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 Description:
Built in 1994 and last furbished in 2003, the five-star ship is 91.5 meters
long, 16.4 meters wide with a draft of 2.6 meters. Two engines of 3480
hp make it capable of sailing between Chongqing and Shanghai all years
around at a speed of 30 km per hour in still water.
Accomodations:
The Whale features 2 Presidential Suites, 6 Deluxe Cabins and 66 Standard
Cabins with a total capacity of 148 passengers. The size of a standard
cabin is about 167 square feet. All cabins have view windows so guests
won¨t miss the scenery along the way. All the public areas and private
cabins were well furnished and elegantly decorated. The glass-enclosed
lounges and many observation decks are climate controlled to provide the
perfect environment for viewing and other shipboard life.
Facility :
The facilities include almost everything a modern cruise ship should have:
central air-conditioning system, international satellite telecommunication
device, closed circuit TV, video cinema, bar, coffeehouse, gym, beauty
parlor, ballroom, sauna and massage, etc. The business center completed
with satellite telecommunication, typing and printing, faxing and coping
makes it also  an
ideal place for some small or medium sized conferences.
Dining:
Fine cuisine featuring fresh ingredients and local specialties enhance
each meal in the beautifully decorated dining rooms. It is passengers¨choice
to go for a Chinese style or a Western style on a buffet meal type or
a table meal type.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.
 Registry:
China
Entered Service: Oct. 1994
Passenger Capacity: 160
Length (ft): 300
Beam (ft): 54
Stateroom (Standard) (sq. ft):167
Star-Rating: 5
Wuhan-Chongqing (Upstream)
| Day |
Time |
Itinerary |
| 1 |
20:00 |
Departing Wuhan Pier |
| 2 |
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Whole day sailing |
| 3 |
10:00-12:30 |
Three Gorges Dam Project - Shore Excursion |
| |
13:00-16:30 |
Passing Three Gorges Dam 5-stage Shiplocks |
| |
17:30-18:00 |
Passing Xiling Gorge - West Part |
| 4 |
09:00-12:00 |
Shennong Stream - Shore Excursion |
| |
13:30-15:30 |
Passing Wu Gorge |
| |
16:40-17:10 |
Passing Qutang Gorge |
| 5 |
08:00-10:00 |
Shore excursion to Wanzhou |
| 6 |
08:00-10:00 |
Arrive Chongqing Port and disembark the
cruise |
Chongqing-Wuhan (Downstream)
| Day |
Time |
Itinerary |
| 1 |
09:00 |
The cruise ship set sail from Chongqing city |
| |
15:00-18:30 |
Shore excursion！The Ghost City |
| 2 |
07:30-10:30 |
Optional shore excursion！The White King City
(USD15.00/person ) |
| |
11:00-11:30 |
Passing through the first--Qutang gorge |
| |
12:30-13:30 |
Passing through the second--Wu gorge |
| |
14:00-17:30 |
Shore excursion--shennong stream boat trip |
| |
20:00-23:30 |
Passing through the ship-lock of the new
three gorges dam |
| 3 |
07:30-10:00 |
Shore excursion！the new three gorges dam |
| |
10:30-11:00 |
Passing through the third gorge-Xiling gorge |
| 4 |
12:00 |
Disembarkation at Wuhan city |
Yichang-Chongqing (Upstream)
| Day |
Time |
Itinerary |
| 1 |
|
Embarkation at Yichang city |
| 2 |
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 |
| 3 |
09:00-12:00 |
Shennong Stream - Shore Excursion |
| |
13:30-15:30 |
Passing
Wu Gorge |
| |
16:30-17:00 |
Passing
Qutang Gorge |
| 4 |
08:00-11:00 |
Shore
excursion to Wanzhou |
| 5 |
08:00-10:00 |
Arrive
Chongqing Port and disembark the cruise |
Chongqing-Yichang (Downstream)
| Day |
Time |
Itinerary |
| 1 |
09:00 |
The
cruise ship set sail from Chongqing city |
| |
15:00-18:30 |
Shore
excursion！The Ghost City |
| 2 |
07:30-10:30 |
Optional shore excursion！The White King City (USD15.00/person ) |
| |
11:00-11:30 |
Passing
through the first--Qutang gorge |
| |
12:30-13:30 |
Passing
through the second--Wu gorge |
| |
14:00-17:30 |
Shore
excursion--shennong stream boat trip |
| |
16:00-18:30 |
Passing
through the ship-lock of the new three gorges dam |
| 3 |
07:30-10:00 |
Shore
excursion！the new three gorges dam |
| |
10:30-11:00 |
Passing
through the third gorge-Xiling gorge |
| |
11:30 |
Disembakation in Yichang city |
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