This he did because after two sea days and 732 nm and near gale conditions with temperature 8c we awoke at 6 am the ship was along side in Beijing. When we joined the cruise we asked about changing our booking so that we could participate in the 2 day Beijing overnight tour. As it turned out we made a good decision. According to our guide Glenn the drive to the wall was supposed to take up to three hours but the traffic gods were not in our favour, it took nea...

We sailed 869 nm over two days through balmy days and nights (15 -19c) with partly clouded days to reach Shanghai. The Volendam docked on time (5.04 am) and we were up for an early start. I had picked a leisurely morning tour the see "Old and New Shanghai". We soon found out why the tour left early, the traffic was horrendous. However we enjoyed our 4 hours with a very informative guide. I thought that Hong Kong was intimidating , but Shanghai was something e...