The fleet of M.S. Issabella series consists of M.S. Issabella 1, 2, 3 , 4 ,5 , 6 and 7, all built in similar styles and structures but not that in terms of interior decorations and room layouts. M. S. Issabella is up to international 3-star standard, 79 meters long and 16 meters wide, with a draft of 2.5 meters and 2640 h. p.. It was sailing between Yichang and Chongqing in 2003, with a maximum speed of 27.5 kilometers per hour in still water.
It features 5 deluxe suites and 80 standard cabins with a total capacity of 166 passengers. The standard cabin is 10-17 square meters, provided with toilet, two beds, telephone, TV, sofa, desk, tea table, wardrobe, bedside cupboard, luggage rack, and so on. The deluxe suite is twice as the standard cabin. Besides the equipments as the standard cabins, the deluxe suite is provided additionally with larger bed and more furniture; what's more, it is more elegant, luxurious and cleaner.
The facilities on the ship include the wide and bright saloon, with the installation of service desk, sofa, mini club and shop, bar and entertainment hall where guest can enjoy tea, coffee, soft drink, book, magazine, electronic play, chess, weiqi, performance and karaoke, dance hall, mini meeting room, library, observation platform, playroom, business center and so on.
Travelers can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the Yangtze River, sitting or lying on the chairs in the observation platform. There are telegraphs, fax, computers, slides, typewriters and duplicators supplied in the business center. A large number of antiques, paintings, jades, folk clothes, albums of changing, stamps, stones in three gorges etc. are found in the shop aboard.
The dining room has the accommodation of 160 persons, with two types of buffet meal and table meal.
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