Charms of the Mekong
Charms of the Mekong
Cruise overview
WHY BOOK WITH US?
- ✔ The Deluxe Cruises’ team has extensive experience in ultra-luxury cruising.
- ✔ Call now to speak to our helpful and experienced Cruise Concierge team.
- ✔ Enjoy our Unique Deluxe Cruises Bonus for substantial savings.
- ✔ Our team will tailor your holiday to your exacting requirements.
- ✔ As agents, we work under the protection of each cruise lines ABTA / ATOL licences
About Ho Chi Minh City
Romantically referred to by the French as the Pearl of the Orient, Ho Chi Minh City today is a super-charged city of sensory overload. Motorbikes zoom day and night along the wide boulevards, through the narrow back alleys and past vendors pushing handcarts hawking goods of all descriptions. Still called Saigon by most residents, this is Vietnam's largest city and the engine driving the country's current economic resurgence, but despite its frenetic pace, it's a friendlier place than Hanoi and locals will tell you the food—simple, tasty, and incorporating many fresh herbs—is infinitely better than in the capital.This is a city full of surprises. The madness of the city's traffic—witness the oddball things that are transported on the back of motorcycles—is countered by tranquil pagodas, peaceful parks, quirky coffee shops, and whole neighborhoods hidden down tiny alleyways, although some of these quiet spots can be difficult to track down. Life in Ho Chi Minh City is lived in public: on the back of motorcycles, on the sidewalks, and in the parks. Even when its residents are at home, they're still on display. With many living rooms opening onto the street, grandmothers napping, babies being rocked, and food being prepared, are all in full view of passersby.Icons of the past endure in the midst of the city’s headlong rush into capitalism. The Hotel Continental, immortalized in Graham Greene's The Quiet American, continues to stand on the corner of old Indochina's most famous thoroughfare, the rue Catinat, known to American G.I.s during the Vietnam War as Tu Do (Freedom) Street and renamed Dong Khoi (Uprising) Street by the Communists. The city still has its ornate opera house and its old French city hall, the Hôtel de Ville. The broad colonial boulevards leading to the Saigon River and the gracious stucco villas are other remnants of the French colonial presence. Grisly reminders of the more recent past can be seen at the city's war-related museums. Residents, however, prefer to look forward rather than back and are often perplexed by tourists' fascination with a war that ended 40 years ago.The Chinese influence on the country is still very much in evidence in the Cholon district, the city's Chinatown, but the modern office towers and international hotels that mark the skyline symbolize Vietnam's fixation on the future.
About My Tho
About Cái Bè
About Sa Déc
About Tân Châu
About Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s busy capital, sits at the junction of the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers. It was a hub for both the Khmer Empire and French colonialists. On its walkable riverfront, lined with parks, restaurants and bars, are the ornate Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and the National Museum, displaying artifacts from around the country. At the city’s heart is the massive, art deco Central Market.
About Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s busy capital, sits at the junction of the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers. It was a hub for both the Khmer Empire and French colonialists. On its walkable riverfront, lined with parks, restaurants and bars, are the ornate Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and the National Museum, displaying artifacts from around the country. At the city’s heart is the massive, art deco Central Market.
About Oudong
About Oknha Tey Village
About Angkor Ban
About Kampong Cham
About Siem Reap
About Kampong Cham
Stateroom Features:
- In-room temperature control
- Cozy sitting area; Suites and Luxury Suites feature a larger sitting area
- Deluxe hotel-style bedding; Luxury Suites feature a queen-sized bed
- Spacious bathrooms with showers; Suites feature both a shower and separate tub
- Writing desk, mini-bar, safe, bathrobe and slippers, in-house telephone and hairdryer
- Flat-panel screen featuring an in-house movie channel
- Complimentary bottled water replenished daily
Stateroom Features:
- In-room temperature control
- Cozy sitting area; Suites and Luxury Suites feature a larger sitting area
- Deluxe hotel-style bedding; Luxury Suites feature a king-sized bed
- Spacious bathrooms with showers; Suites feature both a shower and separate tub
- Writing desk, mini-bar, safe, bathrobe and slippers, in-house telephone and hairdryer
- Flat-panel screen featuring an in-house movie channel
- Complimentary bottled water replenished daily
Stateroom Features:
- In-room temperature control
- Cozy sitting area; Suites and Luxury Suites feature a larger sitting area
- Deluxe hotel-style bedding; Luxury Suites feature a king-sized bed
- Spacious bathrooms with showers; Suites feature both a shower and separate tub
- Writing desk, mini-bar, safe, bathrobe and slippers, in-house telephone and hairdryer
- Flat-panel screen featuring an in-house movie channel
- Complimentary bottled water replenished daily
Stateroom Features:
- In-room temperature control
- Cozy sitting area; Suites and Luxury Suites feature a larger sitting area
- Deluxe hotel-style bedding; Luxury Suites feature a king-sized bed
- Spacious bathrooms with showers; Suites feature both a shower and separate tub
- Writing desk, mini-bar, safe, bathrobe and slippers, in-house telephone and hairdryer
- Flat-panel screen featuring an in-house movie channel
- Complimentary bottled water replenished daily
Stateroom Features:
- In-room temperature control
- Cozy sitting area; Suites and Luxury Suites feature a larger sitting area
- Deluxe hotel-style bedding; Luxury Suites feature a king-sized bed
- Spacious bathrooms with showers; Suites feature both a shower and separate tub
- Writing desk, mini-bar, safe, bathrobe and slippers, in-house telephone and hairdryer
- Flat-panel screen featuring an in-house movie channel
- Complimentary bottled water replenished daily
AmaDara
This distinctive ship is in a class of her own! AmaWaterways’ sole cruise ship on the Mekong River, the AmaDara features French Colonial décor and richly carved wood furniture inspired by the history of the region, as well as local artifacts made by native craftsmen. Air-conditioned interior corridors lead to spacious staterooms and suites, most featuring twin balconies that invite the ever-changing scenery of Southeast Asia inside. On board, the AmaDara caters to your every whim, with massage rooms, fitness room, gift shop, hair salon and sun-deck pool. Her stunning Saigon Lounge provides respite by day and unites guests over intriguing local entertainment by night. Savor authentic regional delicacies and Western cuisine in the Main Restaurant or dine at The Chef’s Table specialty restaurant; and throughout your cruise, be treated to unlimited complimentary wine with lunch and dinner, as well as house brand spirits, local beer and soft drinks throughout your cruise.
Ship Facts
| Speed | N/A | ||||||||
| Width | 14 | ||||||||
| Length | 92 | ||||||||
| Capacity | 124 | ||||||||
| Currency | USD | ||||||||
| Language | en | ||||||||
| Crew Count | 52 | ||||||||
| Deck Count | 4 | ||||||||
| Refit Year | |||||||||
| Cabin Count | 62 | ||||||||
| Launch Year | 2015 | ||||||||
| Gross Tonnage | N/A | ||||||||
| Electrical Plugs |
|
||||||||
| Large Cabin Count | 0 | ||||||||
| Wheelchair Cabin Count | 0 |
Sun Deck
- Navigation Bridge
- Bar
- Sun Deck
- Pool
- Sadec Spa
- Fitness Room
- Category B Staterooms
- Suites
- Luxury Suites
Upper Deck
- Saigon Lounge & Bar
- Reception
- Public Computers
- Gift Shop
- Saigon Spa
- The Chef's Table Restaurant
- Cat A Staterooms
- Cat B Staterooms
- Cat C Staterooms
Main Deck
- Mekong Restaurant
- Cat B Staterooms
- Cat C Staterooms
Savor regionally inspired cuisine as well as traditional favorites at a variety of dining venues, like the Main Restaurant and The Chef’s Table.
Mekong Restaurant
Savour authentic regional delicacies and Western cuisine in the Main Restaurant.
The Chef's Table Restaurant
Dine at The Chef’s Table, where the kitchen becomes part of the entertainment. Watch as the chef prepares a special, multi-course meal right in front of you and indulge in delectable dishes paired with hand-selected unlimited fine wines. The menu here is unique, making this a truly distinct gastronomic experience.
Meet fellow travellers in Saigon Lounge, enjoy a drink at the bar or soak in the passing scenery. The ship features convenient interior access as well as air conditioning in hallways, restaurants and lounges.
Saigon Lounge
Meet fellow travellers in Saigon Lounge, enjoy a drink at the bar or soak in the passing scenery. The ship features convenient interior access as well as air conditioning in hallways, restaurants and lounges.
Onboard Entertainment
Daily entertainment including cultural performances.