M/V Aqua
The 130 foot long, Aqua Amazon is the first true luxury cruise ship on the northern Amazon River in Peru and was custom built for Aqua Expeditions by Peruvian architect Jordi Puig in 2007 to offer an extraordinary level of comfort for our guests. The Aqua Amazon can accommodate a maximum of 24 cruise ship guests plus crew. This luxury cruise ship is the perfect size to sail along the Amazon River, providing extremely comfortable lounge, dining and sleeping accommodations and modern navigation technologies and standards for cruise ship travel and safety on the water. The Aqua Amazon’s twelve oversized cruise ship suites, including 4 master suites, feature en suite sitting areas and generous outward facing picture windows with panoramic Amazon river views. Each of the handsomely decorated, air conditioned cruise ship suites measure between 230 to 240 square feet. Four of these suites can be interconnected, to cater to families.
| Built | 2007 |
| Port of Embarkation | Iquitos, Peru |
| Vessel’s Registry | Peru |
| Type of Vessel | River Expedition Vessel |
| Length | 130 feet/39.80m |
| Beam | 24 feet/7.30m |
| Draft | 5 feet/1.5m |
| Gross Tonnage | 400 tons |
| Cruising Speed | 10 knots |
| Electricity | 220 volts |
| Engines | 2 new Cummins 380 HP Marine Engines |
| Generators | 1 x 95 KVA Cummins and 1 x 65 KVA Cummins (encapsulated for noise reduction) |
| Water | 7,000 litre water treatment plant |
| Safety | Radio communication with separate battery pack, satellite phone, life jackets, flares and signals, fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in each cabin, automatic defibrillator on board. |
| Launch Boats | Three auxiliary aluminium launch boats equipped with four-stroke low emission engines; constant radio communication with the main vessel. Each boat has a capacity of 8 passengers. |
| Crew | 21, including cruise director, paramedic and 3 english speaking naturalist guides. |
| Accommodation | Up to 24 passengers with private facilities (additional accommodation for one child in each cabin). |
| Cabins | 12 suites, 4 master suites measuring 240sq.ft., 8 suites measuring 230sq.ft., all outside facing with large panoramic windows, all air conditioned with en suite sitting areas, 4 interconnecting suites for families. |
| Cabin Features | Twin beds that can be converted to a California king sized bed, en suite sitting area, internal communications system, bathroom with shower, toilet, sink, cabinet, hairdryer and a basket of toiletries. Hot water around the clock. |
| Social Areas | Indoor Bar-Lounge, Dining Room, Outside Lounge, Observation Deck, Boutique |
