Yangtze River Three Gorges Cruise Ship: M.S. Issabella III

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Entered Service: 1986
Passenger Capacity: 168
Length (ft): 259
Beam (ft):52
Draft (ft): 8.2
Cruising Speed (km/hr): 27.5
Stateroom (Standard) (sq ft): 124
Star-Rating: 3

The fleet of M. S. Issabella Series is famous for having highly ranked Chinese Government officials and other honored personages on its guest list. The fleet has M. S. Issabella 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7, all built in similar styles and structures but not that in terms of interior decorations and room layouts. All these ships are up to international 3-star standard.

First launched in 1986 with its old name Xiling, M. S. Issabella 3 is 79 meters long and 16 meters wide, with a draft of 2.5 meters and 2640 h. p.. She will be sailing between Yichang and Chongqing in 2003, with a maximum speed of 27.5 kilometers per hour in still water. Though one of the relatively older cruise ships sailing on Yangtze, it looks quite young after recent year's renovations. It features 2 deluxe suites and 82 standard cabins with a total capacity of 168 passengers. The standard cabin is 12 square meter big and deluxe suite is twice about that size. Facilities include central air-conditioning, closed circuit TV, satellite telephone and broadcasting system. The room attendants will clean the room and make the bed for you everyday.

There is a Chinese dining room and a Western dining room. When dining aboard, passengers are arranged with ten persons as a group based on nationalities, diet habits, religious or other cultural backgrounds. The dining room can hold 170 people, which means all passengers with one seating. On board you also will find coffeehouse, video cinema, bar, ballroom, karaoke, gift shop, beauty parlor. Other services such as laundry, massage, international telecommunication, credit cards service are also provided. There is a swimming pool on sun deck, which is rarely seen on Yangtze cruise ships. Artistic performances are available on board occasionally.