点评:We disembarked the Island Princess ship in Whittier, Alaska, and boarded the Denali Express train. The transition from ship to train was actually smooth and seamless. We did have to leave all our luggage outside our ship cabin the night before.
Just know in advance, the train ride up to the drop off near Denali National Park is about 10 HOURS. Yes, 10 hours. In all honesty, it could be sped up to about 8 hours without losing any of the overall experience. That length of time did get a bit long, but you can get up and move around as you wish, so it was not that bad.
Obviously, the point of the Denali train is to take in the natural scenery as the cars are primarily glass for just that purpose. The scenery did not disappoint. Very nice overall. Each train car had a guide that pointed out items of interest along the way, and a bar. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks were available as well. The lunch was pretty good.
This was our first official train ride of any length, and it was probably a bit less than expected. A good experience overall, but just seemed to be lacking something…. According to the on board guide, Princess and Holland America own the train cars and they contract out the on board services.
翻译:我们在阿拉斯加的惠蒂尔下了“岛屿公主号”邮轮,然后登上了德纳利快车。从邮轮到火车的过渡非常顺畅。不过,我们前一天晚上就把所有行李都寄存在了邮轮舱房外。
需要提前告知的是,从邮轮到德纳利国家公园附近下车点的火车行程大约需要10个小时。没错,10个小时。说实话,即使缩短到8个小时,也不会影响整体体验。这么长的时间确实有点长,但你可以随时起身走动,所以感觉还不错。
显然,乘坐德纳利快车的目的就是为了欣赏沿途的自然风光,车厢几乎全部采用玻璃材质。沿途的景色确实令人惊艳,整体非常漂亮。每节车厢都有一位导游,会沿途讲解景点,车上还设有酒吧。此外,还提供早餐、午餐和小吃。午餐相当不错。
这是我们第一次正式乘坐火车,虽然行程较长,但可能比我们预想的要短一些。总体来说体验不错,但总感觉少了点什么……根据车上的导游介绍,公主邮轮和荷美邮轮拥有这些车厢,并将车上服务外包。