{{Short description|Travel and holiday companies of China}} {{infobox company | name = Century Cruises | logo = | caption = | type = | genre = | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = 1997 | founder = | defunct = | location_city = Chongqing | location_country = China | location = | locations = | area_served = China, Europe | key_people = Chen Wei {{small|(President)}} | industry = Tourism<br>Hospitality | products = | services = River cruises | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{url|https://centurycruise.com/|centurycruise.com}} | footnotes = }}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.centuryrivercruises.com/companyDetail.html |title= Company Profile |work= centurycruises.com |accessdate=23 October 2019}}</ref>
==Destinations== 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.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.yangtze-river-cruises.com/yangtze-river-guide/lines.html |title= Yangtze River Cruise Routes |work= yangtze-river-cruises.com |accessdate= 23 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://centuryrivercruises.wordpress.com/long-cruise-shanghai-chonqing/ |title= A long cruise from Shanghai to Chongqing|work= Century Blog |accessdate= 26 October 2019}}</ref>
==Fleet==
===Current fleet=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship || Built || Gross tonnage || Cabins || Passenger<br>capacity||Notes |- | ''Century Paragon'' || style="text-align:Center;"|2013 || style="text-align:center;"| 12,516 || style="text-align:center;"| 196 || style="text-align:center;"|400 || Occasionally chartered by Uniworld and Avalon Waterways.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rivercruiseadvisor.com/2013/03/making-sense-of-the-century-paragon/ |title= Understanding The New Century Paragon & Its Relationship To Avalon & Uniworld |work= rivercruiseadvisor.com |accessdate=30 October 2019}}</ref> |- | ''Century Legend'' || style="text-align:Center;"|2013 || style="text-align:center;"| 12,516 || style="text-align:center;"| 196 || style="text-align:center;"|400 || Occasionally chartered by Uniworld and Avalon Waterways.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rivercruiseadvisor.com/2012/06/meet-century-legend-century-paragon/ |title= Meet Century Legend & Century Paragon |work= rivercruiseadvisor.com |accessdate=30 October 2019}}</ref> |- | ''Century Glory'' || style="text-align:Center;"|2019 || style="text-align:center;"| 15,000 || style="text-align:center;"| 260 || style="text-align:center;"|650 ||Century Glory, a river cruise ship built by Century Cruises in with Eco-friendly, hybrid-engines. |- | ''Century Victory'' || style="text-align:Center;"|2022 || style="text-align:center;"| 15,000 || style="text-align:center;"| 260 || style="text-align:center;"|650 || |- |''Century Oasis'' |2023 |15,000 |260 |650 | |}
=== Future fleet === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship || Will enter service || Gross tonnage || Cabins || Passenger<br>capacity || Notes |- |'''''Century Voyager''''' |2024 |15,000 |260 |650 | |- |'''''Century Dream''''' |2026 |15,000 |260 |650 | |}
===Former ships=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship || Built || Gross tonnage|| Cabins || Passenger<br>capacity || Notes || Notes |- | ''Century Star'' || style="text-align:Center;"|2003 || style="text-align:Center;"| 4,255 || style="text-align:Center;" | 93 || style="text-align:center;" | 186 || style="text-align:center;" |Previously chartered by Viking River Cruises. || |- | ''Century Sky'' || style="text-align:Center;"|2005 || style="text-align:center;"| 8,539 || style="text-align:center;"| 153 || style="text-align:center;"|306 || Previously chartered by Viking River Cruises.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Century-to-take-on-U-S-marketing-of-its-Yangtze-itineraries |title= Century to take on U.S. marketing of its Yangtze itineraries |work= travelweekly.com |accessdate=30 October 2019}}</ref> |- | ''Century Sun'' || style="text-align:Center;"|2006 || style="text-align:center;"| 8,539 || style="text-align:center;"| 153 || style="text-align:center;"|306 || Previously chartered by Viking River Cruises. | |- | ''Century Diamond'' || style="text-align:Center;"|2008 || style="text-align:center;"| 7,142 || style="text-align:center;"| 132 || style="text-align:center;"|264 ||Previously chartered by [https://www.nicko-cruises.de/en/ Nicko Cruises.] | |- | ''Century Emerald'' || style="text-align:Center;"|2010 || style="text-align:center;"| 7,142 || style="text-align:center;"| 132 || style="text-align:center;"|264 || Occasionally chartered by Viking River Cruises.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.travelweekly.com/river-cruising/insights/operators-see-uptick-plan-upgrades-on-china-s-Yangtze |title= Operators see uptick, plan upgrades on China's Yangtze |work= travelweekly.com |accessdate=30 October 2019}}</ref> |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|www.centuryrivercruises.com}} (Mandarin) * {{Official website|www.centuryrivercruises.com/en}} (English)
Category:Cruise lines Category:Transport companies established in 1997 Category:Companies based in Chongqing Category:Travel and holiday companies of China Category:Shipping companies of China Category:River cruise companies Category:1997 in Chongqing