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We're seriously considering taking a cruise to Japan, departing Beijing, next year.

 

Will the clients be mainly Chinese? Or will there be a mix of European/American/ Aussies on board?

Majority Chinese, We did the Beijing (Tianjin), Busan, Nagasaki and Hong Kong last year and more then 3k are from Mainland China.

Just back from Mariner OTS. The AM is Caroline Pan and she will be with the Mariner OTS till 29th May.

Would happen to know the location of the closest Hop-on, Hop-off bus stop from this pier?

 

Thanks,

Ron

If you are at Habourfront MRT, I suggest you take the train instead. You can get the MRT card for sgd@12 ($7 travelling value and $5 refundable value). If you don't have small sgd notes, you can always top-up your card value with at the Station Control.

From Habourfront you can travel to Haw Par Villa, Sentosa, Little India, Chinatown almost all major tourist places easily. http://www.yoursingapore.com/see-do-singapore/culture-heritage/heritage-discovery/haw-par-villa.html

Thanks for the tip, but how bad really is this traffic back up? Like how much time should i give myself for crossing the border?

 

 

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Depending on the period you are here ie Singapore/Malaysia schoolholidays, weekends, public holidays etc. I had clear the causeway from 1/2 hour to 1 or even caught in heavy traffic for up to 4 hours at least before.

As fate has it, i'll find myself back in Asia sometime next year, but this time i wanna squeeze in a quickie from Singapore, its expensive there so im thinking of Johor pre cruise stay.. Anybody done it?

 

 

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Possible if you stay in Johor Bahru but do be mindful of the heavy traffic at the causeway between Singapore and Malaysia (vice versa), Immigration clearance, Transportation etc it may not be worth it. You can find many reasonable accommodations for less then sgd$200.

Updated 11/12/16

 

It is greatly appreciated if you would share the name of the Activity Manager that you have on your sailings.

 

Thanks!

 

****Adventure OTS – WHO is onboard now? Renato Arana was onboard as of 3/16/16, but by now, someone else should be there.

 

****Allure OTS – Katie Turner has returned, I have been told. Looking for any information on how long she will be staying with the ship.

 

****Anthem OTS – Christopher John Hopkins onboard as of August 25, 2016.

 

****Brilliance OTS – Tanya Yates Tongue should be back as of August 30, 2016 from vacation.

 

****Empress OTS – Cecy del Razo is returning from vacation 9/30/16 probably for a 4 month contract.

 

****Enchantment OTS – Mauricio Diaz is onboard.

 

****Explorer OTS – Who is onboard NOW?

 

****Freedom OTS – Tresha Robb is onboard.

 

****Grandeur OTS – Andre Miller is onboard until mid November 2016.

 

*****Harmony – Tino MJ Lopez/Carillo has been reported onboard as of mid October.

 

****Independence OTS – Katie Turner was onboard the 10/23/16 sailing, but unsure how long she will be onboard.

 

*****Jewel OTS - Enzo Matijaca is still onboard as of 10/14/16 and probably on board until December.

 

*****Legend OTS – Saini Gupta is currently still onboard based on a current cruiser’s information. Hoping to know how long his contract will be. Any additional info is appreciated.

 

*****Liberty OTS – It has been reported that Katrina Blair will be joining Liberty on October 29.

 

****Majesty OTS – Mossese Vatuloka (from Fiji) came onboard on August 22, 2016.

 

*****Mariner OTS – Looking to know who is on currently.

 

*****Navigator OTS – Mark Rous on since 9/4/16 and onboard until mid-December.

 

*****Oasis OTS – Margot Van Erck should have returned from her vacation at the end of October 2016.

 

***** Ovation – Who is on board now, since Belle O’Brien went on vacation near at the end of June.

 

***** Quantum OTS -- Bonnie Bai returns to Quantum 3/12/16 for 4 month contract.

 

*****Radiance OTS – Elizabeth Hackett is on until mid August. Elizabeth Hackett should have left, who is on now?

 

**** Rhapsody OTS – Daniel Dornas has returned from vacation.

 

**** Serenade OTS – On the May 29 sailing, Ansylu Sadrislamova (Ansy) was onboard…..no idea for how long.

 

***** Vision OTS - Mickey Martin will be on board until December.

 

*****Voyager OTS – Troy Zhang began on 5/22 and it probably is a 4 month contract.

 

Thanks to all the cruisers for information that they provide to me!

 

Possibly on Vacation: Cici, Anjazc, Kitty Xu,, Giovanni DiPasquale, , Hugo Arenas, Belle O’brien (began vacation around 6/27), Cecy del Razo, TT ALgan, Marvin Wilson, Jeremie Gugliemi, Allison Currie, Elise Milo Stewart(vacation began 9/4/16 – going to Voyager after vacation), Angelle Rutten Van Hemert (upon her return from vacation she goes to Vision)

 

 

No longer in the Fleet: Darryl Dyball, Zach Stratford; Linda Feng; Frankie Portera, Gordon Travis

Splendour of the Seas – ship retired April 2016

Bonnie Bai is the AM for Ovation of the Seas

I don't know if it still exists, but the Singapore Zoo at Night is amazing!! We have been several times. Many of the animals are nocturnal and they don't even know you are there!!!

:)

Yup the Night Safari is still around with the Zoological Gardens and River Safari. A few years down the road the Bird Park will also be relocated there. :)

Thanks! Does 270 serve the roast beef sandwiches like Park Cafe does? Also, any idea what the charge is for the Panda Noodle Bar?

Dim Sum: 4 pcs for $4

Vegetarian Spring Roll

BBQ Pork Bao

Pork Shao Mai

Shrimp Hao Gao

Noodles: $5

Beef Chow Fun

Cantonese Wonton Noodles

Curry Beef Glass Noodles

Taiwanese Spicy Beef Noodles

Vegetarian Chow Mein

Banmian Noodles with Mince Beef and dried Bean Curd

Dessert: $2

Sesame Balls

Custard Tart

White Fungus Soup

Guiling Gao

Included venues:

Sorento's pizza

Cafe 270 (simillar to park cafe on other class ships)

Cafe promenade

Dog house at sea plex

Windjammer buffet restaurant

Main dinning room for breakfast and dinner + lunch on sea days (dynamic dinning will be discontinued when ship reaches Australia)

 

Extra charge venues:

Izumi japanese

Jamie's Italian

Wonderland

Chops Steakhouse

Panda Noodle bar

A french style bakery

 

The above are what I can remember, there might be a couple of more venues

Dynamic Dining is no longer available on our recent cruise on the Ovation OTS.

On reading about this I see that it is weather dependent. Can anyone tell me if you are able to book this more than once. Was thinking of making a couple of bookings a few days apart so I don't miss out. If the weather is fine on the first day, then I can just cancel the second one, and if not, I have the second booking as a back up.

You can change it on board provided there are available slots.

Hi

 

I am going to the above ports on Mariner of the Seas in January....

Any recommendations for any of the ports above? Each port we are there from 8am-5pm....

2 teenagers and 2 adults

Not sure if we could physically do the Batu Cave Steps :o - is it worth going regardless?

Prefer to do local tours or on our own.... prefer not to pay the high prices the ships charge:(.

 

Also tendering at Phuket for 2 days.....

thanks in advance...:D

Hopefully this thread will greatly assist you in your planning. :)

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2278154&highlight=mariner

I think Haw Par Villa should be added to this list. What a bizarre fascinating place that tells stories of Chinese Folklaw using statues , carvings and figurines. It's right near Haw Par Villa MRT station and free entry.

Yes and I had recommended in other threads. :)

At Raffles you dont just buy a Singapore Sling , or Take High Tea , you are buying the atmosphere of the bygone days of the British colonial era.

When we first visited Singapore, Raffles was an abandoned derelict building boarded up with plywood....to visit and see it today is a treasure.

I concur and to dine and stay there is truly an expensive experience haha...just kidding and yes I had dine there on many occasions. :)

In addition if you sailed the Quantum class ship, you would need to pay for the Ifly and Northstar when homeport in China.

Bonnie Bai is the AM on the Ovation.

Just off the OV and yes Jimmy Rhodes was the CD.

Yes just need to log off 1 device. :)

Could you perhaps give me some suggestions for hotels fairly close to the Garden by the Bay? Is that where they have the laser light show at night? Thanks so very much for your help

 

Judy from SW Florida

You may like to try Marina Bay Sands which is next to Gardens by the Bay.

You may like this thread too. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2278154&highlight=mariner

10 days on Ovation :)

Excellent advice - thanks! I ended up booking Ovation for a long cruise that goes from Singapore to Beijing, with stops in Vietnam, Hong Kong and Seoul. That itinerary checks a number of stops off my bucket list and, honestly, I'm a huge fan of new ships! So I think it's going to work out beautifully.

WELCOME to Singapore. You will like the Ovation OTS. :) and if ever you want to do the Mariner OTS, read this review by gapearl. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2278154&highlight=mariner

We are re thinking the cable car as it will be a very busy cruise, where a number of excursions are advisable.

 

I have just been reading the Langkawi cruise port page on CC. It refers to, "The Star Cruises jetty, where many big cruise lines dock....", but does not mention another port used by smaller ships.

 

We will be on a very small ship, (15,000 ton), so does anyone know if it may be docked elsewhere - I cannot find any other details on line. The port is not down as tender transfer.

 

Also I have seen a review which mention a shuttle bus, does anyone know where cruise lines may take passengers on a shuttle bus?

There is only 1 jetty (Star Cruise jetty) which all cruise ships docked.

WELCOME to Singapore !!! :)

Thanks. Have looked into this but really want to spend time at airport and we will have spent the previous day doing what we want to do in Singapore itself.

Welcome to Singapore!!

Have fun in the BEST Airport in the world. :) There are lots of things you can find in all 3 linked Terminals. There are also places when you can get a nap, massage, butterfly park, duty free shoppings, lounges, local food, restaurants etc after immigration clearance. Hope you have fun exploring our Airport. :)

We have four hours to wait at marina Bay terminal for our planned transfer to Changi. Is there really nothing to do there - no cafes, no shops etc as their website makes no mention of these. Wondering whether to try to rearrange our transfer.

Suggest you rearrange and spend the 4 hours inside Changi Airport. :)

thanks! i'm just hoping we get far enough away from land that this applies. my mom doesn't do anything but gamble on board so this cruise wouldn't be good for her if she couldn't play blackjack. and, ok, i admit... i like to gamble a bit too :D

We local Chinese in Singapore would say "HUAT AH" meaning, wishing you the BEST and WIN BIG!!!