On september 3rd, the people's net sea (reporter wang wei), this afternoon, two twin cruise ships met on the huangpur river and held a special handover ceremony. After nearly 30 years of service, the first cruise ship, the “pujiang” after the reform and opening of the yangtze river, officially began to operate on the yangtze river at 7 p. M。
In may 1979, a cruise ship, the urajiang, which had been converted by a double passenger vessel, akumi 11, officially resumed its tour operation and became the first ship to be visited by the shanghai river after the reform and opening of the service. Over the past three decades of operation, the urajiang has received a total of millions of visitors, including more than 50 foreign leaders, who have not only witnessed the development of the shanghai reform and opening up of the river, but also contributed to the rise of the shanghai yellow river tourist industry. In may 2000, the image of the porosian double-hulled dragon ship was modified, especially during the 2001 apec conference's pojiang boat cruise, which impressed chinese and foreign guests。
In order to upgrade the capabilities and services of the huang po river cruise ship and meet the operational requirements for upstream viewing, and with a view to the 2010 world expo tourism needs, shanghai river cruise company ltd. Invested $32 million at the beginning of last year to build a new cruise ship called “pura river tour 1”. The new ship was built by the huanggang city of hubei north han ship construction co. Ltd., 57 metres long, 17 metres wide and 1,000 passengers rated, and continued to be in the shape of a “twin, double dragon, ancient fragrance” building, using the traditional chinese pavilion attic, with four layers。
According to shanghai river tour limited, the cruise ship “pujiang tour 1” will introduce a combination of tourist tourism and water-based catering services, highlighting scientific, comfort and practical topics internally, bringing the cruise ship function closer to market demand and humanization. The company will also continue to expand its cruise ship upgrading efforts in the coming years to meet the development needs of the river and the requirements of the shanghai expo 2010。
Currently, there are 9 cruise ship companies and 37 cruise ships operating in the yangtze river, and the number of cruise ships is expected to reach 55 by 2010。
