The Newest Yangtze Cruise Ships
Do you want to cruise the Yangtze River but have difficulty choosing a suitable ship? It is commonly known that a river cruise is quite different from a tour on land, so you may expect a fine room and updated environment during the cruise trip. Here are 6 newest built ships and the top 2 newly-refurbished ships recommended by Yangtze River Cruises, offering new cabin-to-restaurant decoration, user-friendly facilities, and warm services to receive good reputations from guests. "Let's warm up by checking each one below before your Yangtze River cruise trip!"
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Top 6 Newly Built Yangtze River Ships
More Suggested Ships Newly Refurbished
Top 6 Newly Built Yangtze River Ships
Stylish Suite on Yangzi Explorer
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Launching in 2025, Yangzi Explorer is the honored 5-star luxury cruise ship on Yangtze River for the best experience at the highest level! Since Yangzi Explorer has Yangtze largest standard cabins covering 31.00 sq.m, accommodating on the ship gives an unbeatable relaxation. All the 4 types of spacious and beautiful cabins and suites are well-equipped private balcony and private bathroom and daily preparation of neat and cozy bedding for the best sound sleep of all their distinguished guests!
It is a world luxury brand specialized in providing high-end boutique holiday experience for world guests with their luxury safari lodges and expedition ships at world’s amazing destinations, Yangzi Explorer offers the best One-on-One VIP service for every guest to suite their requirements and interests to the best level!
Century Voyage - your best Three Gorges cruise choice!
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Century Voyage, making its maiden voyage on September 13th 2024, is No.1 best, newest and large Yangtze River cruise ship. With a cost of around 300 million RMB, it is the sister ship of Century Oasis, Century Glory and Century Victory. BUT, Century Voyage is even better and more advanced since the rooms, dining, technology and services onboard are UPGRADED into a higher standard, which has again raised the benchmark of China’s cruise industry.
Century Oasis Top Observation Deck
Century Victory Cruise Making Its Maiden Voyage in July, 2022!
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Century Glory Ship Data:
Century Oasis, making its first launch on April 2023, is the "NEWEST" vessel among all the Yangtze River cruises. It is the tenth luxury ship of Century Cruises after its sister cruises - Century Victory and Century Glory, which offer the same wonderful facilities, decorations and services. To meet most travelers’ demands, they usually sail through the golden and classic route between Chongqing and Yichang to witness the beautiful Three Gorges and magnificent Three Gorges Dam Site!
Century Oasis, Century Victory and Century Glory can hold up to 650 dearest guests onboard and travelers can select among 8 kinds of cabins and suites. No matter you are family with kids, or go on a honeymoon / anniversary / birthday / business trip, you’ll find your favorite accommodation here! Besides, this newly built ship will certainly provide incomparable high quality service to serve every dear traveler in every detail!
Deluxe Standard Cabin on Yangtze 3
Exclusive Onshore Excursion Wuhsan Goddess Sky Road Offers by Yangtze 3
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As the newest national cruise launched in 2022, Yangtze 3 is a new generation of high-end cruise ships on the Yangtze River, representing the highest level of design and construction of river cruise ships, and has been selected as a pilot ship for the Ministry of Transportation and Communication's high-quality cultural cruise routes.
Yangtze 3 is one of the few top luxury cruise ships that offer an all-inclusive tour package, which means that all attractions and onshore experiences are included in the ticket price from the moment of boarding, so passengers do not need to pay extra. As for the itinerary, Yangtze 3 offers an exclusive onshore excursion called the Wuhsan Goddess Sky Road (神女天路), which provides tourists with a vantage viewing platform atop the surrounding mountains to take in the Three Gorges.
New and Fashionable Cabin on Victoria Sabrina
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Newly created in 2020 by world professional cruise design and construction team, Victoria Sabrina is the NEWEST Yangtze cruise ship taking all global visitors to enjoy the classic relaxing Three Gorges cruise along the gorgeous Yangtze! Inspiring from the latest decorative design of luxurious hotels and international cruises, Victoria Sabrina creates the extremely stylish lobby, dining halls, sun deck, recreational areas, and 5 types of sleek cabins & suites in modern, elegant and fashionable beauty for your visual enjoyment. All facilities, amenities and equipment onboard are brand-new and of international high standard for your completely superior experience of the most advanced Yangtze ship!
Besides, built to the highest standards of energy conservation and environmental protection with the world advanced science and technologies, this outstanding new ship takes you to start a new styled Eco-travel in fashion while spending wonderful fun time with pleasant river and mountain sceneries!
More Suggested Ships Newly Refurbished
Besides the newly constructed Yangtze River ships, other earlier built but recently refurbished cruises, like Victoria Anna, etc. also will give you beautiful memory along your trip.
Elegant Suite on Victoria Anna, Refurbished in 2019
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Victoria Anna, the sister ship of Victoria Jenna and newly refurbished in 2019, is a highly recommended ship of Victoria Cruises that has awarded the 2011 Travel Age West Wave Award Editor’s Pick for Best River Cruise Line. On this ship, you can have a larger private space than in any other Victoria Ships. Since all the cabins on Victoria Anna offer private balconies, beautiful sceneries of the gorges and Yangtze River show just in front of your room.
With professional English-speaking staff under strict American managed training, Victoria Anna performs always well in serving all visitors onboard with Vitoria’s high American standards. And with diverse kinds of activities onboard, Victoria Anna will never disappoint you but give you a wonderful trip along the Yangtze River and the interesting sites.
Compare Year of Built of Top Newest Yangtze Cruise Ships
Ship Name | Price of 2025/2026 | Year of Built | Decks | Capacity | Cabins |
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Yangzi Explorer | $1,432-$1,737 | 2025 | 6 | 148 | 74 |
Century Voyage | $770-$848 | September, 2024 | 7 | 650 | 236 |
Century Oasis | $611-$655 | April, 2023 | 7 | 650 | 260 |
Century Victory | $611-$655 | July, 2022 | 7 | 650 | 260 |
Yangtze 3 | $718-$732 | January, 2022 | 7 | 600 | 250 |
Victoria Sabrina | $559-$633 | October, 2020 | 7 | 690 | 270 |
Century Glory | $611-$655 | September, 2019 | 7 | 650 | 260 |
Century Paragon | $436-$484 | March, 2013 | 7 | 398 | 196 |
Century Legend | $2,319 | May, 2013 | 7 | 398 | 196 |
Victoria Anna | $435-$509 | 2019 (Refurbished) |
6 | 266 | 133 |
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