Century Cruises
| Industry | Tourism Hospitality |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Chongqing, China |
Area served | China |
Key people | Chen Wei (President) |
| Services | River cruises |
| Website | centuryrivercruises.com |
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]
Destinations
[edit]Century Cruises offers cruises on the Yangtze river. It offers daily cruises between Chongqing and Yichang. The downstream cruise (Chongqing–Yichang) takes three nights while the upstream cruise (Yichang–Chongqing) takes four 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 14 nights.[2][3]
Fleet
[edit]Current fleet
[edit]| Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Cabins | Passenger capacity |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century Paragon | 2013 | 12,516 | 196 | 400 | Occasionally chartered by Uniworld and Avalon Waterways.[4] |
| Century Legend | 2013 | 12,516 | 196 | 400 | Occasionally chartered by Uniworld and Avalon Waterways.[5] |
| Century Glory | 2019 | 15,000 | 260 | 650 | Century Glory, a river cruise ship built by Century Cruises in with Eco-friendly, hybrid-engines. |
| Century Victory | 2022 | 15,000 | 260 | 650 | |
| Century Oasis | 2023 | 15,000 | 260 | 650 |
Future fleet
[edit]| Ship | Will enter service | Gross tonnage | Cabins | Passenger capacity |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century Voyager | 2024 | 15,000 | 260 | 650 | |
| Century Dream | 2026 | 15,000 | 260 | 650 |
Former ships
[edit]| Ship | Built | In service for Century Cruises |
Gross tonnage | Cabins | Passenger capacity |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century Star | 2003 | 2003–2015 | 4,255 | 93 | 186 | Previously chartered by Viking River Cruises. |
| Century Sky | 2005 | 8,539 | 153 | 306 | Previously chartered by Viking River Cruises.[6] | |
| Century Sun | 2006 | 8,539 | 153 | 306 | Previously chartered by Viking River Cruises. | |
| Century Diamond | 2008 | 7,142 | 132 | 264 | Previously chartered by Nicko Cruises. | |
| Century Emerald | 2010 | 7,142 | 132 | 264 | Occasionally chartered by Viking River Cruises.[7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Company Profile". centurycruises.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Yangtze River Cruise Routes". yangtze-river-cruises.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "A long cruise from Shanghai to Chongqing". Century Blog. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Understanding The New Century Paragon & Its Relationship To Avalon & Uniworld". rivercruiseadvisor.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Meet Century Legend & Century Paragon". rivercruiseadvisor.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Century to take on U.S. marketing of its Yangtze itineraries". travelweekly.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Operators see uptick, plan upgrades on China's Yangtze". travelweekly.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website (Mandarin)
- Official website (English)