Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd Delivers Full-turnkey Intelligent Project for Changjiangxing Aurora Cruise Ship

         Following the successful commissioning of the smart cruise ship Changjiangxing Lanyue, which has won consistent acclaim from the market and tourists for its comprehensive intelligent experience, Changjiangxing Aurora — the brand-new second flagship cruise of the Changjiangxing series — completed its maiden voyage and delivery at Yichang Port, Hubei Province. Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd undertook the full-turnkey responsibility for the design and delivery of the complete weak-current intelligent system onboard the vessel.

    

          Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd has iterated and upgraded its vessel-wide integrated all-optical network intelligent system, inheriting the capability of converging more than ten onboard business systems on a single network as deployed on Changjiangxing Lanyue.

   Changjiangxing Aurora is equipped with the second-generation self-developed vessel-wide integrated all-optical network intelligent system by Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd. Leveraging the advantages of optical-fiber transmission including high speed, large bandwidth, anti-interference performance and long-distance transmission, one unified optical-fiber backbone network carries and schedules over ten systems: internal-external communications, full-coverage security surveillance, intelligent fire-evacuation, vessel-wide background music, professional stage lighting, line-array loudspeaker systems, giant-screen LED displays, multi-zone live-streaming & recording, intelligent stage machinery, full-coverage cellular signal amplification, cabin Hongmeng IPTV and vessel-wide information distribution.

   Covering top-level solution design, core hardware equipment, main control chips, intelligent management platform and overall system integration, the entire system achieves 100 % domestic localization. 70 % of its hardware and software are iterated and upgraded products independently developed by Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd, adapted to Aurora’s larger hull, expanded functional zones and higher passenger-carrying capacity.

  Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd provides one-stop full-turnkey services covering delivery, commissioning and operation-maintenance. Building on proven practical experience from Changjiangxing Lanyue, comprehensive optimizations and upgrades have been implemented across four dimensions: transmission performance, operation-maintenance efficiency, space utilization and concurrent-processing capacity. This delivers a highly integrated, standardized, large-scale and converged vessel-wide intelligent architecture, forming a new-generation all-optical intelligent solution featuring superior stability, high efficiency and easy maintenance for large-volume high-end cruise vessels.

 

  

          Iterated One-stop Full-scenario Integration

  Drawing on long-term real-world navigation conditions, cabin usage scenarios, guest-experience feedback and operation-management data accumulated from Changjiangxing Lanyue, the engineering team of Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd carried out end-to-end review. In response to special operating conditions of the Three Gorges waters such as high humidity, salt spray, wave-induced vibration and complex over-the-river signal environment, indepth iteration and optimization have been completed for the complete intelligent hardware-software ecosystem.

   Compared with the solution deployed for the first vessel, multiple core enhancements have been realized on this second cruise ship:

• Comprehensively enhanced stability of network transmission

The all-optical network architecture and signal-amplification system are optimized with special tuning targeting river-borne signal fluctuation and transmission interference. High-speed, stable and low-latency ship-wide network is achieved to support parallel operation of multiple scenarios including voyagecritical communication, live-streaming transmission and guest internet access.

• Refined upgrade of in-cabin intelligent experience

Optimized logic for cabin IPTV, information push and audio-visual interaction improves response speed and smoothness of cabin smart devices, delivering convenient, comfortable and human-centered intelligent accommodation services for guests inside staterooms.

• Further-optimized security and emergency-response system

  Image resolution and intelligent recognition capability of full-coverage security surveillance are upgraded with additional high-definition cameras installed for clearer imaging and finer detail presentation. A hierarchical authorization-management mechanism is newly added to enable more accurate hazard prediction, faster emergency response and higher-efficiency vessel-wide safety governance.

• Overall quality improvement for performance audio-visual and public-zone management

  Stage lighting & audio equipment, LED large screens, stage machinery and live-streaming-recording systems are iterated to elevate onboard performance output. Meanwhile, public-address and vessel-wide information-distribution systems are optimized to enable smarter and better-organized public-zone announcements, atmosphere creation and information alerts.

• Upgraded integrated back-office operation-maintenance management

  Data ports of all ship-board weak-current systems are consolidated, and the centralized back-end control platform is optimized to lower maintenance complexity and boost management efficiency, truly realizing unified management, intelligent linkage and high-efficiency operation-maintenance across multi-system infrastructure.

 

        Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd has optimized professional performanceoriented hardware and software to build immersive on-board stage audio-visual spectacles.

  Currently, Three-Gorges cultural tourism is fully transforming from basic sightseeing toward all-age immersive, scenario-based and long-duration in-depth vacation. Diversified cruise performances and interactive experiences have become core competitive strengths for high-end flagship vessels. As an upgraded sister ship of Changjiangxing Lanyue, Changjiangxing Aurora features expanded performance spaces, richer themed shows and roaming on-board theatrical experiences. Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd provides fully customized complete sets of audio-video-communication hardware.

  Supported by the ultra-low-latency synchronous-transmission architecture of the secondgeneration converged all-optical fiber network, Changjiangxing Aurora enables cross-zone unified scheduling of lighting, professional line-array loudspeakers, giant highdefinition LED screens, motor-driven intelligent stage machinery, multi-channel live-streaming-recording devices and vessel-wide background music across multiple performance locations. Millisecond-level synchronous control is maintained even for multi-venue joint performances.

   A newly-optimized distributed acoustic layout adapts to the open acoustic environment of grand theatres and open-air decks, delivering rich stereo sound free of noise. New dynamic light-and-shadow effect modules are integrated into the lighting-control system to support dozens of themed scenarios including ancient-style stage dramas, Three-Gorges folk-culture shows, open-deck night-time light-and-shadow performances and family-oriented interactive theatres. Performance devices in different zones share unified hardware brands and a centralized control platform for seamless cross-scene switching. Multi-layer light and sound effects combine to bring guests an all-round immersive audio-visual experience covering indoor venues, open decks, guest cabins and public areas.

 

Flagship Operational Data Validates Hard-core Value of Intelligent Solutions

   Green, low-carbon and all-age immersive aquatic vacations have become mainstream trends for Three-Gorges cultural tourism. The Three-Gorges cruise market remains booming in 2026 with surging demand for high-end inter-provincial cruise vessels.

    As Hubei’s only flagship cruise selected for the Green & Low-Carbon Special Pilot Program of the Ministry of Transport of China, Changjiangxing Aurora held its grand maiden voyage in Yichang on August 5. It is one of China’s highest-investment inland hybrid-power luxury cruises with a displacement of 17 000 tons. The vessel features seven decks with nearly 20 000㎡of leisure space, 259 panoramic balcony cabins and a maximum passenger capacity of 650 persons. Equipped with the complete integrated intelligent suite and end-to-end immersive performance experience delivered by Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd, it has earned high praise right from its maiden voyage. Multiple voyages have been fully booked since reservations opened, with suites and family-oriented cabins in high demand. Both passenger-carrying volume and guest-satisfaction metrics have reached new highs, securing its position among the top-tier inland Yangtze-River cruise fleet.

      

   The successful delivery of Changjiangxing Aurora, the second flagship cruise of the series, represents not merely product iteration, but also a major milestone marking the standardization, maturity and scaling-up of intelligent construction for premium Yangtze-River cruise ships. Moving forward, Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd will further deepen its footprint in large-vessel intelligence. By iterating self-developed all-optical converged intelligent hardware and software products, the company will deliver one-stop full-turnkey solutions for more ten-thousand-ton green luxury cruises and continuously set new benchmarks for intelligence-driven and immersive upgrades of Yangtze-River cruise industry.

    Hope Great(Shenzhen) Tech Co.,Ltd prioritizes value creation for cruise-ship owners and operators. On the premise of gaining owners’ recognition, the company pursues long-term stable growth for business and employees, adhering to the corporate value of “reputation in the cruise industry first, profit second”.