M.
V. Yellow Crane ( or "President II" in Presidential Cruises
series) was put into operation in 1996. It was built aiming at four
star standard and is one of the latest and fastest ships on the Yangtze
River.
She has 4 passenger decks, with 3 deluxe suites, 2 single rooms, 72
standard rooms and total capacity of 152 passengers. This ship is
managed by the Conifer International Hotel Management Company. Sailing
between Shashi and Chongqing year around.
The engine was imported from Denmark; central controlled air conditioning
system was imported from United States. The restaurant is managed
by a famous Shanghai restaurant and provide authentic Shanghai style
Chinese food. Like most of the deluxe cruise ships on the Yangtze
River, she has a spacious lobby, kiosk, coffer house, dancing hall,
gym, chess and card paying rooms, sauna and massage room, beauty salon,
front view deck, indoor observation lounge. There are baths and toilets
in every suite. The business center equipped with the advanced satellite
TV system, international satellite communication system for phone
and fax, secretarial services, and international postal services.
The conference hall is equipped with simultaneous interpreting system,
stereo sound system, video recorder, big screen projector, laser film,
slide projector, etc. It is also an ideal place to hold medium size
conferences.
The ship is 91.3 meters long, 16.4-meter wide, draft 2.4 meters, with
a speed of 32 km per hour. |
