Part 1 of 4 of AmaWaterways Vietnam-Cambodia Mekong River Cruise going from Hanoi to Saigon and taking in ancient ruins, beautiful lakes, big cities and small villages documented by travel filmmaker Clint Denn. This first in this first episode is Hanoi in North Vietnam, a busy city with the amazing Hanoi Opera, of French architecture, the Hotel Metropol, a famous hotel, with fantastic food and service. The escorted tours include the Ho Chi Minh Memorial, the man who founded the communist regime in Vietnam and led the country through the war against the French and Americans. His tomb is designed after Lenin's Tomb in Moscow. Hanoi is fascinating city. Besides seeing the sights and shopping, a water puppet show, developed in the rice fields to entertain children, is on tap for the travelers.
Then a bus ride to Ha Long Bay for a stay on a luxurious junk to see one of the great natural wonders of the world. Music on board ship with good food and then touring islands, made of limestone islands and many with caves, dot the landscape. Fishing abounds with over 200 species in the area. Hundreds of local ships plying the waters for fish and hawking their wares to the tourists are seen everywhere. Boats of every description, including floating wooden houses, abound during a two-day stay before the flight to Siem Reap and Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
About AmaWaterways:
AmaWaterways is moving into is second decade after another award winning year which saw them launch the ultra-luxurious AmaCerto, one of the new long ships being put into service throughout Europe. Already AmaWaterways, in 2013, put AmaVida into service on the Douro River in Portugal and will soon roll the AmaPrimra down the quays. AmaPrima, inspired by classic-ocean going yachts, provides the most distinctive river cruise experience with a magnificent glass elevator and unique design elements found onboard, as well as our exclusive "Twin Balconies." The beautifully-decorated and spacious accommodations range in size up to 350 sq. ft. Relax in a heated Sun Deck swimming pool with a "swim-up" bar; enjoy Chaîne des Rôtisseurs culinary creations in five dining venues. The ship also features a Fitness Center, Massage, Hair and Beauty salon; complimentary Internet access and first-run Hollywood movies; plus a fleet of bicycles to enhance your river cruise experience.
While adding new ships every year, AmaWaterways is always retrofitting existing ships with the latest amenities, upgrades and inventions. With a commitment to bring the best in river cruise vacations, AmaWaterwayshas always and will always lead the way in unparalleled on-board services that are constantly fine-tuned for the highest customer satisfaction. These factors, combined with a slate of new itineraries and specialty programs such as extremely popular Wine River Cruises, which were launched in 2010, had made AmaWaterways the front runner in this burgeoning new segment of the travel business.
Over the years AmaWaterways garnered a number of Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly, picked up an Award of Excellence form Luxury Travel Advisor, a Cruise Passenger Readers Choice Award in Australia for Best River Ship and was recognized for its Twitter account that put AmaWaterways on the list of "The Top 25 Online Cruise Vacation Influencers" by Influencers in Travel.
Award-winning AmaWaterways provides luxurious, all-inclusive river cruise vacations on the world's great waterways. Founded in 2002 by cruise industry pioneer Rudi Schreiner, cruise line executive Kristin Karst and Jimmy Murphy, founder of Brendan Vacations, AmaWaterways operates its innovative, custom-designed vessels on the Danube, Rhine, Main and Mosel rivers in Europe; the Volga-Baltic Waterway in Russia and the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia.
The AmaWaterways fleet in Europe features amenities such as spacious staterooms with French balconies or revolutionary "Twin Balconies"; plush down bedding, marble-appointed baths; complimentary high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi; first-run hit Hollywood movies; complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks with dinner, complimentary bottled water; gourmet dining in multiple venues (AmaBella); nightly entertainment; complimentary small group shore excursions tailored to passengers' desired walking pace; guided bicycle tours and much more.
In 2011 AmaWaterways introduced the new 161-passenger AmaVerde in Europe, the newly-redesigned 212-passenger AmaKatarina on the Volga-Baltic Waterway in Russia and the new 124-passenger AmaLotus on the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia. In 2012 they added AmaCerto in Europe and Zambezi Queen on the Chobe River in Africa, and in 2013 the AmaPrima will join the European fleet.
For more info about river cruising with AmaWaterways in Europe, Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Africa go to www.AmaWatewaysPR.com. For media interviews contact UniGlobal Media Group at 323-410-7511 or brad@uniglobal.com
