Yangtze River Cruises: Victoria Cruises >> Victoria Queen

Ship Star: 5 Star

Price
Downstraem: 580 USD
Upstream: 580 USD

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Among all the cruise ships sailing on Yangtze River, Victoria Queen was rebuilt in 2003. She is modest in shape, yet she has quite a specialty after absorbed many merits of earlier built cruise ships. Designed specially for cruising through narrow Yangtze River gorges, she appears as a 5 star floating hotel with a grand style. The six-deck vessel is 89 meters long and 16 meters wide and is sailing 28 km per hour in still water. It features gracious public areas, characterized by delicately hand-carved high ceilings. Personal onboard service and programs which focus on the Yangtze's unique destination--its scenery, natural history and culture--greatly enhance the cruising experience.

Accommodations include 2 Shangri-la Suites, 2 Deluxe Suites 6 Junior Suites, and 93 Standard Cabins, which means a total capacity of 206 guests. Besides elegant and luxurious decorations on board, the ship is equipped with advanced navigating system, IDD telephone, satellite telecommunication, closed circuit TV system, central air-conditioning, indoor public sight-viewing areas, as well as business center, gym, bar, karaoke, ballroom, sauna, beauty salon, and so on.

The all-outside suites and cabins boast bathrooms of imported marble, plush Shanghainese cotton bed linens, and all feature private balconies for viewing the passing scenery of the gorges. The Dynasty Dining Room serves a variety of flavors, and passengers can relax in the Yangtze Club or at one of the ship’s lively bars. This elegant river cruiser is completed with an exercise facility and a souvenir shop.

Layout of the ship:
First Floor (Upper Deck): Reception Deck, Dining Room, Business Center
Second Floor (Promenade Deck): Shopping Mall
Third Floor (Navigate Deck): Conference Room, Reading Room, Clinic
Fourth Floor (Recreation Deck): Night Club, Bar, Rubdown Room
Fifth Floor (View Deck): Sun Deck

Types of Cruise cabins onboard:
Standard Cabins (with balcony): 93 　Cabin Size: 19.6 ㎡　　Cabin Structure: a bedroom and a bathroom
Senior Suites (with balcony): 6 　　　Cabin Size: 27.34 ㎡　Cabin Structure: a bedroom and a bathroom
Deluxe Suites (with balcony): 2 　　　Cabin Size: 42.53 ㎡　Cabin Structure: a bedroom with spacious sitting area and a bathroom
Shangri-la Suite (with balcony): 2 　Cabin Size: 57.8 ㎡　　Cabin Structure: a bedroom, a sitting room and a bathroom

Cruise Itinerary:

The Upstream trip 4 nights from Yichang to Chongqing (upriver)

Day 01 - Yichang Check-in
Today you will check-in in Yichang and pre-board before 8 PM.

Day 02 - Yangtze River - Three Gorges Dam (B,L,D)
The day begins with a morning excursion to the enormous and controversial Three Gorges Dam. Its completion in 2009 will create new sights and sceneries while submerging others. We reboard in the afternoon and sail through the ship locks and then on to breathtakingly beautiful Xiling Gorge.

Day 03 - Yangtze Cruise - Daning River or Shennong Stream (B,L,D)
At Wushan, we disembark our ship and board small vessels to navigate either Daning River or Shennong Stream. The small ships are an ideal way to experience this tributary of the Yangtze. The Daning River is the largest branch of Yangtze River. Scenery along the Daning River is elegantly stunning with beautiful peaks, dangerous shoals and unusual stones. Cruising along the Shennong Stream by boat, visitors will become immersed in the wonders of zigzagging watercourses, the primitive environment, the canzonet by the boat tracker, and the mysterious culture along the banks. In the afternoon, we reboard and pass through the soaring peaks of Qutang Gorge.

Day 04 - Yangtze Cruise - Ghost City (B,L,D)
Today's shore excursion leads us to the fabled "City of Ghosts" Fengdu, Wanxian, or "the Pearl of Yangtze" Shibaozhai, largely depending on the river condition. Fengdu is a famous ghost town and considered to be the only ghost city in China and the spirits found on this island guard the spirit world.

Day 05 Chonqing Check-out (B)
Our Yangtze River Cruise ends upon the ship's arrival at Chongqing at 9 AM.

The Downstraem trip 3 nights from Chongqing to Yichang (downriver)
Day 01 - Chongqing Check-in
Today you will check-in in Chongqing, board Victoria Cruises vessel and edge out of port at 8 PM.

Day 02 - Yangtze River (B,L,D)
First stop is either Fengdu, known as the "Ghost City," or Wanxian, or Shibaozhai (depending on river conditions). Afterwards, return to the ship and sail towards the magnificent Three Gorges.

Day 03 - Yangtze Cruise - Daning River (B,L,D)
Enter the Qutang Gorge. Victoria cruise ship cautiously pilots its way through the narrow course. At Wushan, disembark the ship and board smaller vessels in order to explore either the Daning River or Shennong Stream. Reboard the ship and sail through the Wu Gorge.

Day 04 - Yangtze Cruise - Three Gorges Dam (B)
Today we will sail through the Xiling Gorge, the longest and historically the most dangerous of the Three Gorges. We proceed to the massive Dam and disembark for a tour of this engineering marvel at Sandouping Village. We will cruise arrive in Yichang at 1PM and then end your pleasant trip.

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