China Regal Cruises ★★★★★

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Brief Introduction

China Regal Cruises is the only Yangtze River cruise company to be recognized with an award from Travel Weekly due to its high standard. Operating since Nov, 1993, with the finest fleet of ships including- Princess Jeannie, Princess Elaine and Princess Sheena all of which were built in Germany. Their state-of-the-art engineering and stabilizers make for quiet journeys and virtually motionless passages.

China Regal Cruises offers you a floating luxury hotel with the highest standards for the most discriminating traveler. Each cruise ship offers good service and delicious food. This is the ideal platform for viewing the many outstanding geological, historical, and technical wonders to be found along the Yangtze, many of which can ONLY be seen and ALL of which can best be seen from a vessel on the river.

China Odyssey Tours offer China Regal Cruises at cheapest price. Don't wait another minute to take the China Regal cruise! The unforgettable Yangtze is waiting for you! Come join us and have a wonderful experience of Yangtze River Cruising!

Notice: As of 2007 Regal China Cruises have changed their name to China Regal Cruises.

Ship Prices

> January - March, 2008   USD 410

> April - May, 2008    USD 470

> June - August, 2008    USD 350

> September - October, 2008     USD 470

Ship Statistics:

• China Regal ships its three elegant identical sister ships: Princess Elaine, Princess Jeannie, Princess Sheena
• Each ship is 129.15 metres long and 16 metres wide, with a gross tonnage of 5936.
• Passenger Capacity: 278

Ship Features:

• China Regal Cruises have earned the coveted five-star rating from the China National Tourism Administration.
• China Regal Cruises not only has the largest ships on the Yangtze River, but are the only cruise company that has foreign (German) built cruise ships.
• China Regal Cruises are equipped with a quite operation system and the highest safety system, as well as the most advanced navigation equipment on the Yangtze River.
• The advanced water filtration and disinfection equipment on board can ensure the availability of safe drinking water up to international standards of quality.
• The wide walking deck and the spacious roof-top Sun Deck with 360°C views are the perfect place to enjoy the spectacular landscape with a cup of coffee or for some activities.
• All three meals on board are Chinese and western buffets, specially offered to suit everyone's taste.

Cruise Itinerary & Shore Excursions

Chongqing - Wuhan (Downstream):
Day 1: Check-in in advance. Overnight on board
Day 2: Depart Chongqing at 8:00 am; sail to Fengdu and visit the Ghost City (14:00 pm – 17:00 pm)
Day 3: Explore the Shennong Stream by small vessels (10:00 am – 13:30 pm)
Day 4: Morning visit to the Three Gorges Dam (8:00 am – 10:30 am)
Day 5: Disembark in Wuhan at 12:00 pm

Wuhan - Chongqing (Upstream):
Day 1: Depart Wuhan at 19:00 pm
Day 2: Enjoy a full day at leisure on board and see beautiful riverside scenery
Day 3: Morning visit to the Three Gorges Dam (8:30 am – 11:00 am)
Day 4: Explore the Shennong Stream by small vessels (8:00 am – 12:00 pm)
Day 5: Morning visit to Wanzhou (8:30am – 11:30 am)
Day 6: Disembark in Chongqing at 10:00 am

Notice: Due to low water levels, the first two cruises in March cannot travel the entire way from Chongqing to Wuhan. You will be taken by a new air-conditioned bus from Chongqing to your ship, and in Yichang, your ship will dock where you will taken by bus to Wuhan.

Experience：feedback from one of our clients

Dear Laeticia:
Our 6 day "National Day" holiday was a very relaxing one. The boat was really nice: we'd sail again on a China Regal ship. We were on the Princess Sheena. Although our cabin was quite small, we didn't spend much time in it because the weather was so good and we were up on the "sun deck" enjoying the views of the Gorges. The food was really first-rate with lots of nice desserts and even an "omelet" station at breakfast. The shore excursions were well-organized, considering that there were almost 250 people on the boat. We met some other solo-travelers like ourselves and that was pleasant, along with talking to many other people that were part of organized tours. Our dinner companions were from Germany and Australia: the group was quite international. We were able to see the dam, something that wasn't completed when we took the cruise down river 3 years ago. We were happy to find such a nice cruise leaving from Wuhan: it made it so convenient for us. We found the pier with no problems thanks to your second email that had pier "23" plainly labeled for us. When we docked in Chongqing, our air tickets were passed to us from the gangway to the reception desk by the messenger and we were very thankful that we didn't have to worry about that "connection". We easily made our way to our hotel in Chongqing by taxi and we made the connections the next day to the airport with no problem. It was very well organized! Thank you for your attention to the details to make sure that we would have no problems in getting onboard the boat and, later, having our airtickets delivered to us.

Edward Saunders
October 10, 2005

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