Today is our last day in Singapore! Because we had to check out of the hotel by 10am (we asked for a late checkout, but it was going to cost too much), we decided we would spend the day at Adventure Cove Water Park on Sentosa Island. The hotel agreed to give us a key …
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Day 13 – Singapore, Singapore
Breakfast this morning was included in the room rate and was served on the balcony on the same level as the pool – so 58 stories up overlooking the ocean – it was amazing! After breakfast we wanted to do some more shopping so jumped on the MRT to Little India and the Mustafa Centre. …
Day 12 – Singapore, Singapore
The ship pulled into Singapore port early this morning – the view from the upper decks and even from our balcony were amazing! We could see our hotel – the Marina Bay Sands glistening in the skyline. I could already feel the energy from this city and was excited to start exploring as soon as …
Day 11 – At Sea
So today was our last sea day before we arrive in Singapore. We’ve had a great time on Mariner of the Seas and enjoyed the outlook from our balcony cabin (that’s today’s featured picture if you hadn’t worked it out). Today was spent lazing about, relaxing by the pool, enjoying a poolside barbecue, observing a …
Day 10 – Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My Port), Vietnam
Today we visited Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon in Vietnam. It’s interesting to note that the port we arrived at is actually called Phu My and is located approximately 2 hours drive from Ho Chi Minh City. We had heard about this before we left, so it was OK, but some of the other …
Day 9 – At Sea
Two sea days in a row?? Yes please!! After a very slow morning – we had ordered room service, so ate in our room, we went downstairs to the Savoy Theatre to see the Captain’s Corner segment. This is a favourite of ours and we do it every time we are onboard – it’s the …
Day 8 – At Sea
Day 8, one of the relaxing ‘Sea Days’. I went for a walk this morning, and then we had some breakfast in the Windjammer Cafe. After breakfast we spent some time on the Pool deck, reading in the sunshine and relaxing, taking a dip in the pool every now and then. Before we knew it, …
Day 7 – Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
We woke up this morning sailing into Hong Kong. It felt great to be back, although the weather wasn’t the best it could have been, we definitely made the most of our day. The ship arrived and we began disembarking a little after 9am and the ship wasn’t due to sail until after 11.30pm, so …
Day 6 – Xiamen, China
This morning we woke up to find ourselves almost docked in Xiamen, it was a surprising view, we weren’t really sure what to expect. But we soon found that it was quite a nice city and quite large (approximately 3.5 million people vs. Melbourne’s 4 million). We had chosen the ‘Essence of Xiamen’ tour which …
Day 5 – At Sea
Today was a relaxing day onboard Mariner of the Seas. We got ourselves acquainted with the ship, found the majority of the amenities onboard, played some bingo, got some pool time and pigged out on all of the food! We also booked a shore excursion for our stop tomorrow in Xiamen. We are doing a …