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"This cruise has it all - giant Buddhas, golden pagodas, bustling markets, serene vistas and a chance to sail on one of the swankiest vessels on the Irrawaddy."
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"Explore a country still opening up to the world on this Irrawaddy voyage...four-night sailing on the luxury Sanctuary Ananda."
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"This cruise, which takes you from Mandalay to Bhamo and back to Bagan...is best undertaken in the luxurious Sanctuary Ananda, one of Myanmar’s finest liners."
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"Similar moments of elegantly orchestrated perfection come to define all four days of my cruise from Bagan to Mandalay."
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"Sanctuary Ananda is the newest luxury cruiser in Burma, it carries 42 passengers on the river Ayerwaddy and the little-known Chindwin".
"My Myanmar trip was a huge adventure. Would I go back and sail with Sanctuary again? Emphatically yes and yes."
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"Cruising the Road to Mandalay, Sanctuary Ananda looks every bit as exotic as the country it sails through...."
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"Guests aboard the Sanctuary Ananda taste and experience this mysterious world of pagodas and monks while dining in exquisite settings ."
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"The newest way to see Myanmar is aboard the Sanctuary Ananda riverboat, a shallow-draft, 21-cabin vessel built last year."
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"I'll be honest, I tried. I really did. I gave it my full attention. I desperately tried to think of something I would have changed. But I couldn't think of a thing."
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"The Sanctuary Ananda, an intimate luxury river cruiser just launched. It operates year round on the Irrawaddy River between Mandalay and Bagan."
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"For passengers aboard the new Sanctuary Ananda, Myanmar’s Irrawaddy River is an unfurling scroll of ancient temples, vibrant villages, and primordial jungles."
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"I’m setting out on an river cruise, exploring a stretch of the famed road to Mandalay, which is what the British called the wide, brown Irrawaddy".
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"River cruising is steaming ahead for 2015. Particularly popular are super-small boats sailing to hard-to-reach destinations — in surprising comfort and style."
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“Sanctuary Ananda made her maiden voyage in November and has been devised as Burma's last word in luxury."
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"As interest in Myanmar has grown, so have cruise routes on its central Irrawaddy River. Sanctuary Retreats just launched the new 20-suite Sanctuary Ananda in November."
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"Bagan sits on the Ayeyarwady River and is the starting point for a few top-notch river cruises, such as on the Sanctuary Ananda."
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"Fishermen conduct a water ballet choreographed over countless generations, balancing on one leg while rowing their long-tailed boats as they cast their nets."
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"As the country opens up to tourism, so more will witness its gentle people, gilded pagodas and minority villages."
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"From the Egyptian Nile to Monte Carlo, luxury river cruises are surging in popularity while offering five-star amenities to discerning passengers."
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"Since Myanmar embarked on a political opening including the release of opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi from house imprisonment, tourism has boomed."
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