We were expecting the best ever cruise and our personal experience is as follows:
The good things:
- The ship is beautiful, fairly new and nicely appointed.
- The dining and room staff are great and will do anything for you.
- The itinerary of our 17 day cruise from Bali to Hong Kong was well thought out and perfect for us.
- The whole ship is clean and tidy.
- The rooms are well ...
We went to swim and snorkel with the whale sharks and that indeed was fabulous. They are beautiful calm fish and we got up close to them. Be warned though, it is a somewhat artificial experience. The fishermen on the bagans are paid to feed them for the tourists. Also, to get the most out of the experience one needs to be able to free dive if not scuba dive. Snorkelling on the surface is third ...