Yangtze Gold 5 Cruise Ship

Yangtze Gold 5 Cruise Ship mainly introduces Yangtze Gold 5 overview including basic information, the reasons to choose it, highlights, facilities, cabin configuration and itinerary, which make you better know Yangtze Gold 5 cruise ship. The luxurious 5-star Yangtze Gold 5 began her maiden voyage in June 2012. With her grand lobby leading to the beautiful ballroom, elegant restaurant and top furnishings, the ship boasts the same comforts and amenities you would expect from a 5-star hotel.

Introduction of Yangtze Gold 5

Chongqing has successively invested 2 billion yuan to build the one of the 10 largest, most luxurious and comfortable large cruise ships on Yangtze River. This ship is currently the most luxurious cruise ship in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It can not only dock helicopters, but also play golf, as well as an outdoor swimming pool, just like a five-star resort floating on the river. Changjiang Gold No. 5 is a large cruise ship owned by Chongqing Transportation Tourism Investment Group Co., Ltd. Yangtze Gold 5 and its sister ships (Gold 1, Gold 2, Gold 6) boast the longest and widest river cruise with a length of 149.95 meters and width of 26 meters. They all feature comfortable bed, most luxurious presidential suite, helipads and minimal noise. Yangtze Gold 5 comprises one presidential suite, three executive suites, five king-size executive rooms, six standard executive rooms, eight deluxe king-size rooms, 173 luxury standard rooms and 20 inward-view rooms

Basic Information

  • Cruise Name: Yangtze Gold 5
  • Rating: 5 star
  • Owned by: Yangtze Gold Cruises
  • Maiden Voyage: June, 2012
  • Speed: 26km/h
  • Tonnage: 17,000 T
  • Built: 2012
  • Length:149.95m
  • Beam: 24m
  • Draft: 2.7m
  • Crew: 200
  • Passenger Capacity: 570
  • Deck: 6
  • Crew: 200
  • Elevators: 3

Highlights of Yangtze Gold 5

  • Offering the quietest ride along Yangtze River with the minimum noise decibles.
  • Equipped with landing pad for helicopters.
  • All guest cabins are equipped with the best 5-star hotel facilities.
  • Largest number of sightseeing elevators
  • Longest and widest cruise ship on Yangtze River

Why Choose Yangtze Gold 5

Perfect living facilities

Yangtze Gold 5 cruise has a series of entertainment facilities prepared with high quality onboard, such as snack bar, shopping street, internet bar, reading room, swimming pool, sauna center, SPA club, massage center, KTV rooms, billiard parlor, chess & card room, etc. Guests will have too many things to experience during the trip on the Yangtze River.

Luxury 5-star experience

  • All the bedding and bathroom supplies are of a five-star rating.
  • Every room is connected to the direct drinking water system.
  • Smart bathroom facilities in the presidential suite and deluxe suites.
  • Private VIP room, secretary room and guard room.
  • Every room has its own sightseeing balcony where guests can enjoy the beautiful landscape of the Yangtze River.

Comfortable environment with less noise

Yangtze Gold 5 cruise has installed the high quality damping system as well as noise reducing system, so guests onboard can enjoy the very quiet environment of only 45 decibels in the public area and 40 decibels in the rooms, which is even lower than the sound of an ordinary air conditioner, and also they can feel very stable and smooth as being on the ground.

Yangtze Gold 5 Facilities

Type
Public Facilities
Floor Layout
Area(m2)
Catering
Western restaurant
2F
660
Specialty snack bar
2F
430
Tea bar
2F
45.5
Business restaurant
3F
35
View bar
6F
285
Outdoor barbecue bar
6F
970
VIP restaurant
6F
378
Entertainment
Large double-story theater
1F
257
Simultaneous interpretation hall
SPA
1F
226
Foot massage room
Children’s playground
2F
53
Hairdressing and beauty
2F
35
Simulated driving zone
4F
288

Network club
Coffee bar
Game center
Fitness exercise
Fitness center
1F
146
Surfing swimming pool
5F
63
Other facilities
Lobby
2F
387
Business center
2F
22
Monitor room
2F
28
Broadcasting room
2F
14.8
Photographing center
2F
35
Chinese and Western Clinic
3F
47
Commercial pedestrian street
Special snack
Hong Kong-style dessert
Fashion tea bar
Cruise travel boutique
Cruise hotel articles
Fashion book bar
Total area of 800 m2

Cabin Type Introduction

Cabin type
No.
Area(m2)
Floor Layout
Beds(size)
Room and bathroom
Balcony
Atrium-view room
20
16
  
3F/4F
Twin beds(1.5 m * 2.0 m)

Deluxe Twin
173
24
2.7
2F/3F/4F/5F
Single bed(1.1 m * 2.0 m)
Two single beds/cabin
Deluxe King Size Room
8
24
2.7
2F
1.5 m * 2.0 m
Double bed/cabin

Deluxe Twin Room
6
36
4
5F
1.1 m * 2.0 m
Two single beds/cabin

Executive Single Room
5
36
4
3F/4F
1.8 m * 2.0 m
Double bed/cabin
Executive suite
3
72
8
3F/4F
1.8 m * 2.0 m
Double bed/cabin
Presidential suite
1
139
231
3F
1.8 m * 2.0 m and 2.0 m * 2.0 m
Double bed/cabin

Yangtze Gold 5 Cruise Itinerary

Downstream cruise from Chongqing to Yichang will take 4 days and 3 nights, while upstream cruise from Yichang to Chongqing will take 5 days and 4 nights. Select one and get to know more detailed information about its schedules, itineraries, etc.

4 Days and 3 Nights Downstream Itinerary(Chongqing -> Yichang)

Day Time Events
1 18:00 Boarding in Chongqing
20:00 Embarkation briefing
21:00 Departing from Chongqing
2 07:00-07:30 Morning coffee and Taiji  exercise
08:00-11:00 Visiting Fengdu Ghost City 
16:30-18:00 Shibaozhai or Three Kingdoms Show(Optional)
17:00-18:00 Captain welcoming party
20:30-21:30 The Three Gorges theme show
3 07:00-07:30 Morning coffee and Taiji  exercise
08:00-11:00 Visiting White Emperor City(Optional)
11:00-11:30 Set sail ,passing through Qutang Gorge
13:30-17:30 Lesser Three Gorges
17:30-20:00 Set sail, passing through the Wu Gorge, western part of Xiling Gorge
20:30-21:30 Entertainment show
4 07:00-07:30 Morning coffee and Taiji  exercise
08:00-11:00 Three Gorges Dam

5 Days and 4 Nights Upstream Itinerary(Yichang -> Chongqing)

Day Time Events
1 18:00-22:30 Boarding in Maoping, Embarkation briefing
2 07:00-07:30 Morning coffee and Taiji exercise
07:30-12:30 Optional tour to the Three Gorges Tribe or Quyuan Hometown
14:00-21:30 Three Gorges Dam, Quyuan Hometown or Ship Lift(Optional), Captain welcoming party, Three Gorges theme show
3 07:00-07:30 Morning coffee and Taiji exercise
08:00-12:00 Lesser Three Gorges, Mini Three Gorges(Optional)
14:30-21:30 Set sail ,passing through the Qutang Gorge, White Emperor City(Optional), dancing party
4 07:00-21:30 Morning coffee and Taiji exercise, Shibaozhai(Optional), Fengdu Ghost City, entertainment  show 
5 07:00-09:00 Three Gorges Dam, Disembarkation at Chongqi

Onboard Experience

Accommodation

Atrium-view Room, Deluxe Standard Room, Deluxe King Room, Executive Standard Room, Executive King Room, Deluxe Suite, Executive Suite and Presidential Suite, all facilities are equipped according to the standard of luxury five-star hotels.

Dining

In restaurants of multiple styles, China’s four major cuisines and a variety of Western-style meals are available. On Yangtze Gold Cruises, cuisine plays a major role in creating an ideal experience for the discerning travelers, treating their senses with delectable tastes in the finest Western tradition, as well as local specialties not found anywhere else. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are buffet (except for the Captain’s Farewell Banquet).

Conference

Every cruise is equipped with a large double-layer theater and simultaneous interpretation conference hall, meeting rooms of all sizes, a multi-functional hall for entertainment, a 5D cinema, a helipad and many other places for different purposes. 30 to 300 people can be accommodated at the same time for high-end business meetings, games, theme festivals, river parties and other activities.

Shopping

Every Gold Cruise has its own “Shopping Street”, replete with a wide variety of shops, ranging from the latest fashion designs to carefully selected keepsake and mementos.

Entertainment

Tai Chi Learning

The Taiji Quan refers to a school or method of boxing or combat. Tai Chi Chuan is a sophisticated method of fighting based on the reconciliation of dynamically interacting forces.

Chinese Lecture

Offering lectures on Chinese history and culture which add insight and depth to the cruise experience. Topics include the evolution of the dam project and its importance to China, Chinese medicine, Chinese language, and Chinese traditional brush painting, dumpling making.

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