Go on a river cruise in Malaysia


The Melaka River Cruise is popular with local tourists. — Filepic

There are many types of cruises available around the world, and each variety comes with different vessel sizes too. While most of the large cruise ships today remain at port, unable to sail – probably for quite some time – travellers do have other cruising options.

A river cruise, for example, can be a nice experience for folks who are not too fond of being in the open seas. However, some rivers can be quite large too like the Volga River in Russia.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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