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Luxury cruise liner to be launched on Yangtze River
www.chinanews.cn 2006-02-15 16:04:45
Chinanews, Feb. 15 �C China��s most luxury cruise liner on the Yangtze
River is now at its final stage of decoration in Chongqing and will start
its maiden journey along the Three Gorges on March, 6. The Chongqing
Xinshiji Cruising Company said that with an investment of 80 million
yuan, it would become the most luxury ship on the Yangtze River.
The cruise ship was built mainly for tourists from Europe and the United
States, with a five-day trip along the Three Gorges costing about 1,000
US dollars.
A six-storey ship covering 13,000 square meters
The gigantic cruise ship all together has six storeys. It measures
21-meter tall, 17.5-meter wide with a total length of 126.8 meters. The
scenery viewing stand built on top of the ship, the entertaining hall and
a large bar room inside the ship each covers more than 1,000 square
meters and other amenities on board include a cigarette smoking bar, book
store, beauty saloon, and shops. The ship has 153 standard cabins and
suites, which can hold up to 320 passengers. All rooms are provided with
satellite TV, domestic and international phone dialing service.
Passengers can take the two glass-made elevators at the central part of
the ship or a revolving stairs directly to the top.
Special technology to prevent travel sickness
Apart from advanced devices installed in the ship, the ship also adopts
anti-bumping technology so that passengers on board will not suffer
travel sickness.
Ten luxury liners cruising on Yangtze River
There are all together ten five-star cruising ships built for the Yangtze
River travel. Five of them were built in the latest two years and three
are still being built.
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