Yangtze Cruise Ships : Victoria Queen

Yangtze Cruise Attractions Fengdu Ghost City Shibaozhai White Emperor city Shenglong Stream Zhangfei Temple Daning River Three-Gorge Dam Huangshan Beijing Tours Beijing Tours With Hotel Tours Without Hotel Beijing Coach Tours Beijing Great Wall Tours Private One Day Tours Beijing Theme Tours Beijing Bike Tours Beijing Cooking Tour Beijing Honeymoon Tour Beijing Half Day Tour Beijing Kungfu Tour Beijing Kids Tour Beijing Night Tour Beijing Limo Service Beijing Airport Transfer Beijing Railway Transfer Beijing Car Rental Xingang Port Transfer Beijing Great Wall Tours Great Wall Overnight Private One Day Tour Great Wall Car Rental Great Wall & City Tour Great Wall Coach Tour Beijing Travel Guide Beijing tours Beijing Attractions Beijing Entertainment Beijing Shopping Beijing Dinning Beijing Transportation Beijing Travel Tips Contact Us ------------------------------------------------ TEL : (0086)10-59796302 (0086)10-59796303 --------------------------------------- Fax : (0086)10-87512646 --------------------------------------- EMAIL : info@chinatravelcompass.com --------------------------------------- Add : Room 321, Zhong Guo Wukuang Dasha, Anhuili 15, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China --------------------------------------- ZIP : 100101

Yangtze Cruise Ships : Victoria Queen Recommended Yangtza Boats : Victoria Jeanne Cruise Name: Victoria Queen Star-rated: 5 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total cabins: 103 First Voyage: 2003 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Length: 89m Width: 16m Height: 23m　 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Sailing Route: Chongqing -- Yichang Price from: $480 ◆YANGTZE FLEET ◆SAILING ITINERARY ◆FLEET PICTURES ◆YANGTZE FLEET The newly rebuilt Victoria Queen offers graceful public areas, with high ceilings carved with delicate craft and detail. Personal onboard service and programs which focus on the Yangtze's unique destination--its scenery, natural history and culture--greatly enhance the cruising experience. Traveling in sophisticated style, passengers will have on-board internet access, international cable television in living quarters, and international phone service available aboard the ship. Beautifully furnished cabins and suites boast imported marble bathrooms, authentic Shanghainese cotton bed spreads and pillow cases, and private balconies for viewing the scenery of the gorges. The elegant ambiance and signature Victoria hospitality aboard the Victoria Queen is Yangtze River cruising at its finest. What can Victoria Cruises provide? . An American-managed company . International multi-lingual cruise directors . Comfortable outside cabins include picture windows and private bathrooms . Every cabin on premier ships has a private balcony for viewing the Three Gorges scenery . Luxurious suite accommodations feature full baths with tub and shower and a private sitting area. . All ships are fully air conditioned . Welcome Captain's cocktail party . Fabulous breakfast and luncheon buffets . Chinese dinner banquets served in an elegant single seating . Afternoon coffee and tea . Facilities include a business center, reading room, fitness area, gift shop, and beauty salon . Onboard activities feature lectures on Chinese history and culture, Tai Chi lessons, and calligraphy demonstrations . Unique evening entertainment based on ancient Chinese traditions . Narrative by knowledgeable river guides while sailing through the Three Gorges . Departures year round . Latest satellite communications, HBO, BBC, and internet access on every ship Cruise Facilities hotel lobby front desk gift shop business center clinic coffee shop reading room game room ballroom function room kalaok bar banquet hall indoor observation lounge beauty salon massage room meeting room broadcast station sundeck public bathroom SAILING ITINERARY Chongqing ~ Yichang (Downstream 4days / 3 Nights) Day 1 Depart Chongqing 21:00pm depart Chongqing Day 2 Shibaozhai Shore excursion to this impressive12-story pagoda - Shibaozhai;Optional Excursion to Fengdu (river condition permitting), visiting either the "Ghost City", known for its statues of ghosts and devils on Mingshan Hill, or the new relocation village, built for families who have moved as a result of the Yangtze's rising waters brought about by the Three Gorges Dam. (B/L/D) Day 3 Enter the Three Gorges / Daning River Small Gorges / Shiplocks Enter the Three Gorges, one of nature’s most extraordinary sculptures. Today you will pass through the first two—Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge. Qutang Gorge is the shortest (5 miles), narrownest (500 feet), and most dramatic. The 25-mile long Wu Gorge is known for its known for its quiet beauty, forest-covered mountains and cliffs so sheer that the sun barely penetrates the precipices. Take an excursion through the Daning River Small Gorges, which are narrower than Three Goreges, but very impressive. Enter Xiling Gorge, the longest (41 miles), and the deepest of the Three Gorges. In the evening, sail through the Three Gorges Dam Ship Locks. Optional excursion to White Emperor City (river conditions permitting), an ancient city is overlooking the western end of Qutang Gorge. (B/L/D) Day 4 Three Gorges Dam / Yichang Morning visit to the Three Gorges Dam at Sandouping, the largest in the world. Arrive Yichang at 13:30 and disembark after lunch. (B/L) *Depending on river conditions, alternate excursions may be substituted as follows: Day 2: Wanzhou (Wanxian) Day 3: Shennong Stream Yichang ~ Chongqing (Upstream 5 days / 4 Nights) Day 1 Depart Yichang 21:00pm depart Yichang Day 2 Three Gorges Dam / Xiling Gorge Morning visit to the Three Gorges Dam at Sandouping, the largest in the world. Later sail through the Three Gorges Dam ship locks. Sail through Xiling Gorge, the longest (41 miles), and the deepest of the Three Goreges. (B/L/D) Day 3 Daning River Small Gorges / Wu Gorge / Qutang Gorge Take an excursion through the Daning River Small Gorges, which are narrower than Three Goreges, but very impressive. Enter Wu Gorge, known for its known for its quiet beauty, forest-covered mountains and cliffs so sheer that the sun barely penetrates the precipices. Then sail through Qutang Gorge, which is the shortest (5 miles), narrownest (500 feet), and most dramatic. Optional excursion to White Emperor City (river conditions permitting), an ancient city is overlooking the western end of Qutang Gorge. (B/L/D) Day 4 Shibaozhai Shore excursion to this impressive12-story pagoda - Shibaozhai;Optional Excursion to Fengdu (river condition permitting), visiting either the "Ghost City", known for its statues of ghosts and devils on Mingshan Hill, or the new relocation village, built for families who have moved as a result of the Yangtze's rising waters brought about by the Three Gorges Dam. (B/L/D) Day 5 Arrive Chongqing Disembark at picturesque Chongqing, the Mountain City. (B) *Depending on river conditions, alternate excursions may be substituted as follows: Day 3: Shennong Stream Day 4: Wanzhou (Wanxian) Meals: (B) = Breakfast (L) = Lunch (D) = Dinner Itineraries and times are subject to change according to the river condition. REMARKS Prices shown in the above table are basic prices. Prices vary with traveling seasons and are subject to unavoidable objective factors. Please view the price details as bellows: 1. A deposit of 50% of cruise fee per person is required after a reservation. Full payment must be done within 2 days upon confirmation. Payment is non-refundable and non-transferable. After payment is made, no change is allowed 2. Prices are quoted in US Dollars and based on per person with twin beds in a standard cabin 3. Prices are subject to change without prior notice 4. Cancellation Policy: Days prior to departure: 120 - 90 Cancellation Fee: 15% of total price Days prior to departure: 89 - 60 Cancellation Fee: 35% of total price Days prior to departure: 59 - 30 Cancellation Fee: 50% of total price Days prior to departure: 29 - 0 Cancellation Fee: 100% of total price 5. Cabin confirmation is subject to availability 6. The cruise rate above is including: --All the meals on the boat (except the dinner on the first night) --The shore excursions listed in the itinerary --English-speaking guide on the boat --Captain welcome & farewell ceremony --Night show entertainment The cruise rate above is exclusive: --Personal expenses (laundry, massage, hair care etc.) --Gratuities to service staff --Transfer service between airport and pier --Portage charge Note: Rates above based on standard cabin without balcony per person. Should you need deluxe or suite cabin, please feel free to contact us. FLEET PICTURES

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Yangtze Cruise Ships : MV Century Sky

Yangtze Cruise Attractions Fengdu Ghost City Shibaozhai White Emperor city Shenglong Stream Zhangfei Temple Daning River Three-Gorge Dam Huangshan Beijing Tours Beijing Tours With Hotel Tours Without Hotel Beijing Coach Tours Beijing Great Wall Tours Private One Day Tours Beijing Theme Tours Beijing Bike Tours Beijing Cooking Tour Beijing Honeymoon Tour Beijing Half Day Tour Beijing Kungfu Tour Beijing Kids Tour Beijing Night Tour Beijing Limo Service Beijing Airport Transfer Beijing Railway Transfer Beijing Car Rental Xingang Port Transfer Beijing Great Wall Tours Great Wall Overnight Private One Day Tour Great Wall Car Rental Great Wall & City Tour Great Wall Coach Tour Beijing Travel Guide Beijing tours Beijing Attractions Beijing Entertainment Beijing Shopping Beijing Dinning Beijing Transportation Beijing Travel Tips Contact Us ------------------------------------------------ TEL : (0086)10-59796302 (0086)10-59796303 --------------------------------------- Fax : (0086)10-87512646 --------------------------------------- EMAIL : info@chinatravelcompass.com --------------------------------------- Add : Room 321, Zhong Guo Wukuang Dasha, Anhuili 15, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China --------------------------------------- ZIP : 100101

Yangtze Cruise Ships : MV Century Sky Recommended Yangtza Boats : MV Century Sky Cruise Name: MV Century Sky Star-rated: 5 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total cabins: 153 First Voyage: 2005 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Length: 126m Width: 17m Height: 26m　 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Sailing Route: Chongqing -- Yichang Price from: $590 ◆YANGTZE FLEET ◆SAILING ITINERARY ◆FLEET PICTURES ◆YANGTZE FLEET MV. Century Sky is the biggest, largest and most luxurious inland river cruise vessel in the world. The super 5-star deluxe cruise vessel, it’s designed and equipped according to international 5-star hotel standards, including a luxurious revolving open-air lobby. The total length of the shop is 126.8 meters, with a width of 17.2 meters. There are 153 cabins onboard, accommodating a total capacity of 306 passengers. Each cabin has a private balcony with full-length observation window and a European style bathroom, and is furnished with unique and refined interior decoration. Passengers are made to feel as if they cruising on a floating paradise on the Yangtze River. On New Century Cruises, your meals are prepared by both European and Chinese chefs, and Viking Swiss hotel management oversees your dining experience. Breakfast is typically a buffet featuring fresh fruit, juices, pastries, eggs, cheeses and cold cuts or cereal; you can also order from featured "hot selections" of the day. In China, you??ll have Western-style lunches and dinners as well as family-style Chinese menus designed by celebrity chef Martin Yan. Steak, chicken, and Caesar salad are also always available. Mr. Yan has decades of experience in preparing Eastern cuisine for Western audiences and he has created four distinctive family-style meals, each comprised of eight dishes that highlight a variety of regional Chinese tastes. On the Viking Yangtze River cruises, the Chinese meals are alternated with Western-style meals, including an on-deck barbecue. Mr. Yan is also training the onboard Viking River Cruises' chefs in the essentials of top-quality cuisine. The Viking Century Sky and Century Sun have the only "Western" kitchen on the Yangtze, which includes a dishwasher and other quality control elements that will help ensure that the kitchen on the Viking Century Sky and Century Sun will meet the high standards of the company's European ships. Cruise Ship Service New Century Cruises offer onboard programs to enhance your understanding of your destinations, including lectures, demonstrations and theme dinners with regional specialties. Depending on your itinerary, a folkloric group or local musicians may come aboard, or other activities may be hosted by your cruise manager. All ships have libraries and internet access; TVs with local & English programming are in all cabins. On itineraries where your ship stays in port during the evenings or overnight, you may choose to enjoy a show, coffee, or dinner ashore on your own. Read More About Onboard Activities The New Century Cruises highly trained, English speaking crew offers a superior level of personalized service to enhance your Mandarin China travel experience. The Viking Century Sky and Viking Century Sun is equipped with the latest in satellite communications and features state-of-the-art navigation and safety systems. On Board Activities New Century Cruises itineraries are designed to give you the best balance between time ashore, scenic cruising, and visits to a variety of places. Typically you??ll have at least one tour a day-morning or afternoon, with the balance of the day cruising through scenic countryside. A final detailed itinerary will be sent with your documents about three weeks prior to departure. Please realize that your exact itinerary is subject to change due to holidays, occasional temporary site closures and weather conditions, in which case will make the best possible alternate arrangements to maximize your experience. A typical day on board starts with "early bird" breakfast from 6:00-7:00 am in the Observation Lounge. Regular buffet breakfast is served from 7:00-9:00 am in the restaurant, and it includes food that will satisfy both American and European palates. A daily briefing of the events ahead or a shore excursion (included in the fare) usually follows breakfast or is in the late afternoon during cocktail hour. Lunch is either back on the ship or is a picnic ashore, prepared by the staff on the Viking Century Sun or Viking Century Sky. Like Viking's European cruise ships, lunch is both a buffet and/or from the menu. The afternoon may be spent cruising the Yangtze, followed by tea in the Observation Lounge. Cocktail hour is from 6:00 to 7:00, and the prices are reasonable. Open seating dinner is back in the restaurant, followed by some type of entertainment. The day ends with a "late night" snack at 10:30 or 11:00. Tai Chi Chuan: The term Chuan refers to a school or method of boxing or combat. Tai Chi Chuan is a sophisticated method of fighting based on the reconciliation of dynamically interacting forces. Daily practice of Tai Chi promotes mental clarity and a healthy body, assists with balance and helps the circulation of the blood. Tai Chi is also a vehicle for the realization of surpassing beauty. Lectures: Viking China Cruises offer lectures on Chinese history and culture which add insight and depth to the cruise experience. Topics include the evolution of the dam project and its importance to China, Chinese medicine, poetry by many of the famous Chinese sages, Chinese language, Chinese traditional brush painting, dumpling wrapping, etc. Cabaret Shows: Our crew puts on a performance not to be missed! Singing, dancing, music! The cabaret show is also an opportunity for passengers to display any special talents they may have, whether it be shaking a leg, or curling the tongue...anything! Feature Films: If you prefer to simply relax in your cabin, feature films are presented on your cabin television. Tea Time and Happy Hour: Complimentary tea and coffee is offered in the early morning before breakfast, and complimentary tea and cookies are offered in the afternoon. During "Happy Hour", enjoy your favorite cocktail at a discounted price, as you unwind from the day's activities. SAILING ITINERARY Chongqing ~Yichang (Downstream 4days / 3 nights) Day 1: Pre-board the boat between 17:00 to 21:00 Day 2: 08:00 Departure from Chongqing Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City Captain’s Welcoming Banquet Day 3 : Shore excursion to White Emperor City(OP) Sail through Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge Boat excursion to Shennong Stream Sail through Xiling Gorge Captain’s Farewell Party Day 4 : Sail through the 5-steps Shiplocks Shore excursion to the worksite of The Three Gorges Project 11:00 am disembark Yichang *Itineraries and times are subject to change according to the river condition. Yichang ~ Chongqing (Upstream 5 days/4 nights) Day 1: Pre-board the boat between 17:00 to 21:00 Day 2 : 07:00am Set sail from Yichang Shore excursion to the worksite of The Three Gorges Project Sail through the 5-steps Shiplocks Capital’s Welcome Party and fashion show Day 3 : Sail through Wu Gorge Shore excursion to Lesser Three Gorges Sail through Qutang Gorge Day 4 : Shore excursion to Snowy Jade Cave Capital’s farewell banquet Day 5 08:00 Disembark in Chongqing *Itineraries and times are subject to change according to the river condition Itineraries and times are subject to change according to the river condition. REMARKS Prices shown in the above table are basic prices. Prices vary with traveling seasons and are subject to unavoidable objective factors. Please view the price details as bellows: 1. A deposit of 50% of cruise fee per person is required after a reservation. Full payment must be done within 2 days upon confirmation. Payment is non-refundable and non-transferable. After payment is made, no change is allowed 2. Prices are quoted in US Dollars and based on per person with twin beds in a standard cabin 3. Prices are subject to change without prior notice 4. Cancellation Policy: Days prior to departure: 120 - 90 Cancellation Fee: 15% of total price Days prior to departure: 89 - 60 Cancellation Fee: 35% of total price Days prior to departure: 59 - 30 Cancellation Fee: 50% of total price Days prior to departure: 29 - 0 Cancellation Fee: 100% of total price 5. Cabin confirmation is subject to availability 6. The cruise rate above is including: --All the meals on the boat (except the dinner on the first night) --The shore excursions listed in the itinerary --English-speaking guide on the boat --Captain welcome & farewell ceremony --Night show entertainment The cruise rate above is exclusive: --Personal expenses (laundry, massage, hair care etc.) --Gratuities to service staff --Transfer service between airport and pier --Portage charge Note: Rates above based on standard cabin without balcony per person. Should you need deluxe or suite cabin, please feel free to contact us. FLEET PICTURES Ourlook Lobby 1 Lobby 2 Main Restaurant Hallway 2 Lift Outlook Elevator Beauty Salon Sundeck Gym Massage Room Muti-Function Lounge Bar 1 Bar 2