Actually, prior to purchasing the cruise ship tickets, I did some research first and I kind of knew what to expect. I initially almost selected the Genting Dream Cruise, since it's cheaper. However, some travellers said that the quality is not that good, kind of rob of (where you need to pay for almost anything), and good for those who love gambling. For those travelling with family, Royal Caribbean is much better. And they offer great food with many free activities. Well, then I chose the Royal Caribbean one.
Since I had done quite a research, so I knew that we should deliberately choose the free activities if we wanted to have full experience (eg. kind of exploiting) our cruise journey.So that night, at 17:30, we opt to enjoy the "Ice Odyssey" Ice Spectacular. The review said we should come very early, since the space was limited. And it's on first come first serve basis. Following the guide, we were one of the first to arrive. #ambi. And that's right, not long after, the venue became packed within short time.
Oh yes, the cruise ship had an ice-rink on it, where at night there were shows and at noon, we could reserve to enjoy ice skating session on the venue. Apparently, it's the first cruise ship (or I guess any sea transportation by any means) ever with an ice-rink on it.
The performance was very entertaining! Well, there were some mishaps where the skaters fell. But overall it's pretty good, with acrobatic and breathtaking moves. Actually, the ice rink was not that large, so perhaps it's not that easy for the skaters to move easily. They ought to control their moves very carefully as not to touch the rink side or other skaters.
The skaters asked the spectators if anyone wanted to volunteer as a cameo on the show. So there's a woman from Japan who acted brilliantly the made the show even more entertaining.
We were not allowed to take video, but photo is fine as long as without flash
22:00. After dinner, there's an show that I attended to: The Australian Beatles. The event was held in an auditorium named La Scala. We'll talk about the venue later. Actually I was a bit sleepy, but didn't wanna miss a chance to see the show. Since hey it's free (ga mau rugi sih aka oportunis. lol). Unlike the Ice Odyssey, show ini diadakan di venue yang cukup besar jadi masuknya ga perlu rebutan.
I loved the performance! So, basically they were The Beatles' impersonators. Their costumes, look, and everything were prepared rigorously. From the mop top hair, instruments, and the songs (of course, lol).
And they sounded amazing! Perhaps the only thing that was less fun was the unenthusiastic audience. It was like they didn't even clap. I urged myself so hard to not cheer the band up.
I don't know whether it's in my mind only, or I really did that: started to turn my cell's flash light on in Hey Jude song, then the band caught my hint then asked the audiences to turn the flashlight too.
23:19. Let's call it a day! Foto-foto bagian-bagian kapalnya kita lanjutkan besok lagi. Walau karena sudah malam, sebenernya menarik sih untuk eksplor bagian-bagian kapal lainnya, soalnya sudah sepi, hehe. Tapi masih ada 2 malam lagi, so that's fine.
Ohya, to help with our agenda inside the ship, we were provided with a cruise compass, containing all information about daily activities that they offer in the ship. Well, it's not a real compass, but a 4-pages leaflet distributed in our room. Well, a digital one would be preferable. But well, there would be no signal on the middle of the sea anyway.
But only by reading the compass, it makes me excited instantaneously. Because of its thrill and enjoyment that it brought kali ya. Tapi mungkin juga karena pemilihan kata-katanya, seperti:
Your Adventure Starts Here
07:14 We were early risers! Niat awalnya ingin melihat sunrise, tetapi apa daya mendung menggelayut. Tidak hanya mendung, tapi hujan cuy. Jogging track nya pun jadinya basah.
Tapi karena kadung bangun, ya sudah lanjut saja lihat-lihat (mumpung sepi) sekaligus foto-foto.
Not a pretty pic, tapi upload aja sekalian untuk bersih2 storage. lol.
07:30. That morning, we chose the Windjammer for our breakfast place. The privilege of early risers was we're able to choose quite freely which table that we want to. Otherwise, the queue was gonna be long (see photo #4 and #5)This time, we chose a table at the far back near the rear window, deemed as our fave spot. Why? Because it's really at the rearmost part of the ship, so we could see the trace of the ship on the water (duh mau membahasakannya susah. Itu tuh jejak kapal di air, ada istilahnya tersendiri ga ya?)Btw, windjammer itu artinya apa? Kirain artinya penghalau angin, tapi waktu googling ternyata artinya sailing ship gitu. wkwk.So, thi restaurant was similar to an all-you-can-eat hotel buffet restaurant. Where there're several sections: western, Asian, Japanese, and so on. There's also vegetarian corner, usually dedicated for Indians. Those who prefer safer options able to pick the food from this corner.Nevertheless, I'd say that this restaurant was even more generous than a hotel buffet restaurant in term of menu selection. couldn't generalise though. Anyway, the desserts were so good, pretty pretty good!Even better (or worse), you're able to have these AYCE galore like three times a day! Kalau misalnya abis pulang cruise trip terus jadi babi, gw sih ga akan heran.
08:34 Never thought that I needed a map just to navigate myself throughout the ship. Since there are 15 floors to explore.
But thankfully they already served it very thoughtfully. So, in the front of every elevator, there's an interactive screen showing us where we were, how to get to the spot that we were heading to, and so on. It also provided the schedule for the day! Other than that, there's a also this mini model, in form of ship, showing where's where. Pretty nice.
Yeps, for the schedule, as I wrote before, they provided a booklet called cruise compass, delivered daily. Then an interactive screen in front of the elevator, as well as an in-cruise TV channel, where the chief of entertainment explaining the highlight of the activities for that day and how we can participate.
So, one of the perks in having a trip in a cruise ship was many free activities. I tried to join the free workshop about Footprint Analysis. Kenapa saya tertarik? Soalnya dulu kan pernah ikut lari 5K, nah setelah itu somehow kaki saya sakit selama beberapa hari setelahnya. yang sakitnya itu bagian telapak kaki gitu, kalo ga salah telapak kaki kanan. I knoww saya jarang lari. But still, saya kan penasaran, adakah yang salah dengan telapak kaki saya. Jadinya, saya ikutan lah, hehe.
Sesi tersebut diadakan di bagian gym, di kelas yang biasanya dipake buat yoga sepertinya. Waktu masuk situ, masih relatif kosong sih dan acara belom mulai.
Tak lama kemudian, akhirnya acara dimulai, pesertanya sekitar belasan orang. Sesi tersebut diawali dengan penjelasan dari instruktur mengenai pentingnya kesehatan telapak kaki, apalagi kita sebagai makhluk bipedal. Hmm, ngarang deng, saya sudah lupa awal2 dia ngomong tentang apa. Lol.
Tapi hasil dari Internet: Your feet are the foundation of your entire body, enduring tons of pressure each and every day. When your feet are not properly supported, your whole body can become misaligned – resulting in pain in your feet, knees, hips, or back.
Apparently, if your feet are properly supported, it'd be reflected on the way you step when you walk. To check, we performed the test walk. The facilitator prepared a large stamp mat which had been inked. Then she would lay a paper on top of it, then she asked us to walk, stepped on the paper, once for each of our foot.
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10:32. There's a library inside the ship, named Jay Pritzker library. A huge photo of him was hanged inside a library. I had no idea who he was until few minutes ago when I tried to google it. Lol. Tadinya kirain tokoh fiktif supaya library-nya terlihat cool saja, taunya tokoh beneran. Dia adalah salah satu co-founder Hyatt Corporation, dan juga Royal Caribbean dulunya.
It's a really neat one, but, well, I think they have this library for the sake of just completing the check list. The book collection was dismal. And almost no one inside the library.
Well, I can't blame them. Although comfortable, but I don't think that I'd spend my time inside a library while in a cruise ship. I brought my kindle with me, but I prefer reading in a spot where more cruise ship-y, rather than in a library. If only the library had windows with ocean view, it'd be much better and I might consider to read in it.
Royal Promenade. Lalu saya malah penasaran dengan arti promenade. Lol. From wiki: an esplanade or promenade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The historical definition of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress's guns.
In modern usage, the space allows the area to be paved as a pedestrian walk; esplanades are often on sea fronts and allow walking whatever the state of the tide, without having to walk on the beach.
Nah, mirip-mirip kayak trotoar di pinggir pantai kali ya. Kalo di cruise ship ini, lebih mirip kayak main avenue gitu sih, dimana di kanan kiri ada toko-toko tempat jualan, ada juga beberapa cafe di sini (satu yang gratisan, wkwk). Terus di sini biasanya juga ada band yg main gitu di jam2 tertentu, persis lah kayak di mall.
Yang bernuansa ungu itu kalo malem, kalo siang mah warna cahaya natural aja. Kalo lagi jalan di dalam promenade ini, berasa kayak lagi ga di dalam kapal sih, lebih mirip di mall, wkwk.
Ohya, di sini juga ada tangga turun ke casino. Kalo di kanan kiri atas bisa diliat ada jendela2 kamar. Aku bingung, ga berisik apa ya.
Corridor of the staterooms. What is stateroom? It is a private room on a railroad car with one or more berths and a toilet, or in this case, cruise ship. Mirip koridor kamar hotel gitu.
Kenapa dinamain ini? Konon sih nama stateroom dipake di mansion di Eropa untuk tamu2 state officials, designed to impress gitu katanya. Kalo kamar kami di sini mah ukurannya seiprit. Will share it later.
Okay, but I think the corridor is very well-designed, with art decorations here and there. Not sure whether they are original or what. Since for me, it looks unconvincing. Lol. Sorry.
11:36 Quiz Session! One of the free activities was quiz session! There were several quizzes held in several different sessions, such as word search challenge, general knowledge trivia, visual trivia: famous landmark, and so on.
So yes, not all activities were physical, but they also accommodated the behind-the-desk kind of activities. I think it's so thoughtful of the organizer. Oh well, I haven't posted the physical activities aside the ice skating. Soon!
12:29 There were quite many interesting things for kiddos. Such as this one (not sure what it is, lol). But from the look of it, seems futuristic.
And yes, there's also a free movie session played in the theater, still inside the cruise ship. That day, they played the Incredibles 2 at noon, and Smallfoot at night. It's 3D and they also provided the 3D glasses. I was impressed!.
for teenagers, they had a specific designed activities.
and they also had a playroom for toddlers!
Berhubung waktu merapat masih lama, jadilah saya muter2 kapal. Dan di bagian belakang kapal, lantai berapanya saya lupa, ada Conference Center. Tadinya nyangkanya kayak business room gitu kayak di hotel untuk tempat ngeprint or internetan. Tapi ternyata tidak.
Kalo di web, keterangannya seperti ini:
Reserve a conference room at no extra fee.Conference Centers can be converted into smaller conference rooms or different configurations to suit your group’s requirements.Choose from a variety of room configurations including theater, classroom, boardroom, card room, or mini trade show setup.
but I don't really understand why one would have a conference at a cruise ship? oh wait, I know, some companies reward the high performing employees by giving them cruise ship trip. and well, they could do the gathering at this conference center.
Ternyata foto sebelumnya itu menunjukkan gerbang masuk ke game center. Why I didnt remember that?
Let's go outside and see what's going on there. In the basketball field, there were kids playing basketball, and a woman with her instagram husband, I guess. Ok, perhaps more Facebook husband considering their age xD.
Hey, it's pretty windy out here. Let's move.
Some people were playing table tennis in a not windy spot (yearite).
14:53 Penang! TANPA MELALUI PROSES IMIGRASI! yeps, one of the most interesting experience that I had during the trip, was I didn't have to go thru imigration process in Malaysia when I was about entering the country.
So, what I had to do was at the exit gate of the ship was only scanning my cruise card, and voila, I could enter Malaysia.
And I even didn't bring my passport with me. Well, our passports were still kept by the cruise ship official.
and here we go!
First thing we saw once out from the pier: The Jubilee Clock Tower. It is a Moorish-style Jubilee clocktower at the junction of Light Street and Beach Street.
Built to commemorate Queen Victoria's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, the tower is sixty feet tall, one foot for each year of Victoria's reign. A corner of the wall surrounding Fort Cornwallis is situated behind the tower.
Tak lama kemudian, kita langsung dengan mudah menemukan becak fancy, dimana hal serupa juga kayaknya mudah ditemukan di Melaka. Dulu malah ktmu yg muter lagu lagisyantik ya kalo ga salah. lol
Walau sebenernya Penang dan Melaka memiliki kesamaan. Apakah itu? ya, keduanya merupakan UNESCO Heritage Site.
Still undecided what to have for breakfast this weekend? Don't worry, this sunny side up gets you covered!
Btw ini lebih ke makanan jadi2an yang cem suka dipasang di etalase resto jepang, but the size is much bigger.
We didnt go inside since we had no much time.
Karena sebenernya ga ada tujuan spesifik ingin melihat apa, jadinya kita jalan kaki dari dermaga. Sebenernya pengen cari mural yg terkenal itu tuh, tp tampaknya dengan jalan kaki juga bisa.
Arsitekturnya memang menarik ya, dan terawat gitu. Mungkin usaha peremajaan or renovasi juga. Dan somehow di bagian sini sepi banget! apa karena lagi weekend ya?
Ada suatu rumah, atau mansion lebih tepat kali ya, dengan arsitektur chinese, berada di antara bangunan yang ada di situ. Halamannya sangat luas. Kebayang pasti punyanya crazy rich penang.
Ambil keterangannya dari inet sahaja:
Seh Tek Tong Cheah Kongsi (or just Cheah Kongsi for short) is the oldest of the Five Big Clans of the Hokkien community in Penang which in the 19th century together formed a Hokkien neighbourhood centred on the Tua Pek Kong Temple in Armenian Street.
These clans were formed for self-defence and mutual support and they sent money back to their home villages in southern China which were experiencing political unrest and banditry at that time.
The building is classified as a category one heritage building in the core zone of George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site, Penang. A study has been carried out by the architectural team to justify every element of the temple, remove some additional elements and recover the temple to its most original historical state.
Masjid Lebuh Aceh ( Masjid Acheen St) adalah masjid abad ke-19 yang dibangun oleh masyarakat Aceh yang terletak di Jalan Acheen.
Di sebelah masjid terdapat pemakaman dermawan asli masjid, Tengku Syed Hussain Al-Aidid dan anggota keluarganya. Rumah-rumah yang mengelilingi masjid saat ini adalah bagian dari pemukiman Muslim asli pada pertengahan abad ke-19.
Pemukiman Muslim Lebuh Acheh terus berkembang pesat dan pernah disebut sebagai Jeddah Kedua, karena para peziarah dari dekat berkumpul di sini sebelum berangkat ke Mekah melalui laut./wiki
Music street performance by @kicaubilau. Beautiful and captivating! Walau pas awal ada rasa penasaran, wah dia pake angklung, apakah mungkin dari Indonesia?Setelah googling (barusan), walau ke sananya udah dua tahun lalu, ternyata mereka emang asli Malaysia. Tapi kok ada angklung? Nanti diklaim dari Malaysia?.Tenang guys, angklung sudah diakui UNESCO bahwa berasal dari tanah parahyangan kok. Tapi memang sudah menyebar ke negara tetangga, seperti Malaysia, dan juga Thailand serta Filipina. And that's fine. Malah bagus kan bisa untuk mengekspresikan rasa dan menciptakan keindahan :)
Tidak lengkap rasanya apabila ke Penang tapi tidak mencicipi kulinernya. Well, sebenernya lagi ga mood makan2 karena kebanyakan makan di kapal. But let's try.
Jadi kami mencoba makan cendol, es kacang, terus kwetiau (atau laksa asam ya? lupa). Cendol penang ini ada kacang merahnya, beda dengan cendol indo. Tapi saya lebih suka cendol indo sih, lebih manis. well, selera masing2 memang.
Salah satu yang terkenal di George Town, Penang adalah street art yang berlokasi di Armenian Street. yak, jadi ini adalah Armenia yg memang nama sebuah negara. Konon jaman dulu, memang cukup banyak orang Armenia yang ke Penang.
Salah satu mural paling terkenal adalah anak naik sepeda itu, yang ternyata bikinan orang Lithuania yg menetap di Penang.
Penasaran ga sih kenapa namanya George Town? Jadi jaman dulu pas masih dijajah Inggris, namanya Penang adalah Prince of Wales Island (karena gelar utk pangerannya seperti itu). Lalu nama George Town sendiri adalah karena utk menghormati King George III.
Anyway, kenapa pula George Town ini jadi UNESCO World Heritage Site? Alasannya mirip2 sama Malaka, yaitu jadi pusat perdagangan di Selat Malaka sehingga memiliki akulturasi budaya yang unik. Hmm, di Indo ga seperti itu ya? kan kita dilalui Selat Malaka juga.
Nah yg di bawah ini copas dari wiki :p
George Town was the first British settlement in Southeast Asia.Together with Singapore and Malacca, George Town formed part of the Straits Settlements.
Shortly before Malaya attained independence from the British in 1957, George Town was declared a city by Queen Elizabeth II, making it the first city in the country's modern history.
From the old town (actually I dont know what the exact name), we then went to Gurney Drive to taste a bit of Penang Culinary.
We tried Pasembur (quite a peculiar name). Pasembur is a Malaysian salad consisting of cucumber (shredded), potatoes, beancurd, turnip, bean sprouts, prawn fritters, spicy fried crab, fried octopus or other seafoods and served with a sweet and spicy nut sauce. Mirip2 gorengan pake bumbu kacang gt kali ya, tapi bumbunya ada manisnya gitu. Rasanya sih ya not bad ya menurut saya. Altho I love batagor better.
In other parts of Malaysia, the term Rojak Mamak is commonly used. In Singapore, it is called Indian Rojak.
Ohya, jadi di Gurney Drive ini macam ada dua area gt, bagian makanan chinese dan makanan melayu.
19:00. Nah, sebenernya sih dibolehin untuk balik ke kapal jam 10 malem. Tapi kita balik cukup awal karena tidak ingin melewatkan jatah makan malam plus atraksi yang disuguhkan. lol. Iya, ga mau rugi. Kalo ke Penang, insyaAllah bisa lain kali lah ya.
Malam itu, ada magician show yang cukup atraktif walaupun tidak terlalu memorable, hehe. Tapi ok lah menghibur.
Dengan melihat foto-foto ini, saya jadi appreciate dengan layar besar di panggung yang menampilkan orang di panggung secara zoom in. Mengapa? seringkali kalo nonton, tapi ga ada versi zoom in di layar, biasanya hanya bisa bertanya2 mereka abis ngapain. wkwk.
Sehabis menonton pertunjukan, saya putuskan untuk pergi ke luar kapal lagi, mumpung belum berlabuh. Untuk apa? Ya, untuk melihat penampakan kapal dari luar pada malam hari. Ga penting ya? haha.
Well, tapi penasaran aja, dan bukan pemandangan yang bisa dengan mudah didapatkan kalau lagi di Jakarta.
Dan, kesan saya: gemerlap! Mengingatkan pada kilau gedung-gedung pencakar langit di kota besar, tetapi bentuknya memanjang.
21:21. Well, the night was quite young, so I tried to take a look what's going on outside.
Memang tampak meriah ya, dengan lampu yang berwarna-warni menghiasi. Kebetulan di malam tersebut lagi ada event juga (tunggu di post setelah ini).
Welcome to Bollywood Beach Pool Party! padahal ga ada pantai2nya, haha.
As usual, Indian parties are full of music and dances! Even the vibe was so dancey (is that even a word?). Like everyone is dancing, no matter how old you are, from kiddos to oldies.
So you can go back, please enjoy your party. I'll be here.
Yeps, continuing from the previous post. I was enjoying observing people partying, rather than having the party myself. It doesnt mean I hate the situation. So I just lied on my back and lived in the moment.
Walking in this part of the ship at night somehow reminds me of Titanic. Why? Since it's at night, and the life boats just gave me that feels.
Oh, and I found some guests were playing in this corridor, which is fun!
At the promenade, there's musical performance at certain hours, with different themes, from jazz, classic, OST, and so on.
Happy seeing those kids dancing! and some adults then dancing too!
05:27. The perks of waking up early was you could enjoy the cruise ship like it's your own. lol. Hampir ga ada orang lain!.
Amazingly, si cafe promenade ini buka 24 jam jadi tetep bisa ngemil. Walau menunya relatif terbatas sih, tapi lumayan lah soalnya kan gratis, hehe.
So why did we wake up early? Kalau lagi liburan kan enakan bangun siang. Yak, itu betul. Tapi selain subuhan, jacuzzi ini sungguh sayang jika dilewatkan, wkwk. Kalau siangan dikit pasti rame.
6:39. Just like the day before, rain decorated the morning with cloud as company. Oh well. But the sun seemed ready to greet. There's still hope!
07:13. We decided to have the breakfast at Main Dining Room. The day before, our breakfast was at the Windjammer.
Hmm, I didn't really like the breakfast ambience here. Since the windows were covered by some kind of shield, that I guess aiming to protect us from direct sunlight. But what I felt was it made the room gloom and dim.
Plus, the food selection was some kind of regular breakfast that I also could get at Windjammer. Well, ada beberapa variasi menu unik dan sehat, tapi buat saya kurang menarik, hehe.
8:03 After a cloudy dawn, alhamdulillah a rainbow appear. It seemed the day was going to be bright and good!
Salah satu bagian kapal yang sempat dieksplor adalah, umm, kokpit. Wait, kokpit itu kan di pesawat. Kalo di kapal, tulisannya sih namanya the bridge. Tapi aneh kan kalo bilangnya jembatan. Setelah cek di internet, namanya ternyata ... anjungan kapal! haha. Baru tau!
Jadi, anjungan kapal adalah ruang komando kapal di mana ditempatkan roda kemudi kapal, peralatan navigasi untuk menentukan posisi kapal berada.
Actually, saya baru baca keterangan tentang the bridge ini saat mau nulis caption, dan banyak hal yang menurut saya menarik.
Few fun facts:
1. Multiple positioning systems. Nah, biasanya kan kita familiarnya dengan GPS. Ternyata GPS ini standar positioning system-nya US menggunakan 30 satelit. Si cruise ship ini selain menggunakan GPS, juga menggunakan GLONASS, positioning system punyanya Rusia yg menggunakan 24 satelit. Dengan mengkombinasikan dua data ini, hasilnya pun bisa lebih akurat dan real time, karena jadi pakai 54 satelit kan yang posisinya tersebar di langit sana. Terus waktu eksplor lebih jauh lagi, Eropa, China, dan Jepang punya positioning system yang berbeda. Menarik!
2. Armrest. Di armrest kiri ada trackball untuk mengontrol display di depan mereka. Di armrest kanan ada joystick untuk mengendalikan kapal. Jadi ga usah repot2 pake setir super besar untuk mengendalikan kapal.
3. Dynamic Positioning System. Dengan sistem ini, kapal bisa berada di suatu titik dan menghadap ke arah yang sama selama berjam-jam tanpa harus mengaitkan jangkar.
4. Voyage Management System: ini semacam auto-pilot kalau di pesawat. Jadi most of the time, sistem ini yang bekerja, dan petugas bisa memonitor.
5. Automatic Radar Plotting Aid: covering 133 km area, track up to 40 different targets a time.
Flowrider. One of many interesting free attractions on board. Although there were quite lengthy queue (for sure), and unexpected d d d drama!
Jadi kan itu emang ngantri banget (swipe right). Terus kayak ada yang nitip antrian gitu. Nah, kan jadi ga maju2 antriannya. Terus ada yang protes. Sampe si officernya juga ikut kesel sama yang nitip antrian dan si flowrider ini sempet dihalt beberapa saat.
This is how the bridge looks like from the front. Somehow it reminds me of Ohm - from Nausicaa of The Valley of The Wind by Studio Ghibli. I don't know, perhaps because of the round windows, or the shape. Anyway, I love it!
Wall climbing. Dimensi foto di instagram kurang sesuai jadinya terpotong :/
A successful jump, but the expression, umm, not so much.Lalu mencoba juga ambil pose di ujung depan cruise macam2 Titanic. Tapi kok angle-nya kurang pas ya? Harus ada yang ambil gambar dari luar kapal. #repot
Golfing above the sea.
There's a casino located right below the promenade.
And there were few interesting instagrammable spots. Well, basically many things are instagrammable for first timers.
I dont know why I post this, lebih karena dibuang sayang I guess. Ok next.
Swimming pools. Actually I don't know how many swimming pool that this ship has. Actually on the other side of the ship, there's another one. If I'm not mistaken, pre-covid they installed a new waterslide which makes it even more exciting.
16:04.Mendapatkan tempat yang tenang untuk membaca buku, atau untuk meditasi bagi yg mau, ternyata bukanlah hal yang mustahil di kapal pesiar ini. Di bagian belakang kapal ini hanya ada segelintir orang! Eh, tempat lain seperti perpus juga sepi sih. Tapi kalo di bagian sini, suasana di atas lautnya lebih kuat.
18:30. Hollywood musical night at La Scala. Live performance with live music of some most famous tunes from hollywood movies. Although I didn't recognize around 60% of the tunes though.
The singers really do have great pipes! I also love the stage, simple but the background was wonderful. I should say that it's an impressive show. Well, maybe because I set my expectation quite low (since this is basically a free show?). But those performers were reeeally good.
La Scala, a venue in the cruise ship that named after Teatro alla Scala in Milan. The theatre (the one in Milan, not in cruise ship) is regarded as one of the leading opera and ballet theatres in the world.
However, I should say that this theatre is a decent one. Better than the one in Balai Kartini or Istora Senayan. I knoww, Balai Kartini atau Istora kan memang peruntukannya bukan untuk art performance. Tapi kenyataannya, pertunjukkan seni acapkali diadakan di tempat tersebut kan?
Main Dining Room. One of our fave dining rooms, because of its elegant interior with its big chandelier, all you can eat 3*-course-meal set (* = easily multiplied anytime we want), and its excellent service.
We thought that we ought to dress up to eat in main dining room, but seeing other guests seemed quite casual, so we took the hint and applied for ourselves. lol.
At the final night, the waiters danced on the stairs, that night with latin energetic song as the background. So fun!
21:05. So, at the final night, there was a watching party on the pool area. The movie being played that night was Captain Marvel, which is relatively new that time, but I had watched it. The challenge was to get a comfortable spot to watch the movie, which was not that easy.
21:58. There had been a loud sound coming from the Promenade Area. It's basically a party to celebrate the cruise journey as the ultimate
Well, it's full of dance and upbeat music. At first I just wanted to see from afar, but in the end I got closer and allowed myself to join the train formation with the others, lol.
But it seemed they knew that for some people, the night was still young. So they had this after party at one of the cafes, where there were live band and people could continue dancing. I enjoyed the music by sitting on the side, before getting back to my room not long after.
So nice! (bukan sosis). Begitu masuk kamar setelah beraktivitas di luar, di tempat tidur ada handuk berbentuk gajah.
At another time, we found a monkey! I should say that the hospitality was superb!
Tipping is encouraged and very common. But they also really took care of the services and wanted to know our feedback.
Ok, in the next slide, there's our bathroom. Really small, but cukup lah yah. Yang penting bersih.
Memandangi laut yang seakan tak bertepi, dari jendela bundar yang ada di kamar.
Let's put fillers here and there karena target weekend ini sudah selesai urusan perkapalan.
Chasing sunset, or sunrise?
05:45. To get a good spot, we came very early to have our breakfast.
That's a tug boat! No worries, our ship wasn't stuck (like the one in Suez). But it's there to push (or pull?) our ship to be able to dock at the harbor nicely. So how does it compare with the Ever Given?
Voyager of the Seas was the largest cruise ship in the world, although she was overtaken the following year by her sister ship Explorer of the Seas.
She is 311 m long overall, has a waterline beam of 36.8 m and a height of 63 m. It can hold 3,602 passengers at double occupancy, and 4000 passengers maximum.
Voyager of the Seas included the first rock climbing wall (mounted on the funnel) and the first ice-skating rink at sea.
So, how does it measure compared to the famous Titanic? Titanic has 269 m long, 53.3 m height, and 28.2 m beam. Smaller but not so much smaller.
How if we compare to "that ship"? That ship clogging the Suez Canal. The Ever Given ship is 400 m long, which is 89 m longer than Voyager of the Seas. Nevertheless, those ships are huge!
Singapore welcomed us with beautiful warm golden sunrise. Ending a vacation is never an easy thing. But this like the way of nature saying that I should welcome a new day with a grateful feeling. It greeted me "have a nice day 😊".
Nope I'm not in Singapore, this comes from 2019 album.
Arriving to the little red dot.
The passengers' luggages were sorted based on each passenger's deck. There's no conveyor belt like in the airport. But we had no difficulty in finding ours since they arranged it very neatly.Then we had brunch with mba @esti_pratiwi1505 and family at West Coast Plaza. The food was super super delicious! Alhamdulillah.
Masjid Sultan adalah masjid pertama di Singapura, pertama dibangun di tahun 1824 tapi kemudian direbuilt tahun 1924 karena yang sebelumnya itu kekecilan (kalo ga salah ngerti ya).
Haji Lane and its surrounding is famous for its mural. Perhaps like in Georgetown's Albanian Street. Kalau di Indonesia, kira-kira yang terkenal dengan muralnya ada ngga ya?
This photo marks the end of #rcruiseshiptravelog. Finally! The next travelog will be in one of the oldest cities (or even the oldest!) in Indonesia. Guess what!
