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Facts on Pandaw
Features & Plan
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The Pandaw is an original colonial
era boat, constructed in 1947.
The famous shipbuilding company of
Yarrow & Co. of Clyde on the River
in Glasgow built the Pandaw for the
Irrawaddy Flotilla Company. Arriving
in Myanmar in 1950, under the
ownership of the Inland Water
Transport Board (IWTB) she ran on
the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay to
Bahmo, one of the most popular
routes on this great river.
She began a luxury life as a
passenger cruiser in 1989, under the
management of a new Irrawaddy
Flotilla Company and was taken over
in 2003 by Ayravata Cruises after
extensive renovations and
refurbishing.
Her hull is of steel, and she
measures 150ft (47.72 m) from prow
to stern. Her beam is 34 ft (11.5m)
and the draft is 2.6ft (0.8m)
There are altogether 16 teak-walled
deluxe cabins with proper beds and
hot and cold showers. There is one
main deck with cabins, an upper deck
with cabins and a dining room at the
stern and a salon at the prow.
The topmost 20ft long sundeck is
fitted with comfortable rattan
chairs, giving a pleasant old-world
ambience as guests view the sunset,
river traffic and pretty villages on
the banks. The cosy bar is a great
place to hang out with friends late
into the night, and the elegant
dining room is where guests will
enjoy lavish meals of great dishes
such as roasted pork with apple
marmalade sauce, beef escalope with
red wine sauce, sauteed seafood with
lime cream sauce and butterfish
prepared in a number of ways.
Vegetarian meals can be prepared
when informed in advance.
The price is inclusive of transfer
between the ship and airport, all
meals, sightseeing tours and
entrance fees at monuments.
The engine runs with diesel, 2x300hp
MWM Model TBD -234 V6. Propulsion is
Schotell Outboard Model SRP 100.110.
Maximum upriver speed is 6 nautical
mph and downriver speed is 11
nautical mph. The generators are
2x95 kva Denyo Gensets.
For communications, there is a GSM
phone, internal phone system and
tannoy for navigation. The vessel is
outfitted with navigation lights,
ship horn and search light and for
safety precautions, there are
emergency lights, emergency
generator, life jackets fo all on
board and life rafts.
For fire protection there are 21
smoke detectors, 4 heat detectors, 8
manual alarm stations, a USA-made
electronic control panel Silent
Knight, 20 fore extinguishers, 8
fire hose cabinets and fire pump.
For health safety, there is a
de-sedimentation and full water
treatment system plus the Reverse
Osmosis system for the kitchen. A
treatment plant is used for sewage.
Pandaw is a beautiful and proud
lady, happy to be of service to you.
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