Cruise Vacation, SINGAPORE
Recently we decided to take a cruise vacation for a change. We have traveled on other modes of transportation but never on a real cruise ship. So we booked a berth on Superstar Gemini that traverses between ports in South East Asia. We chose Port Klang – Singapore – Port Klang for a 2 day/2 night cruise given the low promotional fares and short duration of the trip.
Day 1
Since it was our first cruise, we were naturally very excited. We arrived early at the Star Cruise terminal located at the West Port, Port Klang. Soon the place was crowded with other fellow travelers. There was one other Malay family, an Indian family and the rest were all Chinese. I reckoned, cruise holidays have yet to catch up with local vacationers.
By about lunch time we were ready to board the ship. The welcoming party was truly international and portrayed a sense of merriment about the place. They were singing and dancing as we boarded. Welcome drinks were handed out as we stepped on board. The crews even snapped our pictures which were later put on sale at the reception lobby at higher than normal prices, of course. There were many other passengers, mostly Mat Sallehs (westerners) already on board.
Our berth was slightly above the water line. We paid a bit more to get a pothole view of the ocean. There were 4 beds from 2 double decks. The room was small but comfortable complete with normal hotel amenities.
The cruise package came with 5 meals per day. You just couldn’t go hungry. The meals were lavishly sumptuous. There were 2 places to have your meals. One was a buffet style restaurant and the other was a full serviced restaurant that came with waiters just like a 5-star place. We had our lunch at the full serviced restaurant. After lunch we retired to our room.
Before we knew it, the ship was already pulling out of its berthing dock. We really wanted to watch how a big ship pulled out of its dock but it was too late. We went up to the upper deck and watched as the ship made its way to the open sea. Strait of Malacca is a busy sea lane. We could see a lot of big ships passing by.
We took a quick tour on the many decks of our ship. There was a gymnasium, a library, karaoke lounge, theater, swimming pool and all the comfort of a 5-star hotel. Just before dusk, we went on the deck to wait for the sun to set. We didn’t have that beautiful tropical scene of a sunset as it was a cloudy day.
After dinner, we went to watch a show at the theater. There was a performance by dancers from South America and acrobats from China. There was even a casino on board where the official currency was Singapore Dollars.
DAY 2
We cruised into Singapore harbor as we were having breakfast on the open deck. We had one full day before sailing back to Port Klang. The pier where cruise ships docked was close to the cable car station to Sentosa Island, Singapore’s main tourist attraction. So we decided to go to the island by cable car. First we took a ride to Mount Faber. We just strolled around the area and checked out the souvenir shop there. Then, we took the cable car to Sentosa Island. The cable car passed over our ship on the way to Sentosa. There were a few other cruise ships at the pier and they were huge. We took a tour bus to the Underwater World. This was one of the best displays of marine and aquatic life in South East Asia. We had a thrilling time at Sentosa 4D Magix, a cinema like attraction where our seats moved in tandem with the action from the movie. Our guide pointed us to a place where a casino would be built in the near future. We had to cut short our visit to Sentosa when the rain started to fall.
The place where our ship docked happened to be a large shopping mall called Vivo. Since we had plenty of time on hand, we walked around the mall and had our lunch there. We met some of the ship’s crews at MacDonald checking mails from their laptops. Then it was time to board our ship for the return journey.
I would recommend a cruise holiday anytime. It was more relaxing compared to the normal whirlwind tour that we were used to. The foods were worth coming back.
Recently we decided to take a cruise vacation for a change. We have traveled on other modes of transportation but never on a real cruise ship. So we booked a berth on Superstar Gemini that traverses between ports in South East Asia. We chose Port Klang – Singapore – Port Klang for a 2 day/2 night cruise given the low promotional fares and short duration of the trip.
Day 1
Since it was our first cruise, we were naturally very excited. We arrived early at the Star Cruise terminal located at the West Port, Port Klang. Soon the place was crowded with other fellow travelers. There was one other Malay family, an Indian family and the rest were all Chinese. I reckoned, cruise holidays have yet to catch up with local vacationers.
By about lunch time we were ready to board the ship. The welcoming party was truly international and portrayed a sense of merriment about the place. They were singing and dancing as we boarded. Welcome drinks were handed out as we stepped on board. The crews even snapped our pictures which were later put on sale at the reception lobby at higher than normal prices, of course. There were many other passengers, mostly Mat Sallehs (westerners) already on board.
Our berth was slightly above the water line. We paid a bit more to get a pothole view of the ocean. There were 4 beds from 2 double decks. The room was small but comfortable complete with normal hotel amenities.
The cruise package came with 5 meals per day. You just couldn’t go hungry. The meals were lavishly sumptuous. There were 2 places to have your meals. One was a buffet style restaurant and the other was a full serviced restaurant that came with waiters just like a 5-star place. We had our lunch at the full serviced restaurant. After lunch we retired to our room.
Before we knew it, the ship was already pulling out of its berthing dock. We really wanted to watch how a big ship pulled out of its dock but it was too late. We went up to the upper deck and watched as the ship made its way to the open sea. Strait of Malacca is a busy sea lane. We could see a lot of big ships passing by.
We took a quick tour on the many decks of our ship. There was a gymnasium, a library, karaoke lounge, theater, swimming pool and all the comfort of a 5-star hotel. Just before dusk, we went on the deck to wait for the sun to set. We didn’t have that beautiful tropical scene of a sunset as it was a cloudy day.
After dinner, we went to watch a show at the theater. There was a performance by dancers from South America and acrobats from China. There was even a casino on board where the official currency was Singapore Dollars.
DAY 2
We cruised into Singapore harbor as we were having breakfast on the open deck. We had one full day before sailing back to Port Klang. The pier where cruise ships docked was close to the cable car station to Sentosa Island, Singapore’s main tourist attraction. So we decided to go to the island by cable car. First we took a ride to Mount Faber. We just strolled around the area and checked out the souvenir shop there. Then, we took the cable car to Sentosa Island. The cable car passed over our ship on the way to Sentosa. There were a few other cruise ships at the pier and they were huge. We took a tour bus to the Underwater World. This was one of the best displays of marine and aquatic life in South East Asia. We had a thrilling time at Sentosa 4D Magix, a cinema like attraction where our seats moved in tandem with the action from the movie. Our guide pointed us to a place where a casino would be built in the near future. We had to cut short our visit to Sentosa when the rain started to fall.
The place where our ship docked happened to be a large shopping mall called Vivo. Since we had plenty of time on hand, we walked around the mall and had our lunch there. We met some of the ship’s crews at MacDonald checking mails from their laptops. Then it was time to board our ship for the return journey.
I would recommend a cruise holiday anytime. It was more relaxing compared to the normal whirlwind tour that we were used to. The foods were worth coming back.
1 comment:
Hi.. may i know which the one is halal food restaurant in that crusies? From Mdm Rosmah from singapore. Email to this address:rosadi83@hotmail.com thank you.
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