serenity(pinghu)

description: built in 1993 and last furbished in 1996, this four-deck vessel is 91.3 meters long, 16.4 meters wide, with a gross tonnage of 5191 and a draft of 2.6 meters. one thing worth of mentioning is that cabins on ms. pinghu 2000 are considerably larger than same class cabins on other yangtze cruise ships.

m. s. pinghu 2000 distinguished itself from other yangtze river ships by its design and shape. its hull is made of closed glass curtain wall, which gives her a highly faired style, that only the luxurious ocean liners possess. the us ¨c made glass curtain walls, which have a green coating, continuously reflect the beautiful scenery on both sides of the yangtze river. when the scenery changes, the reflection on the hull changes at the same time.

accommodation: the size of a standard room is more than 19 square meters, compared with 10 to 16 square meters on other ships. the classic and aristocratic interior was designed with the consultations of some top western designers.

facilities: mv. pinghu has comprehensive service facilities including shops, business center, idd telephone booth, hair and beauty salon, health center, recreation center, karaoke hall, coffee shop, dining hall that serves both chinese and western food and sundeck. there is also a vs and swedish made steam room, a sauna and a hot and cold-water whirlpool bath. the ship also boasts a small orchestra of foreign musicians.

the floors of public rooms and private cabins are carpeted with handmade pure wool. well-equipped business center is made of marbles, coopers and thai woods. the multifunctional entertainment hall, which can be divided into several sections, covers an area of 1200 square meters and can hold 500 guests.

service: service on ms. pinghu 2000 is managed by a well-known international hotel management corporation. comprehensive service facilities include shops, business center, idd telephone booth, hair and beauty salon, health center, recreation center, karaoke room, coffee shop, sauna and massage, dining hall that serves both chinese and western food on the sundeck. the ship also boasts a small orchestra of foreign musicians.

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“serenity”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 330	usd 290
yichang-chongqing	usd 330	usd 290

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.