Today was going to be hot and sticky. You could tell as soon as you stepped outside and felt the heavy moist air, already a little warm at 6:30 AM when the pilot boat pulled alongside. By 7:40 am the Amsterdam was moored and the ship was cleared soon afterwards. We...
Early this morning I while just settling in to enjoy our room service breakfast, I heard the distinctive sound of a boat motor and high rpm very nearby. I went out on our balcony and sure enough a small fishing boat was closing on us heading the opposite direction and...
After a leisurely morning on the ship we headed off to Chinatown to catch the Hop On Hop Off Bus and take the 1 hour Original Tour or Brown Route. We bought our tickets at the tourist information center in HarbourFront place, which is located right after you exit...
We took it easy this morning, catching up on sleep and relaxing before we left the ship. A little after 1 pm we left the ship and headed into the Cruise Terminal. The ship is connected to the terminal by a long, folding, jetway type bridge. Once in the terminal there...
Today will be a sea day for the most part, until we moor around 6pm at Singapore’s Ocean Terminal. Numerous ships were visible all day and in some parts it almost looked as if we were on the maritime equivalent of an interstate highway as steady streams of vessels...
We spent most of the morning in our cabin, venturing out to attend Good Morning Amsterdam where the guests were lecturer Kate Ross and entertainer Annie Gong, the accordion player from the night before. Kate discussed how she transitioned from being a high school...
Another early start – 5:30 am wakeup call – so we could be ready to leave the hotel at 7 am and be at the airport by 7:30 for our 9:30 flight. We would be leaving from the domestic terminal and wouldn’t have to deal with immigration on the way out. Our flight was...
Today we will spend the entire day in Siem Reap seeing the various Temples in the area. Meanwhile the ship will be at sea enroute to Sihanoukville where we will rejoin her after she arrives tomorrow. Before we get started, take a look at the following maps so you...
Phu My is the port town for Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) , which is 2 hours away by bus/taxi. There isn’t much to do, if anything nearby, requiring everyone to plan on 4 hours in a bus or taxi if you wanted to visit HCMC. Judy and I arranged a private 3 day, 2 night tour...
As the sun rose above the horizon this morning, the sea captured an amazing reflection, and was one of the most interesting sunrises we have seen in a while. We have had very little downtime the last two days and today we rested in our cabin and prepared for our next...