Romantically referred to by the French as the Pearl of the Orient, Ho Chi Minh City today is a super-charged city of sensory overload. Motorbikes zoom day and night along the wide boulevards, through the narrow back alleys and past vendors pushing handcarts hawking goods of all descriptions. Still called Saigon by most residents, this is Vietnam's largest city and the engine driving the country's current economic resurgence, but despite its frenetic pace, it's a friendlier place than Hanoi and locals will tell you the food—simple, tasty, and incorporating many fresh herbs—is infinitely better than in the capital.This is a city full of surprises. The madness of the city's traffic—witness the oddball things that are transported on the back of motorcycles—is countered by tranquil pagodas, peaceful parks, quirky coffee shops, and whole neighborhoods hidden down tiny alleyways, although some of these quiet spots can be difficult to track down. Life in Ho Chi Minh City is lived in public: on the back of motorcycles, on the sidewalks, and in the parks. Even when its residents are at home, they're still on display. With many living rooms opening onto the street, grandmothers napping, babies being rocked, and food being prepared, are all in full view of passersby.Icons of the past endure in the midst of the city’s headlong rush into capitalism. The Hotel Continental, immortalized in Graham Greene's The Quiet American, continues to stand on the corner of old Indochina's most famous thoroughfare, the rue Catinat, known to American G.I.s during the Vietnam War as Tu Do (Freedom) Street and renamed Dong Khoi (Uprising) Street by the Communists. The city still has its ornate opera house and its old French city hall, the Hôtel de Ville. The broad colonial boulevards leading to the Saigon River and the gracious stucco villas are other remnants of the French colonial presence. Grisly reminders of the more recent past can be seen at the city's war-related museums. Residents, however, prefer to look forward rather than back and are often perplexed by tourists' fascination with a war that ended 40 years ago.The Chinese influence on the country is still very much in evidence in the Cholon district, the city's Chinatown, but the modern office towers and international hotels that mark the skyline symbolize Vietnam's fixation on the future.
Victoria Mekong
Itinerary
Discover Southeast Asia on a voyage along the Mekong in style aboard the Victoria Mekong and experience the sights, sounds and smells of this fascinating river. Experience the best of this fascinating river. Explore temples, meander through bustling marke
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Deluxe Staterooms (River Deck)
Situated on the River deck, these generous deluxe cabins cover 25 square meters. Decorated in soothing earthy tones, they ooze an understated elegance and offer floor-to-ceiling windows that open onto a private balcony, providing enchanting views of the riverbanks as we sail by. Each room can be arranged as double or twin beds and includes an ensuite bathroom with a shower and separate toilet compartment.
Features- Floor to ceiling windows
- Fixed double bed
- Flat-screen TV
- Ensuite bathroom with walk-in shower and bathtub
- Towels, bathrobes, slippers and hairdryer
- Safe
- An outside balcony, with tables and chairs
- Wardrobe and under-the-bed storage
- Individual climate control
- Shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, body lotion, soap
- Desk, lamp and chair
- Multi-configuration plugs and USB ports
Deluxe Staterooms (River Deck)
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Deluxe Staterooms (Panorama Deck)
Located on the Panorama deck, these deluxe cabins are a roomy 25 square metres. Decorated in a calming palette of earthy tones, creating a sense of understated elegance, with floor-to-ceiling windows that open onto a private balcony, framing picturesque views of the riverbanks as we cruise by.
Each room can be configured as double or twin beds and features an ensuite bathroom, with a shower and separate toilet compartment.
Features
- Floor to ceiling windows
- Fixed double bed
- Flat-screen TV
- Ensuite bathroom with walk-in shower and bathtub
- Towels, bathrobes, slippers and hairdryer
- Safe
- An outside balcony, with tables and chairs
- Wardrobe and under-the-bed storage
- Individual climate control
- Shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, body lotion, soap
- Desk, lamp and chair
- Multi-configuration plugs and USB ports
Deluxe Staterooms (Panorama Deck)
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Suites (Panorama Deck)
This exquisite suite - your private oasis - is decorated in a calming palette of earthy tones, creating a sense of understated elegance. The natural beauty of wood and linen accents further enhances the subtle elegance of the space. Measuring a spacious 45 square metres with separate bedrooms and living areas, each with large picture windows. The floor-to-ceiling French windows open onto a private, aft-facing balcony while the light and airy ensuite bathroom has an enclosed glass shower, as well as a bathtub.
Features
- Floor to ceiling windows
- Fixed double bed
- Flat-screen TV
- Ensuite bathroom with walk-in shower and bathtub
- Towels, bathrobes, slippers and hairdryer
- Safe
- An outside balcony, with tables and chairs
- Wardrobe and under-the-bed storage
- Individual climate control
- Shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, body lotion, soap
- Desk, lamp and chair
- Multi-configuration plugs and USB ports
Suites (Panorama Deck)
Suites (Panorama Deck)
Restaurants
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Claypot Restaurant
Savour the complete dining experience at the Claypot Restaurant on the Panorama deck. With its expansive bay windows offering breathtaking river views, the option to dine on the Terrace, and a mix of international and local dishes designed by the ship’s Executive Chef, each night offers an engaging dining experience - including an interactive dining experience.
Deckplans
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Sky Deck
- Sun Loungers
- Mini Golf
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Sun Deck
- Infinity Pool
- Horizon Lounge Bar
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Panorama Deck
- Restaurant
- Deluxe Staterooms
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River Deck
- Reception
- Boutique
- Green Lotus Spa
- Deluxe Staterooms
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