The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps
Are you heading to Bangkok to shop? Or shopping elsewhere in Thailand? Regardless, most goods and services in Thailand have a 7% Value Added Tax (VAT). I will share how you can save some money by getting a VAT tax refund in Bangkok or Thailand …
Our trip to Phuket was planned to be a relaxing one, one that doubled up as a birthday trip for Grace. So it was–we mainly hung around, used the facilities and swam at Avani+ Maikhao and its sister resorts. The two girls are water babies …
If you have one day, I suggest you stay at Patong beach to suntan, shop, massage, or enjoy some sea sports. But if you really want to explore the Phuket old town, take a look at my Phuket’s one day guide.
The bus journey from Patong Beach to Phuket Town takes about 50 minutes. It’s a bit long but a good and cheap alternative to taxi. You can take a 30-40mins taxi ride for about 200 Baht, but this is just a guide.
Remember to catch the last bus back from Phuket Town to Patong beach: 7am to 6pm!
Travelled in December 2015 | Trip is fully paid by us and in no way sponsored.
What to do in Phuket if you have only one day? We travelled to Phuket with Mariner of the Seas and took their tender boat to start our one day tour in Phuket. If you want to maximise your day at Phuket, be sure to queue for …
There are many types of room on the Mariner of the Seas, and if you are looking for a review of Ocean View Stateroom, you are at the right place. Anyway, after our Check-In at Marina Bay Cruise Center and clearance at the immigration, we …
So it’s the end of our trip! It’s time to check out and depart from Mariner of the Seas. For passport collected during the check-in, it will be ready for collection at Deck 5 the day before the disembarkation at Singapore.
Here’s the information Royal Caribbean will give you before you depart. No more cruise compass for the last day.
We chose to carry our own luggage when disembarking. In this way, we will be the first group to disembark from 8:30am to 8:50am. Independent passengers (not VIPs nor in groups) with Porter Service could only disembark from 9:10am to 10:50am. We didn’t want to wait around, since there’s nothing much we could do onboard, and breakfast would end latest at 9:00am.
The carrying of luggage was alright for us – we just needed to roll the luggage through the bridge to the terminal, past the immigration and out of the building.
If you want someone to carry your luggage for you to the terminal, you can simply leave your luggage outside your room, along the corridor, the night before.
For this porter service, you will be given a numbered luggage tag to attach to your luggage. This tag has a corresponding departure time assigned to you. The numbers range from 1 to 32 (from 8:50am to 10:50am), with an increasingly later departure time. Our luggage tag was no.8, with a departure time of approx 9:35am.
In the departure information, there’s a line: “Departing the ship prior to your assigned departure time may result in an increased waiting time in the terminal building as your luggage will not be available.”
But at the terminal, we saw rows of luggage – with luggage tag numbers up till 20+ (with a departure time later than 10:30am) ready. They could probably have “jumped the queue” and depart early, and still get their luggage.
Travelled in December 2015 | Trip is fully paid by us and in no way sponsored.
Nowadays, there are more people booking cruise trips and becoming a popular holiday option. So what’s the check in process at Marina Bay Cruise Center (“MBCC”) like? Read on to find out: The time to check-in Check-in process How to get to MBCC What Time …
5 NIGHT SPICE OF SE ASIA CRUISE I’m going to do up a series of posts to share with you my first cruise experience with Royal Caribbean. Bookmark this page as I update the page with links to useful tips and navigation around the cruise. …