Monday, May 27, 2013

Cruise-Penang+Phuket (28 Apr 2013 to 1 May 2013)

This is the first time we took cruise together. First time traveling alone through out. A totally different experience from the rest. Cruise generally was quite boring but with him around, the trip becomes relaxed and romantic... Walking around the ship looking at the sceneries and taking photos for memories....



These are the places we went and the things we did:

Day 1:
Had Tea brk once we go on board
Walk around the cruise, enjoying the wind and sea
Dinner
Went Casino and Bei bei win mini jackpot of $400+ SGD... so happy...
Show - mirage (a kind of magic show).
Supper then went back to room.



Day 2:
OMG, managed to see the beautiful sun rise in front of me. Lying on bed with bei facing the "egg yolk" together, i feel so blissful...
Went for breakfast in cruise then head out to Penang tour.
Went to several places:
Cheong fatt tze mansion - boring place.. nothing much to see.... no interest...
Local products - once again bought alot of food for our family
Kek lok si temple - the temple is nice... grand... we climbed up the stairs, great exercise too.
Chocolate shop - the chocolate looks nice but it is quite expensive so we didnt buy any back.
Gurney plaza - dropped off for a while... grab some light snacks before we head back to cruise.
Dinner on board again... tiring day... actually wanted to go back room to rest but dont want to waste our time so went for shows by cruise crews "level up". The show was alright at the beginning but got bored after some time.

We saw fireworks before the ship depart Penang. Also a romantic sight.


Day 3:
Went for early breakfast as the set off time is earlier for Phuket tour.
Went to several places:
Chalong temple and big buddha - the big buddha is still not completed yet. But is looks grand and nice... the trip up the big buddha is scary.. the driver was reckless.
Promthep cape, a nice sea view place but nothing to shop around... sea view did not attract us because we can have better sea view on board the cruise. and the tour guide act so professional when helping us to take photo, but she actually didnt get the angle right... i was laughing my lungs out.
Cashew nut factory - bought alot of food as usual. the nuts are fresh and taste good...
Wang talang - as expected, jewellery shop. No interest at all...
Lunch at a thai restuarant. the food was acceptable...
We only get to stay on the Patong beach for 30mins.. wanted to buy boxers for Chris but the service was bad and is quite expensive so end up we can't play the water sports and didnt buy anything.
Went back to the port late, can't buy mango from the stalls... Their mangoes are big and sweet. Sad... When on board, we saw crews buying but they dont let us buy. So unfair.
A hot day out again, so went for some gelato in the ship, the taste was nothing fantastic. relax, looking out of the window searching for dolphins.. but there is none.
Went for the Gala dinner. Fine dining. Food not nice... drank half a bottle of white wine... my whole face was red... The chinese food taste better than the western food on board.
We went to the Casino one last time and lost $70.. Overall, we still win...

 


Day 4:
We decided to skip breakfast so we can sleep longer. Started off our day with lunch and proceed to check out the room and paid the bills. Walk around the ship to kill time then proceed for dinner. Waiting for debark is a pain... So many people and the Indian are damn irritating... OMG...

Overall, i had a relaxed and romantic trip with beibei.. although not much surprises or not much sweet moves... i still feel happy...