CRUISINGThailand
include Phang Nga Bay.
www.azamaraclubcruises.co.uk
Cruising
Cruise lines for 2011/12 Swan Hellenic’s Minerva has a 15-night Bangkok and Beyond fly/cruise departing from Bangkok in 2011 and on to India.
www.swanhellenic.com
Azamara Club Cruises has a 14-night fly cruise aboard Azamara Quest in 2011, from Singapore to Dubai, calling at Phuket. Shore excursions
Orion Expedition Cruises has two itineraries from May 2011, aboard its
Thailand's stunning coastline demands a boat trip, but how about arriving or departing in true style, on a luxurious cruise liner?
new ship Orion II. Thailand, Temples and the Mekong is a seven-night sailing between Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City. The seven-night Gulf of Siam Explorer from Singapore to Bangkok calls at Ko Samui, Ang Thong Marine Park and Ko Kut.
www.orionexpeditions.com
Princess Cruises offers the 19-night South China Sea Holiday and South China Sea Explore itineraries between Bangkok and Singapore; the 19-night Southeast Asia and China itinerary from Beijing to Bangkok; and the 20-night Eastern Australia and Asia itinerary from Bangkok to Sydney.
www.princess.com
Holland America Line has the 17-night fly/cruise Asia Explorer
for 2012 between Singapore and Hong Kong and calling at Bangkok and Koh Samui.
www.hollandamerica.com
Compagnie du Ponant has introduced Asian winter cruises for 2010/11. The 12-night December 2010 voyage between Ho Chi Minh and Singapore calls at Ko Kood, Bangkok, and Ko Samui in November 2010 and March 2011. There are two voyages between Phuket and Singapore.
Seabourn includes Bangkok and Koh Kood on several cruises, including its 15-day Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore.
www.seabourn.com
Got a gapper? Gap Adventures' Thai Sailing programme has four- and seven-day sailing itineraries as well as expanded 12- and 15-day itineraries encompassing Northern Thailand, with plans to add Koh Samui sailing trips in summer 2011.
River Cruises Offer a romantic antique rice barge cruise on Bangkok’s Chao Praya river. Manohra Cruises Manohra Song has
four ensuite staterooms, with a saloon, sun deck, bar and dining area, for lunch and dinner cruises in Bangkok. The five- star Manohra Dream has two staterooms and cruises onto Ayutthaya overnight.
www.manohracruises.com
Mekhala Cruises' three 20-metre-long teak boats sleep up to nine in air- conditioned double cabins, plus sun deck, audio entertainment, library and a bar (Ayutthaya and Bangkok).
www.asia-marine.net/mekhala.htmlw
DID YOU KNOW? Cruises on the River Kwai are another popular choice.... Funway offers the River Kwai Downstream Cruise from £745 per person
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