# 28 of 51 Yangtze River cruise ships
Rating: 4.31 based on 13 customers ratings
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Recommendation: (92.3%) Yes (12). No (1).
| Sailing Dates | Standard Cabin | Deluxe Cabin | Four-people Cabin |
Business Single Room
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| Downstream:
Chongqing >
Yichang (4 days) |
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Business Single Room
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| Upstream:
Yichang >
Chongqing (5 days) |
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| Star Rating: | 5 |
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| Maiden Voyage: | 2003 |
| Last Renovated: | 2005 |
| Accommodates: | 192 |
| Length in m (ft): | 92 (308) |
| Width in m (ft): | 18 (59) |
The Emperor, the second four-star deluxe sightseeing ship after the Dragon, was built in January 2003. The ship is designed in the modern European style and is the first one, of all the ships navigating on the Yangtze River, that is equipped with elevators.
The ship is 92 meters long, 18 meters wide and 26 meters high with five decks. On top of the business center, the shop, the clinic, the restaurants, the beauty salon, the bar, Emperor provides also a constant temperature Jacuzzi on the sun deck and a multifunctional conference room that is capable of meeting the business and commercial needs.
The Emperor has five kinds of cabins available which can meet various demands of passengers: 4-pax cabin, standard cabin, deluxe cabin, executive single cabin and presidential deluxe suite. All the cabins are equipped with a leisurable balcony. Rooms are not internet equipped and the ship has internet cafes which can be used for a fee(RMB60/hour).
This is a ship that is both business and relaxation oriented.

| Day 1 | Board the ship from 5:00pm to 10:00pm for overnight accomodation(Dinner is not included). |
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| Day 2 | Taichi exercise. Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City (8:00-10:00am). Captain’s Welcome Banquet Captain’s Welcome Dancing Party in Ball Room. |
| Day 3 | Taichi exercise. Passes through the 1st gorge--Qutang Gorge. Passes through the 2cd gorge---Wu Gorge. Shore excursion to Shennong Stream(1:30pm-5:30pm). You have the option of visiting White Emperor City(RMB260 per person). Crew's Performance. Sails through the 5-steps Ship locks. |
| Day 4 | Shore excursion to The Three Gorges Dam Site.Arrive in Yichang at 11:00am. |

| Day 1 | Board the ship from 5:00pm to 10:00pm for the overnight accomodation.(Dinner is not included) |
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| Day 2 | Taichi exercise. Passes though the 1st Gorge----Xiling Gorge Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam Site. Passes though the 5-steps ship locks. Captain’s Welcome Banquet. |
| Day 3 | Learning traditional Chinese Taiji boxing. Sailing through the Wu Gorge. Shore excursion to Lesser Three Gorges(8:00am-12:00pm). Sailing through the Qutang Gorge. |
| Day 4 | Learning traditional Chinese Taiji boxing. Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City(8:00-10:00am).You have the option of visiting White Emperor City(RMB230 per person). Farewell Dinner. |
| Day 5 | Arrives in Chongqing at 9:00am. |