isabbela cruise

first navigation:1985

capacity: 176

length(m): 79m

width(m):16m

cabin area: 12.5 m'2

description: the fleet of m. s. issabella series consists of m. s. issabella 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, all built in similar styles and structures but not that in terms of interior decorations and room layouts. all these ships are up to international 3-star standard. first launched in 1987 with its old name huayang, m. s. issabella 1 is 79 meters long and 16 meters wide, with a draft of 2.5 meters and 2640 h. p.. she will be sailing between yichang and chongqing in 2003, with a maximum speed of 27.5 kilometers per hour in still water. it has had renovations in 1998 and 2001.

accommodation: it features 5 deluxe suites and 80 standard cabins with a total capacity of 166 passengers. the standard cabin is 12 square meter big and deluxe suite is twice about that size.

standard cabin: 10-17 square meters, provided with toilet, two beds, telephone, tv, sofa, desk, tea table, wardrobe, bedside cupboard, luggage rack, and so on.

deluxe suite: twice as the standard cabin, besides the equipments as the standard cabins, provided additionally with larger bed and more furniture, what's more, it is more elegant, luxurious and cleaner.

facility:

saloon:

the wide and bright saloon, with the installation of service desk, sofa, mini club and shop, etc, is the place for travelers to register, to leave valuables, and to ask for porter service.

bar and entertainment hall:

it's always on the fifth story of the cruise ship, and you can enjoy tea, coffee, soft drink, book, magazine, electronic play, chess, weiqi, performance and karaoke, etc, with the equipment of bar, shop, dance hall, mini meeting-room, library and so on.

observation platform:

travelers can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the yangtze river, sitting or lying on the chairs.

playroom:

playroom is set up specially to provide chess and card, equipped usually with the chairs, mahjong table, and tea table, and have the waiter to provide special service.

business center:

the place for service of telecom, telegraphs, fax and so on. it's convenient to contact with the land with the mobile phone on board, what's more, there're computers, slides, typewriters and duplicators to rent.

shop:

it is usually in the salon at the first story or in the entertainment hall at the fifth story, and deals with mainly antiques, paintings, jades, folk clothes, albums of changing, stamps, stones in three gorges and so on.

dining

according to different nationalities, diet habit, religion, culture and so on, travelers are arranged with ten persons as a group, and each group is served by regular steward. there're two types of buffet meal and table meal, and the dining room has the accommodation of 160 persons.

yichang-chongqing (upstream)

date	itinerary
d 1	06:30	the cruise ship set sail from yichang city
	08:00-10:30	three gorges dam project - shore excursion
	11:00-14:00	passing three gorges dam 5-stage shiplocks
	16:00-17:00	passing xiling gorge - west part
d2	08:30-12:30	shennong stream - shore excursion
	13:30-15:30	passing wu gorge
	16:30-17:00	passing qutang gorge
d3	08:00-11:00	shore excursion to fengdu
d4	09:00	arrive chongqing port and disembark the cruise.

chongqing-yichang (downstream)

date	itinerary
d1	08:00	the cruise ship set sail from chongqing city
	15:30-18:30	shore excursion—the ghost city
d2	07:00-07:30	passing through the first--qutang gorge
	08:30-09:30	passing through the second--wu gorge
	11:30-16:30	shore excursion--shennong stream boat trip
	18:00	passing through the ship-lock of the new three gorges dam
d3	08:00-10:30	shore excursion—the new three gorges dam
	10:30-11:00	passing through the third gorge-xiling gorge
	12:00	disembakation in yichang city

yichang-fengjie-yichang

date	itinerary
d 1	20:00	the cruise ship set sail from yichang city
	22:00	passing three gorges dam 5-stage shiplocks
d2	07:30-11:30	shennong stream - shore excursion
	13:00-14:00	passing wu gorge
	15:30-16:00	passing qutang gorge
	16:30-19:00	shore excursion to the white king town
d3	10:30	arrive yichang port and disembark the cruise.

yichang-fengjie-shennongjia-yichang

date	itinerary
d 1	20:00	the cruise ship set sail from yichang city
	22:00	passing three gorges dam 5-stage shiplocks
d2	07:30-18:00	shore excursion to shennongjia
d3	07:30-10:00	shore excursion to the white king town
	10:30-11:00	passing qutang gorge
	12:30-13:30	passing wu gorge
	14:00-18:00	shennong stream - shore excursion
d4	07:30-09:30	shore excursion to the three gorges dam
	11:30	arrive yichang port and disembark the cruise.

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