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President Four
Nov
4
2010
President No.4 is the first and only cruiser to bring hotel and leisure jointly, a standard inland waterway cruiser, to the Yangtze River since 1983 Yangtze Cruise has marked. The renovated in 2001 according to the international cruiser 4 star standard.
The cruiser is 84.6 meters long and 16.8 meters wide, consisting of 2 deluxe suites, 8 super standard twins, 66 standard twins, dining hall, banquet hall, bars, inner and outer viewing areas, beauty salon, massage room, shopping center, business center.
Entered Service: 1983
Rebuilt: 2004
Length: 84.6m
Beam/Width: 16.8m
Draft: 2.6m
Gross Tonnage: 3551T
Total Passengers: 200
Electricity: 220V, 50HZ
Star-Rating: 4-star
Answer #2
Our boat was President 4. We had 2 rooms, each with it’s own private balcony.
On the plus side, it was very relaxing especially after all the heavy duty sight-seeing in Beijing and Xian. It was definitely a “pleasure” to do nothing and just enjoyed the beautiful sceneries from our balcony.
Besides, the Dam project itself is just as impressive as the landscape: more than one million people where moved from their original habitats along the riverbank to newly allocated areas higher-up so that the project could be done successfully. Not to mention it’s kind of cool to see how the dam works when we were parked next to 8 other ships to go down in levels – interesting logistics were at work. It took almost 4 hours to reach from the top to the bottom.
On the down-side, the cruise is very touristy. The boat was packed mainly with internal Chinese tourist along with a big group of Germans, another group of French and the loose-end like us, a Scandinavian family, and an Irish couple whom we shared meals with at our table. Food (mostly Chinese except scamble eggs for breakfast) was mediocre at best. However the crew tried hard to make us feel comfortable. There were also shows in the evenings.
The shore excursions were entertaining and inclusive. It was good to get out of the boat for the day. The cabin on the President 4 was comfortable enough, I would say. I heard there will be higher-end cruise lines start running soon in Yangtze River, so you may want to take a look if you still wanna go.
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Answer #1
We just returned from an independent tour of China that included a Yangtze cruise from Chonngqing to Yichang. We were on the President 4 rnThe boat was really good – certainly not the prettiest on the river but the rooms were comfortable, the food good, staff wonderful and excursions excellent. We booked a standard and upgraded to a deluxe – I think they try to upgrade everyone as long as there is room. We barained an adidtional $100 to cover the cost of upgrade so it was very reasonable. The deluxe has indidivually controlled AC and a fridge/mini bar that can be used for personal items. The balconies on all the rooms are small – basically with room for 2 folding chairs but adequate and the boat has both indoor and outdoor observation decks.rnrnI was hesitant about taking the cruise becuase I had read many negative comments on various sites about the pollution, effect of the dam project, etc. but it was a priority for my husband. As it turned out, I am really glad we went. Yes the river is polluted and the scenery changed becuase of the construciton but having nothing else to compare it to, it was pretty awesome as it is now. We were fortunate to have a clear day when we went through the gorges but light fog and rain and some air polution the other days – especially when we toured the dam. rnrnIf you do go, regardless of boat, if you plan to fly out of Yichang after the cruise you should be aware that the airport is about an hour fromt the boat dock so planning time accordingly is important.!