Description
The new Jahan offers by far the finest accommodations on the Mekong River. Nothing else can begin to compare with her for outstanding staterooms, decor, service and food.
The ship is fully air-conditioned. Outdoor areas include the Pool Deck, with both covered and open-air spaces, a Jacuzzi and a bar. The Lounge, located on the Upper Deck, has a library, full service bar and facilities for films, slide shows and presentations. Guests are welcome on the “Open Bridge” to meet the Captain and Officers and learn about navigation.
Served in single seatings with unassigned tables, for an informal atmosphere and easy mingling. The menu is international, with a focus on the outstanding Vietnamese and Cambodian cuisines.
All face outside, and all have glass doors and private balconies for enjoying the scenery along the Mekong River and its tributaries. There is a mix of twin-bedded and queen-size bedded cabins. Each has private facilities and hair dryer, individual climate control, music entertainment system and a mini bar. A choice of pillows is provided on request.
There is a Spa, offering a choice of massage treatments, and a gymnasium with exercise equipment. The Boutique has a fine selection of local artwork and textiles. Morning Tai Chi classes are offered on the Terrace Deck. DVD and iPod players are available on request.
Cruise Line
To get where we are today, we drew upon decades of family exploration and travel experience. While some fathers pass on a family business with a sign out front, my father handed down a passion for insatiable curiosity when it came to the unknown, the faraway or the undiscovered. He was in the true definition of the word, an explorer.
In the years that followed, the sea became increasingly more important, leading up to the present, where it is our entire focus.
In the early '80s', we expanded our charter activities, which were very successful. There was one drawback, however. We had became very demanding and it became increasingly frustrating in not having total control of our ships. In 1987, we launched our first ship, the M.S. Polaris, and for a decade she roamed the world from the Arctic to the British Isles to the Amazon. Since 1997, she has served our guests exclusively in the Galapagos. It was with the Polaris that many of us really cut our teeth. We were proud and very happy with the ship and what we could do with her, but at the same time, every problem was now ours and in the early stages there were no shortages.
Since then we have acquired five additional ships, Sea Lion (89), Sea Voyager (90), Endeavour (96), Sea Voyager (00) and our most recent ship the islander.
Ships
Delfin II, Delfin III, Harmony V, Lord of the Glens, National Geographic Delfina, National Geographic Endeavour, National Geographic Endeavour II, National Geographic Endurance, National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Gemini, National Geographic Islander, National Geographic Islander II, National Geographic Orion, National Geographic Quest, National Geographic Resolution, National Geographic Sea Bird, National Geographic Sea Lion, National Geographic Venture, Oberoi Philae, Oceanic Discoverer, Panorama II, Sea Cloud II, Sun Goddess, The Jahan