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5-day Binhai Twin Cities Tour

Not long ago, his wife cash and rapeseed yoyo participated in the first voyage of the "5-Day Coastal Twin Cities Tour" of the first domestic Chinese luxury cruise ship "China Merchants Eton" under "Old Friends" China Merchants Viking Cruises. They set off from Shenzhen to Xiamen After returning to Shenzhen, this charming "sea garden", they returned to Shenzhen and received an extremely elegant and wonderful micro-vacation at sea.

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"China Merchants Idun"

The design of the China Merchants Idun adopts the Nordic Scandinavian style, full of elegance, simplicity, and elegance. It will not encounter complex or excessive decoration, and will not be occupied by heavy curtains or huge chandeliers. The inspiration for the tableware pattern of Mamsen\'s Nordic snacks is also derived from the kitchen of Raghid Hagen (mother of Viking Cruise founder Tolstoy Hagen), which was used by the Hagen family at that time.

Viking culture is also one of the highlights of the design of the China Merchants Idun. From the ship's lobby to the atrium, the spatial design is decorated with the nautical style of the Viking era, and the pattern design on the carpet is extended to the stylized architectural drawings of the ancient Viking ship. Another example is a fireplace made of Turkish marble designed in the space of the Discovery Home Lounge, while the bar is decorated with traditional Western constellation navigation guidelines and Nordic formulas, making it eye-catching and charming.More than 400 works of art are displayed on the China Merchants Idun. The entire cruise ship is a "walking sea art museum" and a "small but beautiful sea home". Huahua suggested that after boarding the ship, you must participate in the ship's "Nordic Design and Culture" cruise ship guide. Under the leadership of a young man wearing traditional Scandinavian costumes, you will gain an in-depth understanding of the Nordic space design details and art museum collections on the ship from artistic vision.
The flowers had never been thought of before the Little Red Man introduced them. The multicolored lichen garden under the stairs of the atrium displays the natural features of Scandinavia, inspired by wild lichens from the Fense Plateau of Norway. Such a colorful piece of "sea garden" vividly displays the harmony between Scandinavian artistic aesthetics and nature! Guests can also imagine the life of European people in the Bronze Period through ancient pictographic art while watching the replica of the Swedish Tanum rock painting "Bohus Rock Painting" displayed on the stairs of each floor of the ship.Micro-vacation at sea is not a new concept, but the small and beautiful China Merchants Idun is definitely the representative that gives this concept the best meaning.

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Terrace Room with Sea View

The 465 warm and comfortable rooms on the ship all have separate balconies, and who can't love a private sea view of 180-270 degrees? A dressing table with its own makeup mirror is hidden in the desk, a famous brand coffee opportunity "remembers" your personalized cup selection, the bathroom is equipped with floor heating, anti-fog mirrors, and a complete set of Nordic brand toiletries made in Germany. The bathrobe is soft and moderate in thickness.
All guests on the ship can try out the self-service laundry room for free. The mini bar in the luxurious balcony room where Huahua stays can be replenished with snacks and drinks for free once a day. The 24-hour free room service is better than that of many resort hotels!

Staying at the China Merchants Idun, a one-price "mobile maritime hotel", you can not only avoid the time-consuming and labor-intensive trouble of traveling and packing luggage many times, but also immerse yourself in the elegant and modern Nordic design space. You can always feel the humanized design and intimate details. If the vacation is to enjoy a stress-free and relaxing time, such an elegant luxury cruise ship is certainly the first choice.

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7 specialty restaurants

As a five-star luxury cruise ship, China Merchants Idun provides guests with 7 specialty restaurants to choose from, all of which are free restaurants without any hidden consumption. The food of the 7 major restaurants includes Chinese and Western flavors. Huahua is in the 5th day journey, I have received countless surprises on the tip of my tongue!
The Universal Restaurant on the ship offers a buffet featuring a mixture of Chinese and Western cuisine, with more than 100 dishes making people mouth watering. In addition, Michael Rosenblum, China Merchants Viking Food Culture Ambassador, also teamed up with a team of chefs to develop multi-course destination creative dishes, such as Shacha tofu, taro duck, peanut soup and other creative dishes inspired by Xiamen's food culture that incorporate local flavors.

If you want to appreciate the Chinese flavor that transcends classics and innovation, remember to make a reservation at a Chinese restaurant. In the morning, you will have ancient morning "cart cart" Cantonese morning tea, and dinner will be a self-selected form within the set meal. If the entire set meal is selected, it will be quite a lot. It is recommended to order on demand. If you want to enjoy creative Asian cuisine, choose the chef's table. The restaurant offers Japanese and Korean set meals or Singapore set meals during dinner. During the cruise, you can inquire about the specific set meal arrangement dates and make reservations. It's okay to try both sets.
Huahua's favorite is Manfredi's Italian restaurant. Not only can you taste authentic and classic Tuscan Italian dishes, but the special fish and special pasta that are promoted every day are particularly good, and even the bread basket is very popular!If you like street food such as Chinese salad, Chinese kebabs, Dan Dan Noodles, Western-style burgers and salads, you can find it at the poolside barbecue. Huahua warmly recommends grilled chicken wings-it is as delicious as eating two at every meal. It's extremely refreshing and joyful, paired with a cup of special smoothie drink of the day!
During afternoon tea, the winter garden inspired by Nordic mythological stories provides English afternoon tea, sip rose tea under the huge tree of the world, or enjoy muffins, maple syrup, jam against the background of the invincible blue sea view, and the soft melody played by the pianist will become unforgettable memories of this sea vacation.
If you want to "taste" traditional Nordic Norway mom-style snacks on the tip of your tongue, go to Mamsen's Nordic snacks. Norway waffles and goat's milk cheese are recommended as must-have, remember! Healthy rye bread tomato cheese sandwiches, roast beef tartar sandwiches, strawberry tarts, Norway apple cakes, etc., you can like them just by the names!In addition to the taste buds feast provided by the seven restaurants on the ship, Huahua also purchased a "drink menu", which allows you to drink dozens of cups of specialty wines, cocktails, sparkling wines and spirits at the major bars on the ship, as well as enjoy special meals with wine in the "Chef's Table" restaurant.The lobby bar is open every day from 6:00 to 0:00 p.m.. From breakfast to dinner, delicious European pastries will be served, and free coffee, tea and charged drinks will be provided all hours. Huahua likes to order a cup of Irish coffee here before going to bed and enjoy the tipsy before going to bed.
The 1872 Bar, named after the founding year of the "Steamship China Merchants Bureau", has carefully designed an original cocktail wine list based on Chinese wine. When Huahua was tasting the 1872 cocktail of the same name, the Mad Hatter Band stationed in the bar was singing "Nanhai Girl". At that moment, it was like traveling through history.The Discovery Home Lounge, which is inspired by the Viking sailing era, and the Explorer Bar in the lounge, named after the father of the Viking Cruise Board of Directors and paying tribute to his lifelong spirit of explorers, have led Huahua into the world of navigation with a strong spirit of adventure since the beginning of the drink label.
The lounge is equipped with many precious and historic art collections, nautical telescopes, ocean current nautical globes, and many Chinese and foreign books selected by the China Merchants Idun and Zhong Shuge, known as the "Most Beautiful Bookstore". It is a peaceful and leisurely journey on the sea. The best companion.
Guests who love to taste tea can also find similar friends at the Discovery Home Lounge. During the voyage, the Discovery Home Lounge has a free "Tea Art Moment" performance. You can also pay to order a pot of selected kung fu tea to enjoy. The unique Chinese treasure nut torreya will bring a small surprise.

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recreational activities

On this investment Viking cruise ship trip, the two Huahua also sincerely praised the fitness facilities and leisure and entertainment activities on board. Central swimming pools and infinity swimming pools, gyms, authentic Nordic spas, and interactive games all have a permanent presence of wife cash.
Live piano, guqin, and flute performances in public leisure spaces such as the lobby, Adventure Home Lounge, and Winter Garden, as well as "Ancient and Modern Harmony" by Star Theater
The grand performance of Baili Tiao\"Yi\", the exhibition of Chinese and foreign films, humanities lectures on nautical themes, and the appreciation meeting on jewelry-themed are the favorites of rapeseed yoyo.

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Beautiful "Lu Island" Xiamen

In addition to the elegant and comfortable sea vacation, the China Merchants Idun deeply injects humanistic experience around the destination. On the third day of the journey, Huahua followed the China Merchants Idun to the leisure resort of Xiamen, parked next to the city's landmarks, and met Xiamen's unique and humanistic side on the shore.

The first stop in Xiamen, the beautiful "Lu Island", is the Huiheshi Cultural Park, which is already included in the itinerary. In the Stone Sculpture Museum in the Stone Culture Park, many vivid and vivid stone statues are displayed. The "Manchu and Han Feast" made of various stones is an eye-opener. Amid the exquisite stone buildings, superb stone carving exhibitions and comfortable garden environment, we can read and listen to explanations while walking, and the feeling of summer heat will be unknowingly forgotten.The term "Embroidery stone" in the sentence "Suzhou and Hangzhou embroidery silk, and southern Fujian embroidery embroidery stone" refers to the intangible cultural heritage art of "Huihe Shadow Carving" in Fujian Province. In the Huihe Stone Cultural Park, you can appreciate how shadow carvers integrated painting art into traditional stone carving techniques and carved masterpieces on black stones thousands of times through stone needles.
There is also an experience area on site. Huahua personally experienced this traditional craft that has lasted for more than 300 years, and followed the shadow carving teacher to "point" her own small work with the "needle black and white" technique.If the inheritance and development of culture can be spread across most of the world and endure for a long time, it must have a unique and wonderful humanistic and artistic charm, as is the case with the tile culture in southern Fujian.
It spread from Europe to Nanyang, was brought back to southern Fujian by overseas Chinese from Nanyang, and became popular in southern Fujian for decades. Tiles are like symbols of the old Nanyang, foreign, classical and exquisite. Following the leadership of the small red man of China Merchants Idun, Huahua walked into the old George villa deep in the streets and alleys of Xiamen. This was formerly the residence of Xiamen comprador Qiu Shiding, also known as Qiu Shizhai.The three-story European-style villa is still paved with tiles used in the early period of the Republic of China. There are furniture, handicrafts, and musical instruments with strong colors and a blend of Chinese and Western styles. It is full of elegance and a sense of age, and large portraits can be easily reached. Time has left a deep or shallow mottled mark here, which also tells the sincere intention of the villa owner to express to the person he loved at that time.A thoughtful person sorted out and collected tens of thousands of tiles scattered everywhere and placed them in one of the large factories of the Xiamen Old Inspection Factory to quietly wait for more thoughtful people. This was the third stop of the Xiamen shore trip-Old Goods Warehouse. This place is like a museum of old objects and a time machine. What you pick up is childhood fun, and what you can see when you look up is the dazzling tiles. If you sit in a corner, the fragrance of coffee will come in.In the handcraft workshop of the old objects warehouse, Huahua personally diy a canvas bag with a classic tile pattern, bringing home the beauty of the tiles and the feeling of old objects.Lunch is held in the private restaurant on the third floor of the Jiuwu Warehouse. A private restaurant with ancient morning flavor gives the Jiuwu Warehouse more warmth and delicacy than nostalgia, and also draws a perfect conclusion for Xiamen's cultural exploration and slow tour.The five-day reunion with the China Merchants Viking cruise ship Idun is the most worthwhile cultural vacation trip this summer. I look forward to returning to this "home at sea" and enjoying the sun, moon and stars on the sea comfortably and gracefully. Explore more cultural customs on the Chinese coast.