yangtze angel cruise

entered service: 1998

passenger capacity: 150

length (ft): 300

beam (ft): 54

cabin area: 161

star-rating: 5

yangtze angel , built in 1995 and furbished in recent years, is a five stars winning vessel combines sophistication and elegance, well known for her novel design, graceful outline and deluxe deco. at a length of 91.5 m and a width of 16.4 m with a draft of 2.65 m, she is installed with two main engines of 3840 h.p in total, which makes it to sail at a maximum speed of 30 km per hour in still water. same as the blue whale and others.

being one of the largest deluxe cruise ships on the yangtze waterway,the maximum capacity of 146 people, it is "small" enough to be intimate and personable. there are 2 luxurious and best located president suites, 6 deluxe single suites, 6 deluxe singles (including one specially designed for disables), and 62 standard staterooms, 36 of which even have a private balcony attached. all the suites and cabins are superbly appointed, with private bathrooms, air-conditioning, circuit tv, satellite telephone and all of the creature comforts found on the western style deluxe cruisers. the public areas are well laid out and beautifully furnished. this modern ship accommodates all aspects of freestyle cruising with a variety of amenities, such as gym, coffee house, video cinema, bar, ballroom, karaoke, gift shop, beauty parlor, sauna and massage.

eating is always a favorite activity on cruises, and compliments of an excellent culinary staff, the food aboard the angel is outstanding,. both provincial gourmet dishes from various regions of china and western cuisine are served to satisfy all tastes and appetites. there are lots of entertainment activities such as "taiji" teaching, traditional opera, local dancing performance and some games aboard day and night.

for a good time, the angel has been successfully attracting more tourists each year. with grand style, superior design, well-appointed accommodations, attentive service and award-winning cuisine, the angel is truly a floating luxury resort, filled with everything you ever could imagine, to carry you on the journey of your dreams. in the most of first half of 2003, the angle will be sailing between yichang and chongqing. in the second half, it will be sailing between shashi and chongqing.

wuhan-chongqing (upstream)

date	itinerary
d 1	20:00	departing wuhan pier
d 2		whole day sailing
d3	10:00-12:30	three gorges dam project - shore excursion
	13:00-16:30	passing three gorges dam 5-stage shiplocks
	17:30-18:00	passing xiling gorge - west part
d4	08:00-13:00	shennong stream - shore excursion
	13:30-15:30	passing wu gorge
	16:40-17:10	passing qutang gorge
d5	08:00-10:00	shore excursion to shibaozhai pavillion or wanzhou county
d6	08:00-10:00	arrive chongqing port and disembark the cruise.

chongqing-wuhan (downstream)

date	itinerary
d1	09:00	the cruise ship set sail from chongqing city
	15:00-18:30	shore excursion—the ghost city
d2	07:30-10:30	optional shore excursion—the white king city (usd15.00/person )
	11:00-11:30	passing through the first--qutang gorge
	12:30-13:30	passing through the second--wu gorge
	14:00-17:30	shore excursion--shennong stream boat trip
	20:00-23:30	passing through the ship-lock of the new three gorges dam
d3	07:30-10:00	shore excursion—the new three gorges dam
	10:30-11:00	passing through the third gorge-xiling gorge
d4	12:00	disembarkation at wuhan city

price

sailing	peak season	shoulder season
chongqing-wuhan	usd 500	usd 400
wuhan-chongqing	usd 500	usd 400
chongqing-yichang	usd 450	usd 350
yichang-chongqing	usd 450	usd 350

peak season:april,may,september,october

shoulder season:other months

above itinerary is to subject to change for the river condition,navigation channel,weather condition, government reason etc.