera ku St. Petersburg kupita ku Moscow, komanso ku Yangtze.
Oyendetsa: Viking River Cruises (vikingrivercruises.com), AMA Waterways (amawaterways.com), Uniworld (uniworld.com), Tauck (tauck.com), Victoria Cruises (victoriacruises.com). Chakumwa chosankha: Riesling yabwino kapena mowa wa Kölsch kapena kapu ya tiyi wobiriwira wa jasmine.
Zofanana: Mabomba a Canal ku England ndi France, kaya inu nokha kapena mothandizidwa. Tsatirani njira zazikuluzikulu za ngalande kumidzi ndikuphunzira njira yolondola (ndi yolakwika, mwina) yotsegulira ndi kutseka loko.
Maulendo onyamula katundu
Zofunikira: Palibe chinthu chosangalatsa ngati kuyenda panyanja ya buluu - yokhala ndi zotengera 5,000 zanjanji zodzaza ndi osewera ma MP3 ndi ma TV a plasma. Pali vibe yosiyana pa sitima "yogwira ntchito", pomwe okwera sakhala patsogolo, pakuyenda - kwa nthawi yayitali. Maulendo apanyanja amatha kuyenda sabata imodzi, koma nthawi zambiri amakhala pakati pa milungu iwiri ndi miyezi itatu. Pakati pa sitima zodziwika bwino ndi Aranui 3, yomwe imachoka ku French Polynesia kuchokera ku Tahiti kupita ku Zilumba za Marquesas ndi Tuamotu. Malo ogona amakhala omasuka, ngakhale oyambira, komanso osangalatsa ndi ochepa.
Adzakonda: Iwo omwe ali ndi chidwi chofuna kudziwa za moyo wapanyanja kupitirira ulendo wapamadzi - komanso omwe ali ndi nthawi yochuluka m'manja mwawo.
Adzadana nazo: Aliyense amene amakonda madoko kwa masiku ambiri panyanja, kapena amene saleza mtima pamene woperekera zakudya sakuwonekera nthawi yomweyo ndi piña colada.
Zigawo: Padziko Lonse.
Othandizira: Maris Freighter Cruises (freightercruises.com) ndiwodziwika bwino; Kuti mudziwe zambiri, fufuzani Google za "maulendo apanyanja."
Chakumwa chosankha: Vodka waku Russia waku captain ndi mowa wa Singha.
Windjammers
Mfundo zofunika kwambiri: Ngati lingaliro lanu la ulendo wapanyanja siliri “Boti Lachikondi” kwambiri monga liri “Mbuye ndi Wolamulira,” ndipo simusamala kukhala m’chikhulupiriro cha zinthu ziwiri mwa zinayizo, ndiye kukwera m’ngalawamo. Pali chinachake choti chinenedwe pakumva mphamvu ya nyanja, kumva matanga akudumpha ndikuwonera m'chizimezime momwe ofufuza amachitira. Mwamwayi, chakudyacho ndi chabwino kwambiri (osati mchere wambiri wa nkhumba ndi hardtack) ndi kumenya matanga ndi kukoka nangula kumakhala kosankha - ngakhale kuti amalimbikitsidwa, monga gawo la zochitikazo.
Adzachikonda: Anthu omwe amasangalala ndi zodabwitsa ndipo amasinthasintha ndi lingaliro lawo la kukula kwa kanyumba, ukhondo (mashawa ang'onoang'ono), chitonthozo, ndandanda ndi zomwe amavala pa "usiku wamba."
Adzadana nazo: Aliyense amene amayembekeza ndandanda yokhazikika ndi ulendo, yemwe ananyamula suti ndi tayi kapena amene amakonda mal de mer.
Zigawo: New England (Penobscot Bay), kumpoto chakum'mawa kwa Canada ndi Alaska m'chilimwe; Caribbean ndi Bahamas, Greece ndi Polynesia chaka chonse.
Othandizira: Maine Windjammer (mainewind jammercruises.com), Star Clippers (starclippers.com), Canadian Sailing Expeditions (canadiansailingexpeditions.com). (Zindikirani: Windjammer Barefoot yemwe amapereka chithandizo kwa nthawi yaitali adamezedwa mu 2007 ndi ngongole zambiri komanso milandu. Makampani ochepa akuyesera kuthetsa vutoli, koma mwina sangakhale okonzekera nthawi yabwino.)
Chakumwa chosankha: Mowa wa Mai tais kapena Pacifico (ngati palibe grog iliyonse).
Zofanana: Zombo zapamadzi za Windstar mwina ndi zombo zazing'ono kwambiri kapena mabwato akuluakulu, okhala ndi milongoti ndi matanga. Madera akuphatikizapo Europe, Greek Isles ndi Caribbean. www.windstarcruises.com.
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- With the exception of the Murray Princess on the River Murray in South Australia, and the Oberoi Philae Nile Cruiser on the Nile (and a few dinner cruises on the Mississippi and beyond), paddle steamers are in limbo.
- Strengths include decent cabin size (these are, essentially, hotels sitting on a barge), a strong sense of history and elegance, almost zero chance of seasickness and even less chance of being stopped by the maritime police for speeding.
- Cruises that, beyond the drinks, portholes, a captain and a general level of vessel buoyancy, bear little resemblance to the sun-and-fun party boats that ply the warmer curvatures of the Earth.
