M.
V. President I is now one of the ships most known to American and
Canadian tour operators and travel agents who are offering tours to
China and cruises to the Yangtze. It is the fourth ship and the proud
of Yangtze Cruise Lines.
Managed by the team trained by Sheraton Great Wall and Hotel Beijing-Toronto
in Beijing, it is one of the finest ships on the river and most clientele
are from the United States.
The ship was built in 1995 and put into operation on Aug. 7. The total
capacity is 150 passengers. It is 90 meters long and 16.8 meters wide,
with 5 decks. The first is crews' deck. Standard cabins are on the
second floor. Veranda cabins (cabins with balcony) are on the third,
fourth and fifth floor.
There is a presidential suite, 2 deluxe suites, 30 standard cabins
and 40 veranda cabins. The ship is equipped with centrally controlled
air-conditioning system, acoustics system, and many other advanced
systems imported from Europe and United States. Facilities include
one restaurant, a dining hall, a banquet hall, 3 bars, a disco room,
a gymnasium, a recreational room, a mahjong room, a sauna, a beauty
parlor a gift shop, and a business center. Services such as massage,
photo developing and printing, satellite telephones and faxes, satellite
television are available. You may not believe it, but there are also
casino machines on the ship, which are not permitted in other parts
of the country.
Among them, the multifunctional International Conference Hall holds
over 100 participants, with simultaneous interpretation system.
This ship sails from late April to early December, between Wuhan and
Chongqing, 6 days 5 nights upstream and 4 days 3 nights downstream.
As usual, from Chongqing to Wuhan, "downstream", as this
industry called, is less time but more expensive than "upstream"
- from Wuhan to Chongqing. No other reasons, just because more people
take downstream sailings.
This deluxe cruiser has got a lot of positive comments in the past
years. |
