[A total of 3,472 Yangtze River Three Gorges cruise ships sailed in the first nine months of 2026] October 3rd, according to the Chongqing Cruise Center public account, in September 2026, 478 Yangtze River Three Gorges cruise ships sailed (including 41 inter-provincial non-overnight cruises), which was the highest number in the same period in 2025. 99.38%; the passenger volume was 119,500 (including 3,000 inter-provincial non-overnight cruises), which was 113.49% of the same period in 2025; the average passenger load factor (beds) of cruise ships was 70.41%, an increase of 2.78 percentage points from the same period in 2025. From January to September 2026, a total of 3,472 Yangtze Three Gorges cruise ships were launched (including 292 inter-provincial non-overnight cruises), which was 91.32% of the same period in 2025; the cumulative passenger volume was 962,100 (including 37,700 inter-provincial non-overnight cruises), which was 106.74% of the same period in 2025; the average passenger load factor (beds) of cruise ships was 78.84%, an increase of 3.08 percentage points from the same period of 2025.