Lindblad Expeditions to offer Mekong River cruises

This item was written by Johanna Jainchill, who covers cruising for Travel Weekly. Jainchill is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.Add Lindblad Expeditions to the list of cruise lines offering cruises on Southeast Asia's Mekong River.

Expedition cruising specialist Lindblad will offer its first-ever itineraries in Vietnam and Cambodia next year, when the company sails Mekong River cruises on the 48-passenger Jahan, a Vietnamese-owned ship.

The 14-day itinerary will include stops in Angkor Wat and Phnom Penh in Cambodia, and Saigon, Vietnam, as well as the floating villages and small communities along the Mekong.River cruise companies Ama Waterways, Viking River, Uniworld, and Pandaw have all announced new or additional capacity on Mekong River itineraries in the last year.

In September, Ama Waterways will put a second vessel there, the brand-new, 124-passenger AmaLotus.Tell us Cruise Loggers, have you sailed on the Mekong? Share your thoughts below.

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