New Century Cruises

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 all ships built after 2003
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

Cruise Images

Sundeck

Lobby

Elevator

Restaurant

Balcony

Standard Cabin

Suite

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New Century Cruise Fleet

	Century Star	Century Sky	Century Sun	Century Paragon	Century Legend
Year Built	2003 Renovated: 2005	2005	2006	2013	2013
Length (ft)	285	416	416	465	465
Width (ft)	46	56	56	65	65
Passenger Decks	4	4	4	6	6
Crew	128	152	152	150	150
Deluxe Cabins	84	143	143	156	156
Deluxe Suites	7	6	6	34	34
Junior Suites	-	4	4	4	4
Presidential Suites	2	-	-	2	2
Total Cabins	93	153	153	196	196
Total Capacity	186	306	306	398	398

Chongqing to Yichang (Downstream)

Itinerary	Meals
Day 01 Boarding around 7:00pm. Your Yangtze cruise begins at 10:30pm as the ship sails apart Chongqing.	-
Day 02 Shore excursion to Fengdu Snow Jade Cave . River briefing and the Captain's Welcome Party, welcome dinner and crew cabaret.	B, L, D
Day 03 A morning optional tour is available to the White Emperor City at Fengjie City . Pass through the first two-Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge before taking an excursion of rowboat through the Shennong Stream. Then enter Xiling Gorge, the last of the three. In the evening, sail through the Three Gorges Dam ship lock.	B, L, D
Day 04 Morning excursion at Sandouping to the Three Gorges Dam. Arrival in Yichang at 11:30am approximately and disembark.	B

Yichang to Chongqing (Upstream)

Itinerary	Meals
Day 01 Pre-boarding at 7:00PM for overnight accomodation.	-
Day 02 Depart from Yichang, sail into Xiling Gorge in the morning. Optional Excursion to the fabulous the Tribe of the Three Gorges. Afternoon, shore Excursion to the Three Gorges Dam, ship sails through the five-step Ship locks in the evening. Captain's Welcome Party in the early evening, a Crew Cabaret after welcome dinner.	B, L, D
Day 03 Wu gorge, excursion to Lesser Three Gorges of Daning River, Qutang Gorge. Optional tour to the White Emperor City in the afternoon.	B, L, D
Day 04 Land excursion to Shibao Pagoda , cultural programs onboard, farewell dinner and settlement in the evening.	B, L, D
Day 05 8:30AM, disembark in Chongqing Face-to-Heaven Pier.	B

Itinerary	May, Sep - Oct	Other months
Century Star Chongqing to Yichang - Every Sun Yichang to Chongqing - Every Wed	Deluxe Cabin: $580	Deluxe Cabin: $520
Century Sky Chongqing to Yichang - Every Thu Yichang to Chongqing - Every Sun Century Sun Chongqing to Yichang - Every Fri Yichang to Chongqing - Every Mon	Deluxe Cabin: $640	Deluxe Cabin: $580
Century Paragon Chongqing to Yichang - Every Tue Yichang to Chongqing - Every Fri Century Legend Chongqing to Yichang - Every Sat Yichang to Chongqing - Every Mon	Deluxe Cabin: $700	Deluxe Cabin: $650

* All cabins for above cruises come with private balcony. Please contact us for special offers on higher class cabins.

* Depending on river conditions, alternate excursions may be substituted as follows:
Day 2: Chinese Sturgeon Museum and Gezhou Dam
Day 3: Shennong Stream
Day 4: Fengdu Ghost City

Tour price include:

All land excursions listed in the itinerary.
Daily meals on the ship mentioned in itinerary.

Tour price doesn't include:

Transfers to and from the cruise terminal in each city.
China visa & Iint'l flight & airport tax.
Travel insurance, and meals not mentioned in itinerary.
Personal expenses & gratuities to guide, driver & porters.
Optional excursion and services.

Remarks:

Price in USD based on double occupancy in standard cabin.
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 other tour package we offer.