AmaWaterways will launch a 76-passenger river cruise ship on Myanmar’s Irrawaddy River in fall 2014.
Ama has partnered with a group of private investors based in Myanmar (the country also known as Burma), to build the vessel, which will tentatively be named AmaPura.
AmaWaterways President Rudi Schreiner did not reveal any additional details on the Myanmar project.
To date, none of the other major U.S.-based river cruise lines have entered the Myanmar river cruise market, though others are rumored to be looking into it.
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Correction: This report previously stated that Ama Waterways is partnering with Burmese company Ayravata Cruises to build its new Myanmar vessel. Ama Waterways is not partnering with Ayravata Cruises on this project.