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New Century Cruise

New Century Cruises offers modern facilities including business centres, reading rooms, fitness areas, sauna and massage rooms, internet cafes, gift shops, beauty salons and much much more! Organised onboard activities include feature lectures on Chinese history and culture, Tai Chi lessons and calligraphy demonstrations.

Your stay onboard will be further heightened by the luxurious 5 star cabins; the roomiest cabins on the Yangtze all fitted with private balconies to aid your observation of the beautiful and spectacular Three Gorges. In addition to this every cabin has 5 star hotel standard of all-cotton linen and bathroom products.

New Century Cruises is the only cruise line operating on the Yangtze that has a Grand Atrium lobby in each ship; in addition, three of the cruisers are fitted with observation elevators to really enhance your Yangtze experiences. If you are feeling social, join the crowd on the giant observation lounge with a comfortable viewing platform offering various entertainment activities including nightly live music. All cruisers have a superbly stocked bar with panoramic views on deck 6.

New Century Cruises Highlights:

The only fleet with a Grand Atrium Lobby in every cruiser

The largest number of vessels with mid-ship sightseeing elevators

The only fleet with private balconies in all cabins

The largest standard cabins of any Yangtze fleet

The only fleet with a sun deck bar or an a la carte restaurant with panoramic views

Advanced purified water systems, purified water to cabins on the Century Diamond

European hospitality experts providing personal management on every ship

International 5 star quality all-cotton linen and bathroom products

A western style buffet for breakfast, lunch and a Chinese Banquet set dinner for each day

A large selection of Chinese cultural exercises such as Majong, Chinese 101, folk dancing and TaiChi

On board entertainment including local opera and ethnic dancing

Award winning movie channels, CNN, HBO TV international channels

	Century Star	Century Sky	Century Sun	Century Diamond	Century Emerald
Year Built	2003	2005	2006	1994	2010
Rebuilt/Renovated	2005	-	-	-	-
Gross Tonnage	4255T	8359T	8884T	7142T	7142T
Length (ft)	285	416	126.8	361	361
Beam/Width (ft)	46	56	126.8	56	56
Passenger Decks	6	6	6	6	6
Crew	128	152	152	138	138
Deluxe Cabins	84	143	143	112	112
Deluxe Suites	7	6	6	14	14
Junior Suites	-	4	4	4	4
Presidential Suites	2	-	-	2	2
Total Cabins	93	153	153	142	142
Total Passengers	186	306	206	234	234

Chongqing to Yichang (Downstream)

Day	Activity
Day 01.	10:30PM - Cruise departs Chongqing. Free activities, and meals on board.
Day 02.	Morning shore excursion to Fengdu, “Ghost City”, cable lift optional to your own expense of 20RMB for round trip. Cultural programs back onboard, the Captain's Welcome Party, welcome dinner and Crew Cabaret in the evening.
Day 03.	Morning optional tour is available to the White Emperor City at Fengjie, afterwards Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge. Shore excursion through the Shennong Stream by Pea Pod boar. Xiling Gorge and the five-step ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in the evening.
Day 04.	8:30-11:00AM - land excursion to Three Gorges Dam. 11:30AM - Arrive in Yichang.

Yichang to Chongqing (Upstream)

Day	Activity
Day 01.	Pre-boarding around 7:00PM. (Dinner is not included)
Day 02.	Morning depart from Yichang, through Xiling Gorge and land Excursion to the Three Gorges Dam, then the five-step ship locks in the afternoon. Captain's Welcome Party, welcome dinner and a Crew Cabaret in the evening.
Day 03.	Morning through Wu Gorge, excursion to the Daning River of Lesser Three Gorges. Qutang Gorge and optional tour to the White Emperor City in the afternoon.
Day 04.	Morning shore excursion to Fengdu, “Ghost City”, cable lift optional to your own expense of 20RMB for round trip. Cultural programs back onboard and farewell dinner, settlement in the evening.
Day 05.	8:30AM, disembark in Chongqing Face-to-Heaven Pier.

	May, Sep - Oct	Other Months
Chongqing to Yichang (downstream, 4-day/3-night) Yichang to Chongqing (upstream, 5-day/4-night)	Price is per person based on double occupancy
Century Star Downstream - Every Friday Upstream - Every Monday	Deluxe Cabin: $550 Junior Suite: $725 Presidential Suite: $1075	Deluxe Cabin: $500 Junior Suite: $650 Presidential Suite: $950
Century Sky Downstream - Every Monday Upstream - Every Thursday Century Sun Downstream - Every Wednesday Upstream - Every Saturday	Deluxe Cabin: $600 Junior Suite: $975 Deluxe Suite: $1000	Deluxe Cabin: $550 Junior Suite: $850 Deluxe Suite: $900
Century Diamond Downstream - Every Saturday Upstream - Every Tuesday	Deluxe Cabin: $650 Junior Suite: $1050 Deluxe Suite: $1100 Presidential Suite: $1550	Deluxe Cabin: $600 Junior Suite: $950 Deluxe Suite: $1000 Presidential Suite: $1400

- Winter season is from December to March 14th, 2012. Please contact us for winter special rates.

Tour Price doesn't include:

China visa, int'l flight, city to city flight/train, travel insurance, daily dinners (except mentioned), and gratuities to local guide and driver.

Remarks:

Above rate in US dollar based per person on double occupancy, cost includes 3 meals daily on board and all guided shore excursions with English-speaking guide/transfer services at each stop.
Single supplement- Add 75% of the cruise fare in a standard cabin and 100% of the cruise fare in a suite.
Children of 2 - 12 yrs age sharing room with parents pay 50% of the full fare, 75% if extra bed needed.
Children under 2 pay 10% of the full cruise fare and must stay in a bed with a parent.
Shore excursion itinerary is subject to change due to weather condition or water level.
Cruise schedules and prices are subject to change without prior notice.
You can combine this tour with any other tour package we offer. Extension stay at any city can also be arranged.

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