Cruise
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| Boutique Ship with all en-suite bathroom |
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| First
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3 star accommodation |
| Deluxe |
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3 star ++ accommodation |
| Luxury |
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Toum Tiou II Cruise Overview
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Built in the
traditional style, the Toum Tiou was
christened in 2002 on the river at Phnom
Penh, the first Cambodian cruise boat
with international standard
accommodation.
Fully-paneled in
wood, with charm and comfort in mind, we
designed it in keeping with the local
style. Modestly sized and with the
safety of a steel hull, its low draft
makes possible an access to the smallest
and remotest of villages. With the
tasteful decoration of a bygone era, the
Toum Tiou has 10 cozy double cabins with
private shower, a large lounge area, a
panoramic viewing space to the front, a
half-covered bar-restaurant to the rear
and a roof patio. Air conditioning,
hi-fi system and library are provided.
The captain, ship
hands, hostesses, cooks and purser are
discreet and inconspicuous in the
performance of their duties.
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The legend of Toum and
Tiou
The Toum Tiou derives its
name from a traditional Khmer tale of
star-crossed lovers, the Cambodian
equivalent of Romeo and Juliet, Toum being
the boy and Tiou, the girl.
This beautiful love story
turned tragedy features Tiou's mother, an
ambitious woman who wants to marry her
daughter off to the king and Toum as the
awkward lover. The king, good-hearted and
understanding, eventually gives up on the
marriage to make Tiou happy. It ends
tragically when a frame-up involving the
mother and the governor leads to the death
of one of the two lovers, the other
committing suicide to follow suit.
This story is taught from
primary to high school. Many songs and
pieces of traditional music allude to the
pair of ill-fated lovers. |
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The construction
This traditional locally built boat started
out as a freighter with a metal hull and a
capacity of 150 tons, with two large but
low-ceiling decks in order to maximize
storage space. Like all ships of this type,
it went up and down the Tonle Sap and
Mekong, stopping at Siem Reap, Kompong Cham,
Kratie and Stung Treng. We
stayed as close as we could to the original
line of the ship, because we wanted to
retain its slightly curved and elegant
lines.
The Toum Tiou measures 38 meters long and 7
meters wide in the middle. It has 10 rooms
in all (3.3m x 2.5m), 4 on the main deck and
6 on the upper deck, each air-conditioned
and with a bathroom (2.5m x 1.4m) including
toilet, shower and sink. The water on board
is taken from the river, passed through a
powerful filtration system and chlorinated
in the final step of the treatment.
In order to make the best possible use of
the common areas from the standpoint of both
size and variety we have installed a
library-reading room on the lower deck.
There is also a covered space at the front
of the middle deck, a restaurant to the rear
anda half-covered sundeck on top. |
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- Number of cabin: 14
- Length: 38 m
- Width: 8 m
- Draft: 1.4 m
- Flag: Cambodian
- Engine Power: 460 CV
- Speed: 11 Knots
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