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Xian, located in central China’s Shaanxi province, is one of the country’s oldest and most historically rich cities. With a history spanning over 3,000 years, Xian was the capital of multiple Chinese dynasties and served as the starting point of the famous Silk Road trading route. Today, it is a bustling metropolis that attracts millions …
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 …
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 …
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 …
We woke up for our last ‘Club Breakfast’ in the Sofitel this morning which was delicious as always. Then we ran downstairs for some last minute shopping, photos and money withdrawal. It’s interesting to note that cabs in Shanghai only accept cash as a form of payment, you cannot use your credit card. Our last …
Because it was the first time we had visited Shanghai and we don’t have an understanding of the local language, we thought it might be best check out exactly where we had to go tomorrow to meet our cruise. We had done our research on the Royal Caribbean website, and found that the cruise terminal …
We woke up this morning and had our a la carte breakfast with buffet sides. The bread was really good, and they had chocolate croissants!! Yummy! After we got ready, we headed down Nanjing Road East subway station to catch the train to Xintiandi Station. We were headed to Tianzifang which is a group of …
We started the day on an 07:00 flight from Melbourne to Sydney (QF408) and arrived in Sydney a little after schedule. The flight to Shanghai (QF129) was due to depart at 10:55, however it was delayed due to the inbound flight experiencing delays. We were to arrive at 18:30, however we only arrived closer to …