What is the experience of taking a Three Gorges cruise?

To the Yangtze RiverTake a Three Gorges cruise shipMost of them have a well-known name - Oriental Star, Galaxy 2, Century Myth... In the 1970s, Three Gorges cruise ships began to appear on the Yangtze River to receive foreign tourists. With the advancement of the Three Gorges Project, Three Gorges cruise tourism has become increasingly popular year by year.

In recent years, more and more "luxury Three Gorges cruise ships" have been shuttling across the Yangtze River, often dubbed the "largest" and "most luxurious" titles. And this time, the lofty vision of "taking a cruise ship and watching the Yangtze River" that people had imagined shattered with the sinking of the "Eastern Star".

Yangtze River passenger transportation has existed since ancient times, but the cruise tourism business only emerged in the late 1970s. In 1979, Lindbret Travel Agency in the United States chartered the "Kunlun" that Mao Zedong had once boarded, pioneering the Yangtze River cruise tourism business. The Kunlun was originally a high-end ship dedicated to central leaders and state guests, and is known as the "Great Hall of the People on the Water". In the years after the operation of the "Kunlun", multiple high-end foreign tourist ships were launched one after another, and more than 90% of the tourists were foreign guests.

Before the 1990s, Yangtze River passenger transportation was mainly based on ordinary passenger transportation. Subsequently, with the popularization of railways and highways, Yangtze River passenger transportation was greatly impacted and began to transform. Replacing passenger ships with Three Gorges cruise ships has become a consensus among both passenger shipping companies and travel agencies, with the classic slogan of "taking a cruise and watching the Yangtze River".

In 2006, the main construction of the Three Gorges Dam was fully completed, making it a reality for the high gorge to emerge from the flat lake. The waterway in the reservoir area was improved, and a large number of luxury cruise ships from the Three Gorges were put into operation. Floating star rated hotels shuttled back and forth across the river, becoming a scenic spot in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. The popularity of Three Gorges cruise ships is due to changes in market demand and has become an important link in the development of local tourism economy.

In 2008, Chongqing invested billions of yuan in a tourism project that included plans to build 20 five-star luxury Three Gorges cruise ships. This Victoria Kaijin is the first cruise ship launched in the project, reportedly the world's largest ultra luxury five-star foreign-related cruise ship in terms of inland tonnage.

Almost every heavily built cruise ship has the titles of "most luxurious" and "largest". The Three Gorges cruise ships such as Changjiang No.2 Cruise, Changjiang Golden No.2 Cruise, Century Myth Cruise, and Presidential Flagship all have domineering names and their own "world's best inland cruise ships" indicators. The "Yangtze River Golden No.2" apron, claimed to be the world's largest inland luxury cruise ship.

According to incomplete statistics, the number of luxury cruise ships involved in Three Gorges tourism in Chongqing and Hubei has exceeded 50.

The Three Gorges luxury cruise ship meets people's lofty vision of "taking a cruise and watching the Yangtze River". The Yangtze River Three Gorges cruise tourism business, which was once dominated by foreign guests, has gradually been "reclaimed" by domestic tourists.

In 2012, domestic customers accounted for over 60% of the passengers on Three Gorges cruise ships. Luxurious cruise ships, beautiful scenery of Gaoxia Pinghu, and leisurely water tours are probably the most perfect imagination for people to travel the Yangtze River by cruise ship.

On December 24, 2011, a luxury Three Gorges cruise ship sailed through the picturesque waters of Qutang Gorge in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. For a long time, the prices of Three Gorges cruise ships have implemented a dual track system, with one price for inbound tourists and one price for domestic tourists.

Domestic tourists often have prices several thousand yuan lower than inbound tourists. In fact, the price of Three Gorges luxury cruise ships is not "luxurious". Luxury cruise ships generally have high floors and large tonnage, while the Yangtze River waterway is complex, especially in the middle reaches with shallow water and many bends. High rise luxury cruise ships have a high center of gravity, which greatly reduces safety. Among inland cruise ships abroad, there are not many that use high-rise cruise ships.

Under the pressure of luxury cruise ships with high quality, low price, and large quantity, ordinary cruise ships are facing enormous operational pressure and have to find other ways, and low-priced elderly groups are one of them.

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