My name means “fish” in Cambodian, I learned while boarding the Aqua Mekong. Stepping from the tender, a crew member extended his hands and greeted me by name, laughing gently, “Trey means fish!” As someone who has always gravitated to water, it felt like a homecoming to a place I’d never been.
Floating peacefully on the muddy waters of Asia’s fourth longest river, the Aqua Mekong is a 20-cabin temple of zen. The exterior is painted black and trimmed with slatted wood, while the minimalist inte...