Mekong

The launch of private charters aboard Bohème, Mekong Kingdoms’ luxurious 50-metre river cruiser, allows families and groups to take over the entire vessel for a three-night voyage along the Mekong River.

A major refurbishment will see Pandaw’s Tonle Pandaw relaunched on the Mekong on 1 November as an all-suite ship, in response to demand.

Heritage Line’s boutique vessel, Anouvong, has returned to Laos’ Upper Mekong River, with the newly upgraded vessel offering travellers an even more luxurious experience than before.

The 2027 sailing season of Viking’s 15-day Magnificent Mekong cruisetour is now open for sale. The Viking Tonle, set to debut on the Mekong River in October 2025, means Viking will have two river ships sailing this region and a total of 70 departure dates in 2027 to meet strong consumer demand for Mekong voyages.

AmaWaterways is adding two new river ships to its fleet in 2026, with AmaKaia for the Mekong River and AmaSofia for Europe’s Rhine and Danube rivers.

Aqua Expeditions is offering an extended spring season on the Mekong in 2023, with a number of new dates aboard Aqua Mekong now available to book during the month of April.

Aqua Expeditions is targeting a larger stake of business from the Australian luxury cruise segment, with Founder and CEO Francesco Galli Zugaro saying he believes Aussies could be his brand’s third largest revenue market in time.

Pandaw has unveiled details of a new 10-night Deeper and Further on the Mekong River voyage will launch from October 2023.

Emerald Cruises has unveiled its 2023/24 Southeast Asia River Cruising brochure in the lead-up to the resumption of its popular Mekong program which is restarting in October 2022.

Southeast Asian cruise operator Pandaw River Expeditions is promoting a new collection of Combo Expedition River Cruises for guests with more time on their hands.

Emerald Cruises has released its 2022/2023 Mekong River Cruise Collection, travelling into the heart of Vietnam and Cambodia.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has released the first photos of its new Southeast Asia-based vessel, the S.S. Mekong Jewel, exclusively to LATTE to share with readers.