Century Sun with Balcony
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Virgin Cruise |
2006 |
Capacity |
306 |
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Length |
126.8m |
Beam |
17.2. |
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Tonnage |
8040tons |
Suites |
10 |
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Cabins |
143 |
Draft |
2.7m |
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Crew |
152m |
Height |
24.6m |
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Speed |
26KM/H |
Horsepower |
2500KW |
Introduction
The super 5-star deluxe cruise vessel, “MV Century Sun”, is a sister ship of the “MV Century Sky”. Its style, design, furnishings, size and capacity guarantee make it become one of the leading cruise ships on the Yangtze River.
Highlights

Luxurious Decoration

Private Massage Room

Internet Cafe to connect the...

Beauty Salon
Facilities
1. Cabins and Suites
Century Sun owns 153 well decorated cabins onboard, including 6 deluxe suites with an area of 35.6 square meters, 4 junior suites and 143 deluxe cabins. Each cabin is equipped with a private balcony, telephone, satellite TV.
2. Restaurants and Bars
a. Panoramic Restaurant: The fine dining restaurant offers an intimate atmosphere, succulent delicacies with the kind of style and grace only found in world-class establishments. It would be one of the important parts of your Yangtze River Cruise memory.
b. Spacious Observation Lounge: Have a drink in such comfortable atmosphere while enjoy the fantastic view of the waterway. In addition, during the evening, some amusements and performance are shown on. With this lounge onboard, you never feel boring both day and night.
c. Sundeck Bar: enjoy the sunshine in the daytime while feel the cool breeze in the nighttime. It is a suitable and comfortable place makes you feel free with your friends, family and the beautiful sceneries.
3. Leisure Facilities
a. Sun Deck: The ships sun deck not only provides you a panoramic view, but also a place where you could immerse yourself in reading or music, and also entirely relax your mind without thinking anything.
b. Beauty Salon: Everyone in trip also needs beautiful look. Beauty salon in Century Sun is a place recommended to relax yourself with an amazing head massage by our hairdressers.
c. Fitness Center and Massage: The fitness center located on board will provide you adequate exercise opportunities, complete with weights or treadmills. Massage is also available by appointment, including full body, head and shoulders, and foot massage.
d. The Library: Bored with the throng on the sun deck, just come to the library and have a moment’s calm.
e. Internet Café: Cruising on the Yangtze River, you can also keep in touch with the world. Internet is accessible in the Internet Café for 24 hours.
Sceneries Along The Cruise
Three Gorges
It is no wonder that enjoying the views of the Three Gorges will be the main dish for your splendid Three Gorges tour. Quang Gorge is famous for its majestic steep crags on both banks of the river; Wu Gorge is renowned for its tranquil beauty forest covered the mountains and the steep cliffs; Xiling Gorge is the longest gorge of the three gorges of the Yangtze River, zigzagging about 49 miles.
Shibaozhai
Shibaozhai, a 12-leveled tower, stands on the mountain top facing the Yangtze River. It was first built in Qing Dynasty, 300 years ago. It boasts unique architecture and is regarded as a pearl in the Three Gorges Journey. It looks like a big jade seal, so it’s also called Jade Seal Mountain. There is a legend about it: Nuwa, the goddess creating Chinese people, selected many colorful stones to mend the broken sky. One of the stones dropped to here and turned into this beautiful tower.
Three Gorges Dam
Located in west part of Yichang city, the Three Gorges Project Dam Site, the largest water conservancy project constructed in the world, is functioned as a backbone in the flood control system to protect the areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It has ten comprehensive functions of flood control, power generation, navigation, freshwater aquiculture, tourism, ecological protection, environmental purifying, south-to-north water transfers and irrigation.
Shennong Stream
Shennong Stream, originated from the Shennongjia Nature Reserve, is a place with clean water and dropping verdures. The tranquil gorge provides a heaven for stream ferry and sampan drifting. Sail through the Parrot Gorge and Dragon Boat Gorge amid breathtaking scenery of lush pine and crystalline water, to discover the ancient plank roads, cave coffins and other wonderful creatures alongside.
Lesser Three Gorges
The Lesser Three Gorges refer to the three valleys of the Daning River, separately named “Dragon-Gate Gorge”, “Misty Gorge” and “Emerald Gorge”. Elegance and mystery are its features. Sheer cliffs and steep huge rocks are standing on either side, creating one of natural fine arts gallery as natural scenic wonders unfold on both banks of the river.
2012 Sailing Dates
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