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Introduction
- Started Operating: Sep.1994
- Last Refurbished: Mar. 2004
- Capacity: 160 passengers
- Length (ft): 300
- Beam (ft): 54
- Star-Rating: 5
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As China's first five-star deluxe river cruise ships, the "East King" and the "East Queen", owned and managed by Hubei Orient Royal Cruise Ship Limited, are respectively started operation in August 1994 and April 1995. It is the best ship on the Yangtze River.
Both the "East King " and the "East Queen " have Finland made diesel engines (Arsela 8R 22126), widely recognized as one of the best medium speed engines in the world. At least 65% of the luxurious interiors are imported from Europe and America. The navigation system is supplied by the Japanese firm-FUR UNO and the satellite communications by the Norwegian Firm EB. The Danish "Hi-Pres " air-conditioning ensures a comfortable temperature of around 220C in every corner onboard.
With careful designs and elaborate equipment, both ships provide international standard of comfort and service unmatched on the river. Guests can enjoy the high-level service while viewing the spectacular scene of Three Gorges.
Superior hardware combined with the excellent hotel service has earned both the "East King " and the "East Queen" the coveted reputation of "Best Cruise ships on the Yangtze River".
Both ships boast well sanitation Conditions. There is a clinic with a doctor on the boat and sufficient Common medicines. All the cleaning cloths are used only once. And the boat is disinfected with Johnston products before the passengers board it. They try to keep every corner on the boat ventilated by opening every possible window or gate. All the appliances, like towels, sheets, dishware, and bathrooms in the cabin are disinfected with Johnson products or distilled. |
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Highlights include the famed Three Gorges - Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge & Xiling Gorge, showcasing dramatic scenery, deep valleys, verdant landscapes and stunning vistas; shore excursions of the Small Gorges with visits to either Shennong Stream Gorges or the Daning River; and the Three Gorges Dam Site, the world's largest construction project and an engineering marvel.
Cruise features professional, well-trained local staff; a full range of facilities; excellent cuisine (both Western and Chinese specialties); standard cabins offering comfortable accommodations as well as luxuriously-appointed suites; interesting lectures on history and culture; live entertainment featuring traditional performing arts; and more.
The cruise prices on our web pages cover the expenses of shipboard accommodations in standard cabins, meals, shore excursions and most entertainment aboard the vessel.
The cruise prices do not include pre-boarding fee the night before the departure, expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call and optional activities.
Every ship has different schedule for upstream (Yichang to Chongqing) and down stream (Chongqing to Yichang), the ship tries to pass the most splendid part of the gorges in the day time. However, the following differences are still worth considering when you decide which to take.
- Shore excursions. The places that a ship will stop for shore excursions are the Ghost City, the Wan county, the Shibaozhai, the White Emperor City, the Lesser Three Gorges, the Shennong Stream, the Three Gorges dam site, the Jingzhou and the Yueyang Tower. Every ship has its own itinerary and won't cover them all. Even as to a single ship, itineraries of upstream and downstream sailings are also probably different. Take the itinerary of Regal China in 2003 for an instance. The shore excursions are to the Ghost City, the Shennong Stream and the Three Gorges dam site when the ship sails downstream and to the Three Gorges dam site, the Lesser Three Gorges and Wan county when sailing upstream.
- Time. Sailings upstream take one or two more days than sailings downstream.
- Price. Price of upstream sailings is lower than that of downstream sailings for large part of the ships.
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