china sunshine cruise

president no.1the 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. .

 

 

last updated: march 29, 2006

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