The least luxurious cruise in the world: North Korea launches its first liner (where cabins are shared and the ship is rusty)
North Korea launches first cruise liner | Mail Online
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During the 21-hour overnight cruise, which traced the length of North Korea's east coast, some passengers slept on wooden bunkbeds while others were assigned mattresses on the floor. Simple meals were served cafeteria-style on metal trays.....................
It remains to be seen how many Chinese tourists will be interested in the new tours. With incomes rising, Chinese are traveling abroad in rising numbers, thronging tour groups to Europe, Thailand, Japan and South Korea, with a small but growing number also making the short trip to nearby North Korea.
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Maybe the rustic charm will appeal to the Chinese, I'm no expert, just feeling sad about what I see over there.
All aboard: The dock at Rason is run down with pot holed roads and dirt tracks down to the port
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Some 500 North Koreans, about half dressed in dark workers clothes and the others in office and traditional attire, waved off the ship in a choreographed performance on the pot-holed dock.
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That's sad.
