{"id":4203,"date":"2010-02-15T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/?p=4203"},"modified":"2010-02-15T20:45:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-15T20:45:00","slug":"the-jayavarman-launching-a-new-era-in-luxury-mekong-cruising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2010\/02\/the-jayavarman-launching-a-new-era-in-luxury-mekong-cruising\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jayavarman &#8211; launching a new era in luxury Mekong cruising"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"190\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mekongriverboattrips.com\/Image\/Mekong%20Delta%20Cruises\/jayavarman.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Heralding a new era in boutique cruising on the Mekong River, The Jayavarman,   the most luxurious vessel in Indochina, is now operating a full schedule of cruise itineraries between Vietnam and Cambodia following its launch last December.<\/p>\n<p>Operating between its home port of My Tho, a short drive from Ho Chi Minh City, and Cambodia&#8217;s Siem Reap, the jump off point for the famous Angkor Temples, those wishing to immerse themselves in the region&#8217;s unique culture in the lap of luxury can now choose from a medley of distinct itineraries.<\/p>\n<p>These include an eight-day program linking My Tho with Siem Reap, and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>For those who prefer a shorter voyage, options include a four-day\/three-night program showcasing the Vietnamese section of the river and a five-day\/four-night cruise sailing  between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.<\/p>\n<p>Daily shore excursions offer passengers the opportunity to engage with local communities. These include early morning visits to fishing villages and an outing to a rural school in Kampong Cham.<\/p>\n<p>On board experiences range from lectures on local agriculture and culture through to a hands-on cooking demonstration of Vietnamese and Cambodian cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>Optional activities while in Phnom Penh include a detailed account of the Khmer Rouge period given by a local professor and a traditional &#8216;Apsara dance&#8217; performance with cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>The cruises also provide The Jayavarman&#8217;s passengers with a chance to help Cambodian children by donating to the Cambodia Literacy Project which is sponsored by The Jayavarman&#8217;s company Heritage Line.<\/p>\n<p>The Jayavarman&#8217;s Chief Operating Officer Matt Masson, said forward bookings for 2010 were looking very positive with many high season departures (October &#8211; December) filling up quickly however there was still some availability throughout the low season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heralding a new era in boutique cruising on the Mekong River, The Jayavarman, the most luxurious vessel in Indochina, is now operating a full schedule of cruise itineraries between Vietnam and Cambodia following its launch last December. Operating between its home port of My Tho, a short drive from Ho Chi Minh City, and Cambodia&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[78],"class_list":["post-4203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-heritage-cruise-line"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4203\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}