the ship is 87.2 meters long and 16.4 meters wide with a draft of 2.5/2.6 meters. installed with engines of 2,640 h .p, she can sail from chongqing to shanghai all the year round with a maximum speed of 28 km per hour in still water.
m.s. sunshine china is built in dongfeng shipyard, which is affiliated to china changjiang national shipping group co. she can hold 136 passengers, with 72 cabins, one president suite, 6 spacious cabins, 8 single cabins,and 57 standard cabins. its main facilities include central air-conditioning, closed circuit tv, audio, chinese and western dining rooms, coffee house, video cinema, bar, ball room, karaoke, gift shop, beauty parlor, outside observation deck, etc.
the m.s. sunshine china is equipped with satellite telephone, international
telecommunication, foreign exchange, credit cards service, laundry, massage and artistic performance are available on board.
installation on cruise ship
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.
dining room
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.
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.
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 | |
price
| sailing | peak season | shoulder season |
| 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. .