east king&east queen

newly built in 1994 and 1995 in the tradition of world-renowned ship builders.

equipped with the finest navigational equipment available.

specially designed to american specifications for the utmost in comfort and safety.

two separate and distinct double hulls, nestled together below deck, ensure safe passage through rocky shoals.

ecologically compliant.

built with fire-resistant walls and heat-sensitive sprinkler systems.

equipped with state of the art satellite communications.

regular maintenance enables year-round operation.

orient royal cruise-east king and east-queen, china's only two five-star deluxe cruisers awarded by national tourism administration in year 1997. in early 2004, orient royal cruise has completed an intensive renovation of both east king and east queen. dubbed as the most expensive “facelift” in yangtze river cruise history, the renovation program has set a new standard of luxury on the yangtze river.

business leaders like bill gates, warren buffet and gerald levin, among the few, are all one in choosing east king and east queenfor their memorable journey to these unique wonders.

why not choose what bill gates chose. come and enjoy the spectacular new look for the three gorges and orient royal cruise!

yichang-chongqing (upstream)

 

date	itinerary
d 1	22:00	embarkation at yichang
d 2	08:00	departing yichang pier
	09:30-10:30	passing xiling gorge - east part
	14:00-17:00	three gorges dam project - shore excursion
	18:00	passing three gorges dam 5-stage shiplocks
d3	07:00-08:00	passing xiling gorge - westpart
	10:00-13:00	shennong stream - shore excursion
	14:30-16:00	passing wu gorge
	17:00-17:40	passing qutang gorge
d4	08:00-10:00	shore excursion to shibaozhai
d5	08:00-10:00	arrive chongqing port and disembark the cruise.

chongqing-yichang (downstream)

date	itinerary
d1	22:00	the cruise ship set sail from chongqing city
d2	08:00-10:00	shore excursion—shibaozhai
d3	06:40-07:00	passing qutang gorg
	08:30-10:30	passing through the second--wu gorge
	10:30-13:00	shore excursion--shennong stream boat trip
	15:00-16:00	passing through the third gorge-xiling gorge west part
	18:30	passing through the ship-lock of the new three gorges dam
d4	08:00-10:00	three gorges dam project - shore excursion
	08:30	disembarkation at yichang city

price

sailing	peak season	shoulder season
chongqing-yichang	usd 590	usd 350
yichang-chongqing	usd 500	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. .