Pandaw launched their latest ship in Yangon on
the 2nd of January 2014.
This new K class vessel has a design
draft of just 80cm and will be able to go where no other river
cruise ship can go in Myanmar (Burma) – far up the Chindwin and
high up the Irrawaddy year round.
As more and more river cruise
ships set sail in Myanmar, mainly on the now congested Pagan to Mandalay
sector, Pandaw are going further and exploring more of this
mystical country.
Pandaw is going back to how they started nearly twenty
years, offering real river recces, utterly pioneering experiences
into areas that have never seen tourists before.
In order
to keep weight down there are just two decks with only twenty
deluxe staterooms, a choice of indoor or outdoor bistro-style
dining and all the traditional touches that make the Pandaw
experience special.
The hull and steel work was completed
with machinery installed in three months and outfitting will be
completed by May well in time for deployment up river in July.
The Kalaw’s sister ship, the Kindat Pandaw will be launched from the
same yard in three weeks.
Pandaw,
Yangon,
Myanmar
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