School’s out. Well for some, maybe. Whatever the case, it’s time to start looking for things to do. For once again, the unstated, but official line is, “Please don’t leave Nanjing”. Yes, a stiff breeze on the mighty Yangtze River is the way to keep cool this year.
Stepping on to the Yangtze Victory, the challenge is not to immediately think of Titanic, the movie. For once off land, find yourself at the foot of the Grand Staircase. But it then takes just a split second to be reminded that this is China and everything need be made luxurious.
踏上长江胜利号，我们面临的挑战是不要立即想起电影《泰坦尼克号》。离开陆地后，您将来到大楼梯脚下。但只需要一瞬间，我们就会想起这里是中国，一切都需要变得奢华。
In retrospect, those steps are also a glimpse of things to come; that you’re in for a really rather special experience.
回想起来，这些步骤也是对未来的一瞥。你将获得一次非常特别的体验。
Starting from the Wumadu Cruise Terminal on Yongji Da Jie, the actual cruise has been around for many years, but the Yangtze Victory entered service as a vastly upgraded version more akin to an opulent cruise ship just a little more than a year ago.
从永吉大街的五马渡邮轮码头出发，实际的邮轮已经存在很多年了，但长江胜利号仅在一年多前作为一个大幅升级的版本投入使用，更像是一艘豪华的邮轮。
And just as on Titanic, there are are also several decks with three classes of passage.
就像泰坦尼克号上一样，也有几个甲板具有三种通道。
Let’s start with First Class. On the Yangtze Victory, this is on B Deck, and is the epitome of luxury. Afternoon tea is naturally the drink of choice, while lounging on expansive sofas and gazing out of the giant windows. On its trip on the River yesterday, 9 June, The Nanjinger did spy one fella actually sleeping away the once-in-a-lifetime experience, but there were suspicions that was the result of a liquid lunch.
让我们从头等舱开始。在长江胜利号上，这里位于B甲板，是奢华的缩影。下午茶自然是首选饮品，您可以躺在宽大的沙发上，眺望巨大的窗户。昨天（6 月 9 日）在河上航行时，《南京人》确实发现一个家伙实际上在睡觉，度过了一生一次的经历，但有人怀疑这是一顿液体午餐的结果。
Downstairs on C Deck is where you will find Second Class. Here the sofas are replaced by the kind of cloth-covered seats you find yourself plonked in at some conference. Dubbed a “multi-function hall”, here on a large LED screen plays a video documenting this stretch of the river’s history, etc.
楼下的 C 甲板是二等舱。这里的沙发被你在某些会议上发现的布艺座椅所取代。被称为“多功能厅”的LED大屏幕上播放着记录这段河流历史的视频等。
Steerage on the Yangtze Victory is upstairs and open air. And the place where the majority of cruisers choose to sit, from where they may take photos unfettered by the glass reflections or glare of downstairs, and so that they may dash from one side of the boat to the other whenever something photo worthy comes along.
长江胜利号的统舱位于楼上，露天。大多数巡游者选择坐的地方，在那里他们可以不受玻璃反光或楼下眩光的限制拍照，这样，每当有值得拍照的东西出现时，他们就可以从船的一侧冲到另一侧。
“Not enough by half actually”, was the movie’s reference to the lifeboats on Titanic. By comparison, on the Yangtze Victory, the situation’s positively dire. One solitary lifeboat. For a ship with a capacity for perhaps 300 persons.
电影对泰坦尼克号救生艇的引用是“实际上还不够”。相比之下，长江胜利号的情况就非常严峻了。一艘孤独的救生艇。对于一艘大约可容纳 300 人的船来说。
But where the Yangtze Victory differs from the Titanic is in its ability to stay afloat and the fact there’s no vintage car usefully hidden down on the cargo deck. Mind you, an artist ready to whip out a few charcoals to surprise innocent, unsuspecting passengers wouldn’t go amiss.
但长江胜利号与泰坦尼克号的不同之处在于它保持漂浮的能力，而且事实上货舱甲板上没有隐藏有用的老式汽车。请注意，一位艺术家准备拿出一些木炭来给无辜、毫无戒心的乘客带来惊喜，这是不会出错的。
So what does come along on this 2 hour trip up and down the Yangtze in Nanjing?
那么，在南京的这段2小时的长江往返之旅中，会发生什么呢？
The “Changjiing River Trip” sets off by sailing a few kilometres downstream, passing Muyan Riverside Scenic Area (affording a great view of the Bodhidharma caves) and Yanziji, before turning around not too far from the Nanjing Baguazhou Bridge (formerly Nanjing Number 2 Bridge).
“长江之旅”从下游几公里出发，经过慕岩河畔风景区（可观赏达摩洞）、燕子矶，在南京八卦洲桥（原南京二桥）不远处掉头。
Then it’s on to the highlight of the cruise; the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge. And top of the bucket list for all on board is a pic of themselves in front of the first bridge spanning the Yangtze built without foreign help. It’s hard not to be touched by such a patriotic display. On a more practical level, the level of detail discernible on the bridge’s substructure will be a delight to any civil engineer, while nice touches are also afforded by the sign informing captains to “obey the law of the sea”.
接下来就是游轮的重头戏了；南京长江大桥。对于船上所有人来说，最重要的愿望就是在没有外国帮助的情况下建造的第一座横跨长江的大桥前拍一张自己的照片。这样的爱国表现很难不被感动。在更实际的层面上，桥梁下部结构的细节水平将令任何土木工程师感到高兴，而通知船长“遵守海洋法”的标志也提供了不错的触感。
As the Bridge recedes, we come upon Pukou Wharf, before once again turning around. Back on the right, going downstream again offers excellent views of Zhongshan Wharf and the former Nanjing Train Ferry Loading Trestle dating from the Republican-era that took trains across the River to the aforementioned Pukou Wharf.
随着大桥的退去，我们来到了浦口码头，然后再次掉头。返回右侧，再次顺流而下，可以欣赏到中山码头和民国时期的前南京火车渡轮装卸栈桥的美景，该栈桥可将火车过河到达上述的浦口码头。
Then we’re back under the big Bridge and headed home, past our city’s shipyards, one of which was said to be building Titanic 2 a number of years back. Her and her predecessor may not be today, but the Yangtze Victory’s cruise remains very real and one of the most enjoyable afternoons you will likely spend in Nanjing.
然后我们回到大桥下回家，经过我们城市的造船厂，据说其中一个造船厂几年前正在建造泰坦尼克号 2。她和她的前任也许不再是今天，但长江胜利号的巡航仍然非常真实，并且可能是您在南京度过的最愉快的下午之一。
Tickets for the cruise on the Yangtze Victory are ¥128 on weekdays and ¥138 at weekends. Concession (¥118) and child (¥28) tickets available too. At time of writing, reservations were not necessary for a weekday trip. Simply turn up, show the proverbial codes and buy a ticket inside the terminal. The Yangtze Victory sails daily at 15:00, with an additional 10:00 sailing during select periods.
长江胜利号游轮票价平日128元，周末138元。还提供优惠票（118 日元）和儿童票（28 日元）。截至撰写本文时，工作日旅行无需预订。只需到站，出示众所周知的代码并在航站楼内买票即可。长江胜利号每天 15:00 起航，并在特定时段额外于 10:00 起航。
