River cruise operator AMAWaterways is giving away a free cruise to the travel agent or tour operator who comes up with the best name for the new vessel they are building to sail on the Mekong River.
This will be AMA's second river boat on the Mekong. The first, La Marguerite, launched in September 2009 but there's been such a lot of demand that now they are building a second to sail between Siem Reap in Cambodia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. It's scheduled to launch in 2011.
La Marguerite was named after French novelist Marguerite Duras, who set many of her books in 1930's Indochine. For Mekong vessel number two, AMAWaterways is keen to come up with a name that uses its trademark AMA prefix, like the boats in Europe (Amacello, Amadolce, Amalyra and so on) although it promises all suggestions will be considered.
You have until March 6 to come up with a name; the winner will walk off a luxury, seven-night river cruise for two.
Email suggestions to tas@amawaterways.com, remembering to include your name, agency name, email address and day time phone number. You can suggest as many names as you like, but they do ask you send them all on one email.
Jane Archer
