EXCLUSIVE From gold kimonos to a stunning outdoor pool: Inside one of the world's most luxurious river cruises Jo Kessel steps aboard the new 88-passenger, five-deck Mekong Serenity She captures the river cruise from Vietnam to Cambodia on camera Her video shows the ships 'swish and stylish' interiors and 'exciting excursions' READ MORE: Eight of the world's most breathtaking mountain train journeys By Jo Kessel For Mailonline Published: 11:36, 17 September 2024 | Updated: 12:21, 17 September 2024 e-mail View comments Uber-stylish cabins, sexy gold kimonos and pampering perks. Welcome aboard the Mekong Serenity, a new 88-passenger deluxe river ship by family-run Australian travel group APT that can dock in fabulously remote destinations thanks to its bijoux size. APT has been offering cruises along the 2,700-mile-long Mekong River for many years, but the Mekong Serenity is the very first river ship that it owns and custom-built from scratch.
This five-deck vessel has only recently started sailing and I was excited to hop on board near Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and capture the cruise on camera. The video starts by exploring Mekong Serenity's top decks where, unusually for a river ship, the stunning outdoor pool is big enough for a swim – 100 lengths takes half an hour. Jo Kessel steps aboard the new 88-passenger, five-deck Mekong Serenity on a sailing from Vietnam to Cambodia - and captures the cruise on camera.
The picture above shows the vessel after a recent paint job t.