not HARD yet: VACATION: CRUISE TO SINGAPORE - SENTOSA ISLAND & UNIVERSAL STUDIO

This trip was supposed to happen on 29 May 2010. The tour agency called me two week before 12 June 2010 to inform that they had to postpone it due to some technical problems. As mentioned before, Ednel and I had booked for this tour package during MATTA Fair earlier on. Disappointed by the delay, we decided not cancel it and agreed to a new date.

12 June 2010 (Saturday)

Ednel and I left from my house to Berjaya Time Square by taxi at 10.30am. We had our lunch at the Chicken Rice Shop and afterward went to our designated meeting point i.e. at Monorail Train Station nearby. Two buses were ready to take us to West Port Klang.

Berjaya Times Square, ready to rock...

In the bus, one the way to Klang Port

Miss Liew, our tour leader took our passports and did a briefing for our two day tour.

Ms Liew working her ass, she is a good tour leader..

Reached Cruise Terminal Hall. Once check in, we were given our pass card according to the type of room booked and ours was the balcony class.

Entering the terminal

Posing outside the terminal

Ms Liew did the check in for all guests....

Our pass card, a passport & charge card rolled into one

The terminal going into the star cruise

Entering the ship

Taking the lift to our cabin

Posing at the stairs

The long hallway..

Our room

Inside the ship, we went to our room. Even small, its comfy and we were right to choose this room albeit having to pay more for it. One of our friend insisted for us to take as many pictures as possible, so here goes.

Inside the room

Comfortable bed

Room with balcony

Relaxing outside

Bathroom

Free toiletries for one each

Shower on the right

Lavatory on the left

Towels at the door..cool huh?

Once settled we went out to explore the ship and first start will be Galaxy of the Star, a club house where balcony class guests were given complimentary drinks there. Guests were also entertained with games and were invited to dance with the ship's cruise members, most of them Filipinos.

Entering Galaxy of the Stars

Fruit punch for our complimentary welcome drinks

Posing inside the club

Another pic

The ship crews entertaining the guests

Later, we explored the rest of the ship. It have few paid restaurants ranging from indian, chinese, japanese and western cuisine. Whereas the allocated package deal guests will have the choices to dine in 3 places. Bella Vista is for western and chinese set cuisine or eastern food at the Mediterranean Terrace and Pavilion which offers a buffet. You can't switch places though because once you enter the restaurant, you have to swipe your pass card and any other additional swiping will be charged separately. There will be no cash dealing while you are in the ship. All business transactions here is via the pass card and before leaving the ship you need to settle your bills at the counter either by credit card or using only Singapore dollar.

The other places of attraction are as below. We entered into the casino just for a short while but we are forbidden to take any picture inside it. Beside the casino, there are also a spa, a hair salon, a gym, video arcade and cinema for children inside the ship.

The counter at the lobby in level 7

Lobby area

Another picture

One of many lifts to the highest level 13

One of the swimming pools - level 13 in the middle of the ship

Swimming pool at the back of the ship.

Posing...upper level

Still upper level of the deck...

Another picture

Another view from near the pool

Anyone for a round of mini golf?

ermm dunno what game was inside..

Helipad - at the back of the ship

He will choose this one if anything happen...

Relaxing.....

video arcade..

Inside of the ship

Another nice view...

Bulldozed into Lido Theater..during rehearsal... this place is prohibited actually hehe

Another view inside the theater..

The show we will watch tonite..

Come dinner time, we had decided to eat at the Bella Vista Restaurant at level 12, the only place that has western cuisine. Little that we know that entering the restaurant, you are required to dress according to the dress code i.e. no slippers or sandal without socks. We had to return to our cabin to change accordingly. It was a set menu and you need to choose your own appetizer, main course and dessert. Ah...I did not mentioned anywhere before when did the ship started sailing right? Actually it was 8.00pm during our dinner time. We heard a slow tremor coming from below us and a few minutes later, the ship eased from the terminal and started sailing. We kept eating and later moved to the upper deck.

Inside Bella Vista, waiting for our food to arrive

Another view inside Bella Vista..eating bread and soup for appetizer

My main course, dory fish with rice

Ed's main course, chicken breast

My dessert, some international cheese with biscuits

Ed's dessert, mango sherbet

We had decided to watch 'Rasputin' at Lido Theatre for its 9.30pm show. Its was actually a play of a loose story about the feared priest Rasputin of old Russia and it was performed with circus like activities with performers coming from as far as Russian, China, Belarus and other countries I can't remember. I found it quite entertaining albeit its limited stage size.

Posing before going to the show

Going to the theater

Inside the theater..

The show was about to start..

The performers for the show 'Rasputin'.

There was also another show after 'Rasputin' and it was called 'Casanova'. It was actually an adult show in which you have to pay S40 dollar to watch it. We decided to give it a miss. Hiks..

We then had a stroll on the upper deck. Feeling hungry we ordered burgers and fries at Tarvena while watching football match. Once the match was over we ventured into the so called disco on level 12 but since not many people were in that place, they turned it as an open karoke lounge instead. To sing you need to buy drinks and being too exhausted to sing, we then retired to our room near 1.30am.

Am ready to go out..

View for the pool at nite

View from in front of the ship

Another view ...

Leaving South Port Klang..

The windy part of the ship...

At Taverna, watching WC, Argentina vs. Nigeria

In our cabin, there was a note from the ship management giving information of the day activities plus the embarkation procedure. Beside the notes, we can also get all the information by switching on one of the designated tv channel.

We woke up to watch the sun rise from our balcony. We had our buffet breakfast at the Mediterranean Terrace as the ship was moving slowly towards Singapore Harbor. The view near the harbor was magnificent.

Sunrise...

face undone....

Breakfast at Mediterranean Terrance

After breakfast, we went to the lobby counter to pay the bill for our late supper. We then get ready to check out. Balcony class guests were asked to go to the Galaxy of the Stars to collect our passport and to proceed to disembark from the ship.