A river cruise down the exotic Mekong River can be a life-changing experience. From the ancient splendor of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat to the modern bustle of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, the Mekong carves its way through a land of contrasts.

Between now and February 25, 2014, Avalon Waterways is offering up some particularly enticing incentives to visit this beautiful region of the world. Guests who make a new booking on select departure dates before February 25 can receive up to $1,000 per couple in savings. Avalon’s offer applies to select departure dates on a total of 16 separate itineraries:

• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River — Southbound (WSH)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River — Northbound (WHS)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Luang Prabang — Southbound (WSHL)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Luang Prabang — Northbound (WHSL)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Bangkok — Southbound (WSHB)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Bangkok — Northbound (WHSB)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Hanoi and Ha Long Bay — Southbound (WSHH)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Hanoi and Ha Long Bay — Southbound (WHSH)
• 19-Day Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River — Southbound (WSHU)
• 19-Day Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River — Southbound (WHSU)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Luang Prabang, Hanoi and Ha Long Bay — Southbound (WSHA)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Luang Prabang, Hanoi and Ha Long Bay — Southbound (WHSA)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Bangkok, Hanoi and Ha Long Bay — Southbound (WSHN)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Bangkok, Hanoi and Ha Long Bay — Northbound (WHSN)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Bangkok, Luang Prabang, Hanoi and Ha Long Bay — Southbound (WSHP)
• Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Bangkok, Luang Prabang, Hanoi and Ha Long Bay — Northbound (WHSP)

Even the shortest voyage comes in at 14 days, while the massive Fascinating Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River with Bangkok, Luang Prabang, Hanoi and Ha Long Bay itinerary spans 22 days in length and is available in either north or southbound direction sailing from Bangkok to Hanoi and reverse.

Sailing the Mekong for Avalon Waterways is the intimate Avalon Angkor. At 131 feet, she carries a dedicated crew of 18 and can accommodate 32 guests in 16 staterooms, all of which feature elegant colonial styling and special regional motifs. But there’s nothing old about this sleek ship; Avalon Angkor entered service in 2012.

If you’ve always wanted to see the Mekong, Avalon Waterways just might have a compelling reason for you to do so this year.