Arrived in Yichang about 1530 hours and it was straight from the airport to the cruise ship, about a 1 hour drive.

All aboard the Victoria Anna, my luxury 5 star home for the next 4 nights。 I have a cabin on the Promenade Deck and being winter we only have about 90 passengers on a ship than can carry over 300- so plenty of space and no waiting in lines!! We are allocated tables in the dining room and I’m told I’m with a table of English speaking people…off to a good start. The ship is everything you would expect for 5 stars so me thinks I’ve got a couple of luxurious, exciting days ahead cruising the mighty Yangtze River for 660 KMS to Chongqing。

Gosh life is tough