This blog will document our Southeast Asia cruise on the Ocean Princess. I will try to update this blog daily during the cruise. Click on photos to enlarge view.


Saturday, February 6, 2010

Things to see and do

This list will be expanded as we plan our port visits:
Shanghai
  • The Bund - One of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai
  • Yuyuan Garden - Featuring more than 30 halls and pavilions within a small area, and on the top of the white walls, lie several elegant snaking shape black dragons
  • Oriental Pearl Tower
  • Nanjing Road - One of the world's busiest shopping streets
  • Bund Tourist Tunnel - The Bund Tourist Tunnel is a train that travels under the Huangpu river in Shanghai, from the Bund to Pudong
Hong Kong
  • Star Ferry - The Star Ferry continues to provide an efficient, popular and inexpensive mode of crossing the harbor.
  • The Peak - The Peak, Hong Kong’s most popular attraction with stunning vistas, great shopping and dining.
  • Giant Buddha / Po Lin Monastery - The world's tallest, outdoor, seated bronze Buddha

Bangkok
Singapore
  • Singapore Flyer - Reaching 42 stories high, the Flyer comprises a 150m diameter wheel, with capsules capable of holding 28 passengers each, and a complete rotation of the wheel takes approximately 30 minutes.
  • Merlion Park - The merlion is a statue with the head of a lion and the body of a fish.
  • Chinese Gardens - The Chinese and Japanese Gardens are a popular attraction for both local and foreign visitors to Singapore.
  • Sentosa - Siloso Beach is known as the place for beach volleyball and other outdoor activities such as canoeing, skim boarding, mountain biking or rollerblading. There are also dining and shopping outlets along the beach.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Port Maps

Here are some Google Maps of some the ports we will visit. The maps have markers of points of interest. Click on the markers for more details, photos and links related to the location.

Port Guides

Here are links to the Princess port guides for some of the ports we will visit: