So this morning we got ourselves up at 6 so we had time for breakfast up in the Windjammer before reporting with the remains of our belongings to the ice rink, ready to disembark. We forwarded through migration, collected our suitcases and then went through customs and out to the taxi rank where we were ushered into a gleaming white Mercedes taxi. We arrived at the Grand Mercure Roxy and went to check in, very aware that it was only 8.30 in the morning and that o...

So this morning I woke early (more nightmares) and watched as we made our way down the Straits of Malacca. We just motored down ever so slowly, and continued to do so, passing the western parts of Singapore whilst we were having brekky. We also saw Bridget's mum and her husband Peter at breakfast, which was nice. After brekky we returned to our cabin to do the packing. Urghhh. Tom went down to the foyer on our level and retrieved our passports, then he went ashor...

We docked before breakfast this morning. I was woken during the night by a strong smell of smoke - apparently they like to burn their forests in Malaysia. The port area was covered in smoke and haze all day. We had a lovely brekkie down in the dining room on the buffet level, and continued on to trivia in the schooner bar. The trivia girl is 18 and from Newcastle. After trivia we decided to go ashore to check out the cruise centre (miles from nowhere). The free w...

We crossed the equator at about 6.30 this morning, giving the Entertainment Team a reason to hold a special ceremony on the pool deck at 11am, the "Sons of Neptune" ceremony where all polliwogs (those who have not crossed the equator before) are initiated. We didn't get to the ceremony. :( I had an early breakfast in our cabin, so that I could be at the spa by 8. I had a full body scrub, a leg massage and a mini-facial. It was just wonderful. Tom went and had bre...