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 Length:
200ft / 60m
Beam: 36ft / 11m
Draught: 4ft / 1.5m
Berths: 64 pax
Decks: 4: Lower, Main, Upper, Sun
Engines: 2 x 550bhp Isuzu
Propulsion: Inboard system
Built: 2003
Pandaw Mekong
Cruise
In 2003, with the Mekong Pandaw, we were the first ship
to attempt this extraordinary journey in its entirety
surmounting complex bureaucratic and navigational
obstacles. In 2004 we brought the former Pandaw III now
renamed the Tonle Pandaw over from Myanmar to join the
Mekong Pandaw. The two Pandaws explore two countries,
two cultures and two ways of life linked by one great
river. This is the only luxury cruises vacation on the
Mekong River. A shipping link between Saigon and Angkor
is immensely practical for the traveller as it makes it
possible to connect three important destinations on one
trip with easy plane connections at either end: Saigon
the exotic Frenchified former capital of South Vietnam,
Phnom Penh, the quaint Cambodian capital, and the
stupendous World Heritage monuments at Angkor. One need
no longer check in and out of hotels and endure bumpy
roads to visit these magnificent places.
Sailing on a Pandaw is essentially an outdoor
experience. Whilst the staterooms are very comfortable
and roomy, passengers prefer to spend their time sitting
outside, on the promenade decks or on the vast
observation deck above. Unlike other cruise ships every
window (except port holes on lower deck) can open. When
sailing our passengers sit on deck and become absorbed
by great panoramas as
 they
unfold about them. Spellbound, one cannot help but to
meditate upon the unceasing human and wildlife activity
of these teaming water worlds
Comms: Cell phones, Sat phones (where permitted by local
authorities) VHF and SSB radio, internal phone system,
PA system and tannoy system for navigation purposes.
Safety: Smoke detectors in all cabins and public places,
emergency lighting and generator, fire pump, hydrants
and hoses, fire extinguishers, life jackets for all on
board and life rafts.
Navigation: Navigation lights, ships horn, searchlight,
GPS, Radar (where permitted by local authorities).
Amenities: On board laundry, bakery, fully equipped
galley and refrigeration units; air conditioning for all
inside areas.
Water: Treatment plants for desalination,
desedimentation and purification using UV and osmosis.
Sewage: Microbiotic treatment plants.
Class: Myanmar DMA Inland Water (based on Lloyds Inland
Water Class).
Flag: Country flags in areas of operation.
Insurance: Ship Owners UK: P&I policies with over USD45
million per vessel.
Crew: 28 per vessel of mixed Asian nationalities.
Management: European expatriate experts employed
directly by Pandaw Cruises supervising experienced Asian
Pursers.
Cabin
 The
Pandaw stateroom is the most celebrated feature of our
ships. Finished in brass and teak, the main and upper
deck rooms are very spacious at 168 square feet (15.6
sqm). Much loved by all our passengers we have ensured
that with each ship we build the stateroom remains the
same. Our cabins do not have mini-bars, satellite TV’s,
internet or phones. There is a 24 honesty bar on the
sundeck. Pandaw passengers usually want to escape from
the tiresome features found in international business
hotels.
Many passengers describe life on board a Pandaw more
like being a guest on a private motor yacht than a
cruise ship. Where we go and what we see is intrepid in
extreme. What you come back to is a floating base of
discreet comfort, caring service and all the good things
one looks for in life.
Bar & Dining
The Pandaw dining rooms are designed to open up along
the sides and only at night do we close them up and use
air conditioning. We know our passengers want fresh air
not chilled air. We offer a great choice of local
cuisine and exotic foods. We source supplies as locally
as possible, given environmental health regulations.
Breakfast and lunch are buffets and dinner is served at
the tables. Passengers who do not like hot or spicy
foods are offered European alternatives and vegetarians
are well catered for. Our chefs know that the majority
of passengers want to eat the best of each country
 they
pass through.
Promenade Decks
Sailing on a Pandaw is essentially an outdoor
experience. Whilst the staterooms are very comfortable
and roomy, passengers prefer to spend their time sitting
outside, on the promenade decks or on the vast
observation deck above. Unlike other cruise ships every
window (except port holes on lower deck) can open. When
sailing our passengers sit on deck and become absorbed
by great panoramas as they unfold about them.
Spellbound, one cannot help but to meditate upon the
unceasing human and wildlife activity of these teaming
water worlds.
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