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Ports: Thailand

  PHUKET Who goes there: Crystal Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean. Cruisers like: Phuket Town with its shop-houses, cafes and temples is interesting, but many guests head across the island to take a kayak or speedboat […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 3 2016
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Ports: South Korea

  BUSAN Who goes there: Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, P&O Cruises, Phoenix Reisen, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Seabourn, Silversea. Cruisers like: Busan is South Korea’s second-largest city and the country’s largest seaport. […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 3 2016
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Ports: Philippines

  MANILA Who goes there: Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Cunard, Oceania Cruises, P&O Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Seabourn, Silversea. Cruisers like: The densely populated capital has been a fortified trading centre […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 2 2016
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Ports: Myanmar

  BAGAN Who goes there: AmaWaterways, Avalon Waterways, Azamara Club Cruises, Belmond, Pandaw, Sanctuary Ananda, Scenic (from late 2016), Travelmarvel. Cruisers like: Over three centuries, more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 2 2016
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Ports: Malaysia

  MELAKA Who goes there: Costa, Crystal Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Silversea Cruises. Cruisers like: The influences of traders and colonists – Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Malay and British – all come together here. An […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 2 2016
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Ports: Japan

  AOMORI Who goes there: Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, Silversea. Cruisers like: There isn’t a lot to see in Aomori itself, but there are plenty of attractions nearby. A […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 2 2016
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Ports: Indonesia

  BENOA, BALI Who goes there: Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean. Cruisers like: If time allows, visitors take a day trip to the volcanoes and temples […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 2 2016
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Ports: China

DALIAN Who goes there: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Holland America Line, Royal Caribbean, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Seabourn, Silversea. Cruisers like: Dalian is famous for its lawns, squares, fountains and gardens. Its former mayor started […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 2 2016
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Ports: Cambodia

  PHNOM PENH Who goes there: AmaWaterways, Aqua Expeditions, Avalon Waterways, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection. Cruisers like: Phnom Penh is a place of extremes. Remnants of elegant French colonial architecture and the magnificent Royal […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 2 2016
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Top 5 things to see and do in the Caribbean

The Caribbean. It is made up of 700 islands, islets, reefs, and cays. It has six official languages, including; Spanish; French; English; Dutch; Haitian Creole; and Papiamento (a blend of Portuguese and Spanish). And it […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 19 2013
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Tips for visiting Myanmar

Words and pictures John Pond UPON ARRIVAL – Items of value and currency in excess of US$2000 are supposed to be declared and taken again on departure, but in practice things are made quite easy for […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 2 2013
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Russia – Port Review

It’s cold and bleak when we dock at Kizhi Island, and I’m wondering why on Earth we’ve come to this desolate place, when I suddenly look up and catch my breath. A huge Russian Orthodox church with […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Feb 28 2013