China News Service, Guilin, July 1 (Yang Zongsheng) On June 30, the first five-star luxury cruise ship "Junda Dream" in the Lijiang Scenic Area, Guilin City, Guangxi, was launched for trial sailing.

At the trial sailing ceremony that day, the Lijiang River Scenic Area Management Committee of Guilin City issued a five-star cruise ship plaque to the cruise ship owner.

On June 30, a panoramic view of the second floor of the cabin of the five-star luxury cruise ship "Junda Dream".

Photo by Yang Zongsheng

  The first five-star cruise ship in the Lijiang River Scenic Area has a total length of 34 meters, a profile width of 6.3 meters, and a profile depth of 1.2 meters, with an approved capacity of 40 passengers.

The ship was invested by Guilin Junda Transportation Co., Ltd. with a total investment of 11.8 million yuan. On May 19, 2020, the Guilin local ship repairing plant completed the water trial and sailing after one year and one month of careful construction and decoration.

The ship’s hull is divided into 3 layers, with a novel appearance. The cruise ship is equipped with luxurious rest rooms, leisure and entertainment rooms, bars and restaurants, folk customs performances, and luxurious rest rooms.

In terms of technical performance, service functions, ship appearance, interior decoration materials and facilities, it surpasses the existing four-star cruise ships on the Lijiang River by a large margin.

Facilities and equipment introduce new intelligent technologies such as AI intelligent system control, remote control of navigation lights, electric curtains, lighting and shadow screens, and zone-controlled modular water-cooled air-conditioning units.

  It is understood that Guilin City, in order to improve the style and taste of Lijiang River tours, strive to create a good environment suitable for business, livability, pleasure and travel, and actively integrate into the world-class tourist destination of Lijiang River and Guilin world-class tourist city to create a new pattern. As a high-grade cruise ship in the high-end tourism market of the scenic spot, the five-star cruise ship in the scenic area fully refers to the international high-end boat construction standards, absorbs the characteristics of domestic and foreign luxury cruise ships and boats, and fully integrates the characteristics of the Lijiang River channel and the integration of the landscape along the Lijiang River. We will make every effort to promote the construction of five-star cruise ships in the Lijiang River Scenic Area, and actively create high-end customized and market-oriented “tourist-friendly ships, Lijiang characteristic ships, and city image ships”.

On June 30, the five-star luxury cruise ship "Junda Dream" was launched for trial sailing.

Photo by Yang Zongsheng

  The trial operation of the "Junda Dream" five-star luxury cruise ship has filled the void of no luxury cruises on the Lijiang River. According to reports, Guangxi’s first five-star new energy luxury cruise ship with an investment of nearly 10 million yuan in the Lijiang Scenic Area has now completed the main construction, and the construction of the other two five-star cruise ships has also been designed and will be delivered. At that time, the first batch of five-star cruise ships in the Lijiang River Scenic Area will give full play to the brand advantages and aggregation effects of high-end tourism products, comprehensively improve the level of tourism services and the sense of tourist experience, highlighting the "international model" of Lijiang River tourism and the "world-class tourist city" of Guilin The cultural connotation has amplified and radiated the world brand effect of "Lijiang Tourism". (Finish )