Photo tour: A stylish new ship that will get you off the beaten path

Looking for an off-the-beaten-path destination for 2016? Our latest Cruise Ship Tour, in the carousel above, offers a deck-by-deck look at the Avalon Myanmar, a stylish new river vessel that is operating voyages through the heart of what has long been one of the world's most isolated countries, Burma.

Unveiled in October, the 36-passenger Avalon Waterways ship is traveling along a remote northern segment of Burma's Irrawaddy River that is rarely visited by outsiders. It also sails to such iconic sites as Mandalay, Burma's former royal capital, and Bagan, the famed home to more than 2,000 stone temples and perhaps Burma's best-known attraction.

For passengers, the voyages offer a glimpse at one of the last pockets of Southeast Asia still relatively untouched by tourism and only recently opened to the modern world.

New Avalon Waterways ship christened in France

The Avalon Myanmar is launching as Burma, also known as Myanmar, is in the midst of whirlwind change after years of oppressive military rule. Just last month, the party of liberation activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi won a sweeping victory in landmark elections -- the latest milestone in an ongoing series of reforms that has led Western nations to lift sanctions and allowed the former British colony to begin emerging from the tourism shadows.

Designed as a research tool for vacationers considering a voyage, the Avalon Myanmar photo tour is the 142nd in our ongoing series of ship galleries. For previous photo tours, click on the links below.

Click HERE to see the Avalon Myanmar photos above in larger format.

Alaska Marine Highway System (ferries): Kennicott
Alaskan Dream Cruises: Admiralty Dream
American Cruise Lines: Queen of the Mississippi; American Eagle
American Queen Steamboat Company: American Queen; American Empress
Azamara Club Cruises: Azamara Journey; Azamara Quest
Avalon Waterways: Avalon Panorama; Avalon Expression; Avalon Angkor; Avalon Tapestry II; Avalon Myanmar
Celebrity Cruises: Celebrity Eclipse; Celebrity Constellation; Celebrity Century; Celebrity Reflection; Celebrity Solstice; Celebrity Silhouette
Carnival Cruise Line: Carnival Magic; Carnival Breeze; Carnival Sunshine; Carnival Breeze, Magic compared; Carnival Destiny (before transformation into Carnival Sunshine); Carnival Ecstasy; Carnival Splendor; Carnival Inspiration; Carnival Liberty; Carnival Valor; Carnival Dream; Carnival Imagination; Carnival Miracle; early icons of the Carnival fleet
Celebration Cruise Line: Bahamas Celebration (out of service)
Costa Cruises: Costa Favolosa; Costa Deliziosa; Costa Diadema; Costa Atlantica
Cruise & Maritime Voyages: Marco Polo; Discovery
Crystal Cruises: Crystal Symphony
Cunard Line: Queen Mary 2; Queen Elizabeth; Queen Victoria; Queen Mary (retired)
Disney Cruise Line: Disney Wonder; Disney Fantasy and Dream compared; Disney Fantasy; Disney Dream; Disney Magic
Emerald Waterways: Emerald Sky
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines: Braemar
Hapag-Lloyd: Europa; Europa 2
Holland America Line: Nieuw Amsterdam; Westerdam; Eurodam; Oosterdam; Statendam; Veendam
Hurtigruten: Midnatsol; Lofoten; Nordstjernen; Fram
Lindblad Expeditions: National Geographic Sea Lion
Louis Cruises: Louis Majesty; Louis Olympia; Orient Queen; Cristal
MSC Cruises: MSC Fantasia; MSC Divina; MSC Preziosa
Norwegian Cruise Line: Norwegian Jade; Norwegian Breakaway; Norwegian Sky; Norwegian Epic; Norwegian Gem; Norwegian Getaway; Norwegian Escape
Oceania Cruises: Riviera; Marina
Paul Gauguin Cruises: Paul Gauguin
P&O Cruises: Britannia
Ponant: Le Boreal; Le Soleal
Princess Cruises: Ruby Princess; Crown Princess; Grand Princess; Emerald Princess; last look at the 'Love Boat'; Royal Princess under construction; Royal Princess; Sapphire Princess; Regal Princess; Diamond Princess; early icons of the Princess fleet; Star Princess; Golden Princess
Regent Seven Seas Cruises: Seven Seas Mariner
Royal Caribbean International: Oasis of the Seas; Voyager of the Seas; Grandeur of the Seas; Jewel of the Seas; Allure of the Seas; Quantum of the Seas; Anthem of the Seas; Freedom of the Seas
Scenic Cruises: Scenic Gem
Seabourn Cruise Line: Seabourn Sojourn and Seabourn Odyssey; Seabourn Quest
SeaDream Yacht Club: SeaDream I
Silversea: Silver Spirit; Silver Shadow; Silver Galapagos; Silver Cloud
Star Clippers: Star Flyer
Tauck: Inspire; Savor
Un-Cruise Adventures: Safari Explorer; Safari Endeavour (in Mexico's Sea of Cortes); Safari Endeavour (in Alaska); Wilderness Discoverer; S.S. Legacy
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection: S.S. Catherine; S.S. Maria Theresa; River Countess
Vantage Deluxe World Travel: River Discovery II; River Splendor
Viking River Cruises: Viking Odin; Viking Bragi; Viking Heimdal; Viking Skirnir
Voyages to Antiquity: Aegean Odyssey
Windstar Cruises: Wind Surf; Wind Star; Star Pride; Star Breeze; Wind Spirit

Yachts available by charter: Christina O
Retired ocean liners: SS United States; SS Rotterdam
Theme galleries: The most spectacular suites at sea; the last of the great ocean liners; ship christenings with Queen Elizabeth II; Royal ship christenings through the years