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On the Sunshine China, the Premier suite is high echelon in proportion, you will be wined and dined, entertained and socialized. Its premier suite has been used by quite a few famous dignitaries. But even if you are in a standard cabin you will feel as if you are one of the elites. There is a private dining room for the inner circle, and the entertainment is truly international in quality. Here two-tier performance hall is unique, as is her big view front window viewing room. The top deck decor is one of a kind too, and it is truly the prestige cruise ship on the “Long River-Great”.

Cruise Ship Company :CCOTC Cruises
First Navigation :Oct.1987
Capacity :73 cabins
Price : from US$358/per adult,in twin shared room
Cabin Area:22.00㎡

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Cabin

The cabin is the most relaxed place for you to enjoy your leisure time, and every passenger cabin faces the river, from which you will get an opening picture of the great scenery. So you also can see the sightseeing in your cabin with your families. Moreover the standard cabins are big enough to put a cot in and the deluxe suites can hold a family party.

Standard Room	Chairmans Room	Prime Ministers Deluxe Suite

Facilities

Central Air-condition, Closed- circuit Television, Audio Chinese Specialties, Western-style Delights, Tea Corner, Video cinema, Bar, Dance hall, Karioke,Business Center, Gift shop Beauty Salon Parlor,Sauna, Massage Service, Spa, Satellite telephone,International telecommunication,Foreign exchange,Credit cards service, Laundry, Artistic performance,Outside observation deck

Activities

Tea and Cheongsam: You will be able to sample teas from all over China and be taught the difference between green , Oolong, red, medicinal and herbal teas. You can try on or buy a traditional suit of clothes for women—Qipao and appreciate the fashion show on stage with a variety of historical dress.

Recreation and Gymnastic: The Recreation and Gymnastic Center of the cruise ship provides tourists with free equipments for improving their health, and you may exercise in the gymnasium at any moment, or you can jog around top side.

Visiting the Bridge: At intervals, the tourists are arranged to visit the bridge on the 4th deck where you will get to know the ship’s operation and the Yangtze River better.

Tai Chi Chuan: At dawn or dusk guests will stand on the Sundeck to practice Tai Chi Chuan under a professional’s guidance; each movement displays the Chinese profound culture.

Calligraphy & Painting: Chinese calligraphy and painting are famous for their particular fascination with misty landscapes. The artists will show you their talent, after that you will have a chance to practice by yourself.

Captains Dinner Party: Champaign flows, good cheer overflows in a fond goodbye Zai jian, (see you again), the only way to say goodbye to the Chinese. We know you will come back in another season; the lush summer or the snow peaked winter.

Captains Cocktail Party: Usually, on the first or second day, the captain will hold a cocktail party for his guest, and its a good chance to know the captain and crew while drinking champagne.

Folk Arts: The CCOTC has its Song & Dance Group that will perform the folk dances, acrobatics, magic, cross talk (comic dialog), instrumental music and other acts from the minorities.

Gathering: Most attendants from every section have much talent for performing. They are good at dancing and singing, when you get to know each other, it will be like a family gathering, and you might even find yourself on stage.

Deck Plan

Prices & Sailing Schedule Table () << Now Year >> Next Year

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Yichang to Chongqing >>
Room Type	Starting Dates	Ending Dates	Price	Availability	Reserve Cruise only
Standard Cabin	2012-06-13	2012-06-17	US$358	Open
	2012-06-20	2012-06-24	US$358	Open
	2012-06-27	2012-07-01	US$358	Open

Note:Yangtze have years of renowned sailings and were tastefully designed in cooperation

Prices Includes:

Entrance fees: The land excursions listed in the itinerary.
Meals: The daily meals on the ship.
Room: A berth in the cabin as specified in the itinerary and overnight accommodation for morning departure (Unless specified).
Luggage Transfers: Between ship and passenger terminal.
Service Charge & government taxes.

Prices Excludes:

Transfers: From airport/hotel to passenger terminal in Chongqing/Yichang/Wuhan/Shanghai.
Personal Expenses: The expenses of purely nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the itinerary.
Single cabin supplement if you want to stay in one cabin (usually two berths) by your own.

Upstream: Yichang To Chongqing

Day1

Destination: Yichang
Highlights:Get aboard

Preboard on Maoping pier (or Taiping Stream pier)
Yichang City is located at the west of China's Hubei Province, where the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River are divided. For a very long time, it has been renowned as "Gateway to the Three Gorges". Today, as well as a cultural and tourist city in China, Yichang remains a brisk river port of China, controlling the access to Chongqing City to its southwest.

Day2

Destination: Three Gorges
Highlights:Three Gorges Dam site, Xiling Gorge

Shore Excursion to the Dam site. Depart from Yichang. Pass through the Xiling Gorge.
Three Gorges Dam site, which is 27 miles upstream from Yichang City, 38km upstream from the Gezhouba Dam Lock, inside the third of the Three Gorges. The height of the Three Gorges Dam will be 185 meters. All 26 generators will be put into operation. The project is scheduled for completion in year 2009.
Xiling Gorge is the last of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze. The whole Gorge area is covered with high mountains, gullies, dangerous shoals and hidden reefs of various sizes. The best-known perilous shoal is Qing Shoal. Ships go downstream over the shoal at an arrow speed, but up the shoal it's as difficult as climbing a steep hill.

Day3

Destination: Three Gorges
Highlights:Qutang Gorge , Wu Gorge, Lesser Three Gorges or Shennong Stream

Shore Excursion to Shennong Stream(or Lesser Three Gorges). Pass through the Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge.
Qutang Gorges is the first of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River. With vertical cliffs of some thousand meters high as its two flanks, the Qutang Gorge is only a few dozens of meters wide just like a narrow gateway.
Wu Gorge is gifted with exquisite peaks and lush mountains and ranges. It's deep and serene with changeable weather. The rolling River twists and turns and boats zigzag their way along, as if cruising in a fantastic gallery.
The lesser Three Gorges, situated on a tributary of the Yangtze, are much smaller, narrower and have some dramatic scenery. On both sides impressive stone cliffs are interspersed with surrounding rural scenery and forested areas.
Shennong Stream, a tributary of the Yangtze River, rises in the southern part of Shennongjia Natural Reserve. With crystal clear steam flows swiftly from north to south through deep gorges, a sampan tour will allow you to experience a speedy adventure.

Day4

Destination: Fengdu
Highlights:Ghost City

Shore Excursion to Ghost city in Fengdu.
Fengdu is where the devil lives, according to Chinese legend. They say that spirits go to heaven, and evil goes to Fengdu. The town is overlooked by Ming Shan Hill, home of Tianzi, the King of the Dead.

Day5

Destination: Chongqing
Highlights:Passengers disembark from the ship

09:00 Arrive in Chongqing.
Chongqing, which is a modern city, China's fourth municipality after Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. Within its borders Chongqing encompasses a wealth of water reserves, mineral resources, dense forests, and abundant flora and fauna. The focal point of the unique Yangtze Three Gorges Dam, Chongqing is a tourist attraction as well as a commercial city.

Notes:
1. The above itinerary is for general reference only. It subjects to chang due to the different Weather and Water Conditions.
2. All scenic spots in the above itinerary possibly changed without prior notice.

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CCOTC Angel Series and New Five-Star Series

Yangtze Angel: Yangtze Angel is a five star winning vessel combines sophistication and elegance, well known for her novel design, graceful outline and deluxe deco. It is built with advanced ship building technology and streamlined, equipped with new decorative materials that is popular nowadays. The body of ship is fresh green and glass-enclosed, on which there are two elegant curves like angel's wings to make the ship an angel travelling on the river. Its interior decoration is deluxe and the design is novel.

Sunshine China: On the Sunshine China, the Premier suite is high echelon in proportion, you will be wined and dined, entertained and socialize. Its premier suite has been used by quite a few famous dignitaries. But even if you are in a standard cabin you will feel as if you are one of the elite. There is a private dining room for the inner circle, and the entertainment is truly international in quality. Here two-tier performance hall is unique, as is her big view front window viewing room. The top deck decor is one of a kind too, and it is truly the prestige cruise ship on the “Long River-Great”.

Blue Whale : Blue Whale is the secluded Presidential suite for the inner circle. Many powerful politicians, important global business leaders and world-renowned personalities such as President Lee Kwan Yu of Singapore and Henry Kissenger have cruised on the ship. The streamlined and dark blue glass enclosed body shows you how elegantly and exquisitely it was designed. Not only this to make it a famous one among all the cruise ships on the Yangtze River, but also indubitably this is the one distinguished itself by offering best service and most entertaining shipboard life for her passengers.

Yangtze 1 : With an elegant appearance and decoration, Yangtze 1is a newly renovated four-star deluxe cruise ship.It has a speed of 28 km per hour on still water. East meets West and gives you the best. Here oriental hospitality is combined with occidental efficiency. Eastern focus on detail is fused with western efficiency. Chinese service finesse is unified with American customer “the customer is always right attitude”. Asian ability to learn from others cemented with European pride in ones work. Her environment will intrigue you with ornate decorations.

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