Century Cruises

Century Cruises (Chinese: 世纪游轮), also known as New Century Cruises, is a river cruise line headquartered in Chongqing, China. It provides multi-day cruises on the Yangtze river.[1]

Century Cruises
IndustryTourism
Hospitality
Founded1997
HeadquartersChongqing, China
Area served
China
Key people
Liu Yan (President)
ServicesRiver cruises
Websitecenturyrivercruises.com

Destinations

Century Cruises offers cruises on the Yangtze river. It offers daily cruises between Chongqing and Yichang. The downstream cruise (Chongqing–Yichang) takes 3 nights while the upstream cruise (Yichang–Chongqing) takes 4 nights.

The cruise line occasionally offers cruises between Shanghai and Wuhan, and between Chongqing and Shanghai. Cruises from Chongqing to Shanghai and vice versa takes 10 nights.[2][3]

Fleet

Current fleet
ShipBuiltGross tonnageCabinsPassenger
capacity		Notes
Century Sky20058,539153306Previously chartered by Viking River Cruises.[4]
Century Sun20068,539153306Previously chartered by Viking River Cruises.
Century Diamond20087,142132264Previously chartered by Nicko Cruises.
Century Emerald20107,142132264Occasionally chartered by Viking River Cruises.[5]
Century Paragon201312,516196400Occasionally chartered by Uniworld and Avalon Waterways.[6]
Century Legend201312,516196400Occasionally chartered by Uniworld and Avalon Waterways.[7]
Century Glory201915,000260650Century Glory,  a river cruise ship built by Century Cruises in with eco-friendly, hybrid-engines.

Future fleet
ShipWill enter serviceGross tonnageCabinsPassenger
capacity		Notes
Century Voyager 2021 15,000 260 650
Century Dream 2022 15,000 260 650
Century Oasis 2023 15,000 260 650

Former ships
ShipBuiltIn service for
Century Cruises		Gross tonnageCabinsPassenger
capacity		Notes
Century Star20032003–20154,25593186Previously chartered by Viking River Cruises.

References
  1. "Company Profile". centurycruises.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. "Yangtze River Cruise Routes". yangtze-river-cruises.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. "A long cruise from Shanghai to Chongqing". Century Blog. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. "Century to take on U.S. marketing of its Yangtze itineraries". travelweekly.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. "Operators see uptick, plan upgrades on China's Yangtze". travelweekly.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. "Understanding The New Century Paragon & Its Relationship To Avalon & Uniworld". rivercruiseadvisor.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. "Meet Century Legend & Century Paragon". rivercruiseadvisor.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.