dragon cruise china

building standard: five stars

first navigation: aug.1996

capacity: 178

length: 299.86 ft.

width: 53.74ft.

height: 215 ft.

number of cabins: standard cabin 76

emperor deluxe suite: 2

cabin size: standard cabin 150.64ft2

emperor deluxe suite:451.92ft2

balcony size: standard cabin:26.9ft2

emperor deluxe suite:53.8ft2

a 5-star archaized imperial style cruise ship constructed in 1996, qian long is the only dragon shaped deluxe ship sailing on yangtze river. for a long time, dragon symbolizes china and it is said to represent the spirits of chinese people. dragon actually is the theme of the ship: not only can they be found on beams and painted rafters, also they were sculptured in beds and chairs. throughout the ship, from reception hall to bedrooms, dragons in various postures are to be found everywhere. even musical instruments and dances played aboard, paintings and calligraphic works on walls, are all related to dragon in a certain way.

carved beams, painted rafters, winding corridors, marble railings, golden sculptures and colored antique palace lanterns, all were built and decorated in an imperial style dating back to qianlong period of qing dynasty (1644-1911). all the guests aboard will be treated as members from the royal families during that time with delicious foods, luxury accommodations and extraordinary services. all the waiters and waitresses on qianlong were well trained. they are familiar with qing’s royal life, as well as contemporary tourists’ needs and know how to make them a perfect combination. they dress in qing style costumes and serve guests with utmost care. veteran chefs offer a wide variety of exquisite dishes, including "carmine" rice, green, pink or white polished glutinous rice, sturgeon, soft-shelled turtle, venison, deer tongue and prawn.

yichang-chongqing (upstream)

date	itinerary
d 1		embarkation at yichang (dinner is not included)
d 2	06:00	departing yichang pier
	08:30-10:30	three gorges dam project - shore excursion
	11:00	passing three gorges dam 5-stage shiplocks
	16:00-17:00	passing xiling gorge - west part
d3	08:00-12:00	shennong stream - shore excursion
	13:30-15:30	passing wu gorge
	16:40-17:10	passing qutang gorge
d4	07:30-10:30	shore excursion to fengdu-the city of devils or the new residential district
d5	08:00-10:00	arrive chongqing port and disembark the cruise.

chongqing-yichang (downstream)

date	itinerary
d1	22:00	the cruise ship“emperor”set sail from chongqing city
d2	15:00-17:30	shore excursion—white king city
	17:30-18:00	passing through the first--qutang gorge
d3	08:00-12:00	shore excursion--small three gorges and lesser small three gorges
	12:30-13:30	passing through the second--wu gorge
	15:00-15:30	passing through the third-xiling gorge
	16:00-19:00	shore excursion—the new three gorges dam
	20:00-21:00	passing through the ship-lock of the new three gorges dam
d4	08:30	disembarkation at yichang city

price

sailing	peak season	shoulder season
chongqing-yichang	usd 340	usd 300
yichang-chongqing	usd 340	usd 300

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.