Tàu du lịch gặp nạn, nhiều du khách người mắc kẹt ngoài khơi

Một chiếc tàu du lịch khổng lồ của Mỹ do sự cố cháy buồng máy đang bị mắc kẹt ngoài khơi trên lãnh hải Mexico với 4.229 người trong tình trạng thiếu nước và thực phẩm.

Chiếc tàu du lich khổng lồ Carnival Triumph đang hoạt động với nguồn điện dự phòng ở vùng biển cách bán đảo Yucatan 240 km và chờ đợi được kéo về cảng Progreso - Mexico.

 

Ngày 11-2, một vụ cháy xảy ra ở phòng động cơ đã cắt đứt hệ thống lực đẩy của con tàu. May mắn là không có ai thương vong nhưng tàu Triumph sẽ không thể về đến đất liền trước ngày 13-2.

Elation, con tàu cung cấp thực phẩm của Tập đoàn Carnival, cũng đã bị mắc kẹt hôm 11-2 sau khi cung cấp bữa tối và một số đồ thiết yếu khác. Do đó, vấn đề nước ngọt và thực phẩm trên tàu Triumph phần nào bị hạn chế.

 

Tàu của tập đoàn Carnival lại gặp rắc rối ngoài khơi. Ảnh: Reuters

Theo lịch trình, tàu Triumph rời Galveston, Texas - Mỹ ngày 7-2 và trở lại vào ngày 11-2. Trên tàu có 3.143 hành khách và 1.086 thành viên thủy thủ đoàn. Dự kiến, hành khách sẽ bay trở về Mỹ từ Progreso sau chuyen du lich mien bac và được trả lại hoàn toàn chi phí của chuyến đi này.

Melinda Ramos, một phụ nữ có người thân đi trên tàu, cho biết cha cô đã gọi điện về nhà với tinh thần khá tốt. “Có thể là cha tôi nói đùa nhưng ông ấy cho biết họ ngủ trong những lều trại dựng bên ngoài" - Ramos nói. Trong khi đó, ông Brent Nutt tiết lộ với một tờ báo địa phương rằng vợ ông là một hành khách trên tàu và bà không được cung cấp nước hoặc tắm.

Hồi tháng 1-2012, con tàu Costa Concordia của Tập đoàn Carnival cũng đã bị mắc cạn và chìm ngoài khơi bờ biển Ý khiến 32 người thiệt mạng.

HALONG AMIGO CRUISES 02 DAY TOURS

Halong Amigo Cruise launched in April 2010, International-standard cabin design with rich wooden interior, comfortable bedding with luxuriant linens and ceramic ensuite bathroom. In addition to larger size, Suite cabins offer Second Deck location leading to an exterior standing balcony, artworks handcrafted in Bat Trang, well known as the home of the country’s most talented ceramic craftsmen. All of items are decorated with silk from Van Phuc, the “Silk Village”.

Halong Cruises boasts 10 deluxe cabins; each air-conditioned with private ensuite, bar fridge, and rustic rattan furnishings. What sets our rooms apart though is our attention to detail: wooden panelling, crisp white linen, and colourful 'Dong Ho' folk prints adorning the walls. All suites have romantic water views, allowing you to enjoy the bay from the privacy and comfort of your own room!

Day 1: Hanoi – Halong Amigo Cruiser (L – D)

7h45: Bus and tour guide pick you up at your hotel.
10h30: Have short break at Humanity center in Hai Duong and enjoy local specialities.
12h00: Arrive in Halong cruise then takes a tender to Amigo cruise. Have lunch on board.
13h30:A fantastic cruise in Halong bay, pass through Dinh Huong islet, Ga Choi islet, Dog islet, Sail island, then visit Sung Sot cave and swim at Soi Sim beach or Titov beach.
17h30: Kayaking then relax and enjoy sunset.
19h30: Enjoy dinner on board.
21h00: Squid fishing or relax and chatting with your partner, friends, family… Overnight on Halong Amigo Sails.

Day 2: Halong Amigo Cruiser – Hanoi (B – L)

7h30: Wake up and have breakfast with tea or coffee.
8h30: Relax and enjoy the breath-taking beauty of the rocky islands rising from the crystal-clear water of the Bay such as Man’s Head islet, Tortoise islet, Butterfly cave, Lion islet… in Bai Tu Long Bay, enjoy the tranquil scenery as the boat meanders its way through the bay on the way back to Ha long cruises city, etc.
9h30: Stop for a hour breath-taking swimming.
11h30: Arrive in Halong city and have lunch at the restaurant.
13h00: Take bus back to Hanoi
16h30: Arrive in Hanoi. Tour ends at your hotel.

Hanoi - Sapa trekking tours 2 days and 3 nights, cheap

Sapa (Lao Cai) is the resort town of Lao Cai province at an altitude of 1600m above sea level, the climate is temperate, temperatures average between 15 and 18 degrees C all year round cool, winter snow slightly. Since the early 20th century the French had found the attraction of Sa Pa landscapes, climate and water resources .... so visitors can admire the architectural beauty of France with more than 200 villas resort, Sapa is a place with pristine villages of ethnic groups such as the Hmong, Dao, Tay and Nung .... landscapes as Heaven Gate, Silver Falls, Ham Rong Mountain, Cloud Bridge, Wind Cave, you CatCat .... Worthy is the place for those who love nature and want to learn the customs of the SaPa tours said individual and collective practices of the Northwest highland peoples in general.Night 01: Hanoi - Lao Cai20h00: You focus Tran Quy Cap station brisk train Hanoi - Lao Cai. Overnight on board the .. (train Hanoi - Lao Cai following departure time, Train SP5 19h35, Ship SP7 20h35, Chinese SP1 21h10, Train SP3 21h45 - You have been in Terminal 1 hour before departure )Day 01: Lao Cai - Sapa - Visit Cat Cat (B: breakfast, lunch, dinner)Morning: 06h00 ship to Lao Cai station, car transfer you to Sapa tours, on the way you admire the majestic mountains of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range.07h30 Breakfast at the hotel, 09h00 HDV take you to visit Cat Cat Village of the H'mong, hydroelectric be built by the French in 1925. Dinner and overnight in Sapa. Especially on Saturday nights you can attend to the province of the Red Dao - one of the unique culture of the peoples of the highlands of northern Vietnam.12h00: Have lunch to rest in the hotel. (You can check in early if hotel availability)

Afternoon: free to visit Cau May Street places frequented by tourists coming to Sapa trekking tours, visit Sapa market, visit the souvenir shop bar, Caffe, immersed in the romantic scenery of Sapa town dreams. Dinner and overnight in Sapa. Especially on Saturday nights you can attend to the province of the Red Dao - one of the unique culture of the peoples of the highlands of northern Vietnam.Includes: Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner, Hotel Rooms, Ticket Attractions Sand Sand, guides, Pick up at Lao Cai - Sapa.Day 02: Sapa - Lao Chai, Ta Van (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)Morning: 09h00 After breakfast, check-out the hotel, HVD to visiting the resort the Lao brush, where ethnic Nung, lunch on the way to visit, after the lunch break, afternoon you continue to visit Ta van, visiting the life and customs of the Dzáy, Bus pick up for Sapa trekking tours, rest. (There is a bathroom and dressing)

Afternoon: 17h00 Pick up back to Lao Cai. Visit Lao Cai City, free shopping. 18h00: Dinner at the restaurant before catch the night train back to Hanoi05h00: Tau take you back to Hanoi station. End of program. Leaving YouIncludes: Breakfast-lunch-dinner, tickets landscape Lao Chai, Ta Van, guides, car welcome, Vehicles Sapa - Lao Cai.

Travel by boat on Halong Cruises

Day 1: Hanoi - Ha Long (L, D)

    08:00 Pick up at your hotel and depart for Halong cruise. Halfway stop at Hai Duong.

    11:30 Arrive Ha Long, guests on board, welcome drink by the crew service, check-in on board. Ship you begin the journey to visit Ha Long cruises - the World Natural Heritage two times by UNESCO. Lunch on board with delicious seafood. China continues to drive you creeping jungle caves and rocks with different shapes, each island has a name associated with the external shape that it brings. Train stops for you to visit Sung Sot cave, one of the most famous and beautiful caves of Ha Long cruises. After almost one hour to visit, find out you back to the ship to go to island Titop - island honor named after the Russian hero. Immersed in water, sunbathing on the sand, participate in water sports are very popular activities in the island.

Halong cruise

   19:00 Train stop near empty, you have dinner on board, free at leisure, and entertainment.Day 2: Halong - Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch)

    07:00 Breakfast on board. While the ship slowly left the bay on the Ha long cruises where there is not a lot of small beaches here, under each foot of the island of calm is a small sandy beach, you can dream of becoming Robinxon alone on a desert island.

    08:30 Train stop Van Gia fishing village, you visit the typical life of the people on the beach, watched students to stand in small boats. Then you are equipped with life jackets and kayaks to explore their own poetic of Lan Ha Bay.

Ha long cruises

    10.00 Return to your ship, ship to you within the road to Bai Tu Long Bay, you can enjoy the Bai Tho Mountain and Hon Gai market and return to the dock.

    12:00 Lunch at a restaurant in the Bai Chay tourist area.

    13:00 Top car back to Hanoi, between the stay in Hai Duong ceramic shops to visit and shopping.

    16.30 Back to Hanoi, goodbye to you, the end of the journey.

Sapa easy trekking tours 2 days 3 nights - homestay

For the two day tour to Sapa, you will join Sapa trekking tours to villages such as Catcat village, Lao Chai, Tavan village and it is so interesting to have 01 night sleep homestay at a local people house in the village surrounded by moutains and paddle fields. There is a big rooms in the house on stilt and you will have your own matress, blanket, mosquito net... for a good sleep in the village.

Get started: Trekking Travel's bus and guide pick up you at your hotel and takes you to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train to get to Laocai Station. You will have a good sleep on soft bed, aircondition train.

Day 1: Sapa trekking tour, Trek to visit Lao Chai – Ta van (B/L/D)

Arrive Lao Cai station at 6:00am. Pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. Have breakfast before the trip starts. Drive to Y Linh Ho village and start trekking downhill to Muong Hoa Valley through rice paddies and small hamlets to learn the life of hill tribes Sapa tours. Communication exchange with local people in Lao Chai village. Cook & have lunch  at local family. After lunch, you will continue trekking through villages and rice terraced fields to Ta Van village settled by Dzay ethnic which is supposed to be the most beautiful village in the area. Have dinner and overnight at a local family in Ta Van - homestay of the Dzay people village.

Day 2: Sapa trekking tours, visit Tavan – Giang Ta Chai, back to Lao Cai ( B/L)

Leave the family, we continue trekking tour to the Red Dao people at Giang Ta Chai village where we also see a lovely waterfall. The Red Dao women have very colourful red embroideries and coins on their clothing, on their head they wear a red scarf. Some of the women have shaved off their eyebrows because of a nice Red Zao legend. We continue along small paths in the rice fields, cross the Muong Hoa River, Suspending Bridge and walk up to Supan village where you will meet the transfer back to Sapa. Have lunch at the local restaurant. Free for leisure - shopping and visit Sapa town, Sapa market in the afternoon. Transfer to Lao Cai for overnight train back to Ha noi.

HALONG JASMINE CRUISES - 2 DAYS & 1 NIGHT

DAY 01: HANOI - HALONG BAY CRUISES ( L, D)

We depart from the capital at 8 :30 am for Ha Long Bay approximately three hours away. En route we have a short stop at the Sao Dao center run for and by handicapped children for short break. Upon arrival at Halong cruise we will be met by captain and cruise and transferred to Jasmine Cruise .Welcome on board of Halong Jasmine and set sail through bay while lunch is served. Passage into the magical bay, where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons’ teeth. Opportunity to visit beautiful limestonegrotto, go swimming or sunbathing. Enjoy cocktails while watching sunset and later unwind at Jasmine restaurant. If weather permits, a short night cruise could bring you a nice discovery of the sea life by night.

08.30-13.00: Pick up by private car at your hotel about 8.30. Spend 3 hours sight seeing country Vietnam on the way to Halong city. Arrive at Jasmine Pier just before 12.00 noon.
12.30: Boarding Jasmine for departure. Welcome drink is served.
13.00 - 14.30: Lunch is served while cruising through BAI TU LONG Bay.
16.00: Trekking or swimming at SOI SIM Island.
17.15: Cruising to visit HANG DOI water tunnel with row boat.
18.30: Docking for overnight.
19.30: Diner is served. Guests dancing w Jasmine staffs interaction. Accommodation and overnight on junk.

DAY 2: HALONG BAY - HA NOI ( B)

Rising to the tranquil beauty of the Ha long cruises we have time for a morning Tai Chi exercise with an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, a short trek to a nearby summit.
06.30: Sunrise Taichi on sundeck. Coffee or tea is served.
08.00: Visit splendid SUNG SOT grotto with a quick glimpse at the nearby fishing village.
09.00: Buffet breakfast while cruising back through Ha long cruises to the pier.
10.00: Luggage pulls out. Clear all bills.
11.00: Arrive at the pier. Time to say Goodbye. Transfer back to Hanoi.