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 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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