Cruise to nowhere (15-18 Aug 2021)

Obviously, because of Covid19 we can't travel but luckily we can go on the cruise.

I would say that we enjoyed as a family with young kids... The kids had so much fun and that's our happiness too. Honestly, nothing much for the inactive adults except for the casino.

Day 1 - Embark

The first time we did ART. We didn't feel much, the kids are doing fine too... Only feel slightly ticklish. While walking towards the cruise, we saw the big ship... Caylen got scared and refuses to pass the gate. I got to carry him in with 1 hand cos the other hand is full with passports.

The kids were so excited when we reach the room. We had 2 connecting rooms that make it even more fun for them. We rushed for late lunch at lido, the food was not so good. Nothing fantastic. After that, we went around to ask about the facilities there. We need to book for all of them and is not by the app. We have to go there in the morning to book the time for that day.

Watched a live show called "Faith". It was not bad... Ceyan wasn't interested in the beginning but when the show starts, he leaned forward and paid full attention. Caylen was the opposite, he fell asleep before the show start and slept throughout. The dinner was good.. It was Chinese cuisine. While we are finishing our dinner, the ship start sailing.

My first born favourite part is going back to the room so he can watch TV... So we head back after dinner to shower and rest for the night. We had tidbits together before bed.

Day 2

We managed to catch a glimpse of the sun rise. Bf was good at the dream dining. 

The kids went to little dreamers club for an hour. There are Nintendo games, movie area, legos and several table toys for the kids... In the end, we were all watching movie there.. 

After that we went for a swim. The pool was quite small but the family slides were fun.. I am surprised that Ceyan keeps playing the slides himself. Too bad Caylen is below 100cm so he can't play. We moved on to a family slides area... That's the best cos only 1 family is allowed for that 15mins... We had so much fun. We took the slide together and get big splash.. Is a pity that Caylen got scared by daddy on his first try. Daddy just slide him down on his own at the highest slide. It was quite steep and fast. Thereafter he don't dare to take any other slides.

Had lunch at Lido again and as usual, the food is not nice... We roam around that pool area then head back to the cabin for the kids to rest before the hot tub and jacuzzi at 5pm. The hot tub and jacuzzi was awesome. The water is warm and soothing. I am so glad we tried that. It was really comfortable.

Before the dinner, we decided to go for a short 30mins piano performance...mostly are Chinese songs. I wouldn't say it was amazing but it was quite relaxing and enjoyable. Dinner at the dream dining was good as usual. We had Western food.. But the service today wasn't good enough.

I did something that I won't do tonight. We took part in the Mr & Mrs contest and won a little gift from the cruise. It was a funny process though. The objective is to see how much we know each other. A total of 20qns and we got 12 right. Consider a pass. Haha.

The scary thing happen after the contest. I realised that I lost my hp, searching high and low. Until when we decided to just go report at the reception. Baobei stepped onto something and realised it was my phone. It was such a lucky night. And phew.... I was so afraid to lose my phone with all the important photos inside.

Day 3

It was a rainy morning hence can't see any sunrise. Bf at Lido was OK but nothing fantastic. The kids went into the little dreamers club again since it was raining. The staffs there were quite nice to add on a robot coding activity for the kids. But Caylen can't seem to understand. Ceyan participated and complete the task (to control the robot from the movie area to knock down all the stack cups).

It was a sporty day for the kids. We played mini golf, table tennis and basketball in the morning. Introduce and try whatever we can before disembarking the next morning. 

Caylen was grumpy in the morning so I forced him to take an hr nap before we go for the hot tub and jacuzzi at 3pm. Because of the tight schedule and the naptime of the little one. We decided to experience the dapao and dine in cabin lunch. It was quite fun and relaxing though (but wasting some plastic containers).

We are really lucky to book the jacuzzi at the zouk beach club. It has a really nice view and was quieter. The whole ambience is fantastic. We really enjoyed the hot tub, very soothing. 

One hour is definitely not enough for Ceyan. We continued with his favourite orange slide, performing all the stunts for us. And I managed to convince him to try the higher slides. I though I could slide down with him but no, the guy said 1 person per slide. So he has to slide down alone and this is his first attempt. Without any hesitation, he did it. I am so proud of him. To my surprise, he asked for more. Climbing up the stairs and sliding down himself many times until I have to stopped him because of the time. He really has become a big boy now. Turning 6 the next day.

This is the earliest dinner that we had. Chinese food at the dream dining was not too good. After dinner, we roam around and explore new places. Since it was early, the kids went into the dreamers club once again but this time was short because we need to be back in the cabin to receive the complimentary cake for Ceyan. 

Had a little celebration for him in the cabin before we head out for the laser light show at the main pool deck. The kids were drained after the long and active day. They fell asleep before 11pm. 

Day 4 - Disembark

Had bf at Lido and back in room pack up and wait for our disembark. The cruise dock slightly before 9am. Due to social distancing, they disembark people deck by deck. We reached home before 10.30am. 

In conclusion, we had a lot of fun and we were very lucky for the whole trip... Though I nearly lost my phone and tracey token, at least they were all found in the end. And hubby won some money at the casino too. Kids were all well and enjoyed. No one had motion sickness and no one was unwell. It was a great trip and experience for the kids too.