After our January cruise from Singapore to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia then back to Singapore, we stayed on the ship to cruise onward to our final destination for this trip, Hong Kong with stops in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Click here to see some of the best pictures from this cruise.
Below is the map showing where we took photos. Click the picture to see an interactive map. Click any of the pins in the interactive map to see more details on that photo and a link to the blog entry below.
Feb 03, 2025 - Nathon (Koh Samui), Thailand
Feb 4 to 5 - Ayutthaya & Bangkok Overnight Tour
At the stop for Bangkok we had an overnight tour, spending the night in Bangkok and visiting a number of nearby sites including Ayutthaya which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mahanakhon is a 78-story, 314-meter-tall mixed-use skyscraper in Bangkok’s Silom/Sathon CBD. Known for its unique "pixelated" design, it is one of Thailand's tallest buildings.
Feb 06 - Sihanoukville, Cambodia
This was by far our worst excursion of the entire three month trip. A long dusty ride in an old bus with multiple stops where we were pretty much dumped off with little explanation of where we were or why we were there. A fairly decent lunch followed by another long dusty ride. This 12 hour tour was worse than a waste of time, it was torture.
Durians are so stinky that many hotels specificially prohibit bringing durians into your room.
Feb 8, 2025 - Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam
Today we had a private tour which took us from the port city of Phu My to Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon. The tour included a visit to the former Presidential Palace, since renamed Independence Palace, then renamed again to Reunification Palace.
Feb 11 to 12, 2025 - Hue, Da Nang & Hoi An, Vietnam
We had an overnight in Da Nang. The first day we took a private tour from Da Nang to the former Imperial City of Hue. The second day we had a tour to Hoi An and Da Nang.
Hoi An is a UNESCO World Heritage site, renowned as a former 15th-19th century trading port featuring exceptionally preserved, yellow-walled Chinese, Japanese, and European-influenced architecture
Feb 14, 2025 - Halong
Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is renowned for its thousands of towering limestone islands This was tthe most scenic stop on this leg of our trip.
Luon Cave is a stunning, 100-meter-long natural tunnel on Bo Hon Island in Halong Bay, renowned for its arch-shaped entrance leading to a serene, enclosed emerald lake.
Sung Sot cave is the largest and possibly the most frequented by visitors of all the caverns in Halong Bay.
Click one of the pictures above to see more pictures for that stop.
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