This cruise was initially advertised as a '5 Night of South East Asia' however, for whatever reason, RCI changed the itinerary to 6 nights which caused many people we spoke with to lose money on flights and hotel bookings that were made prior to the change. In fact, a week before departure, many online travel agents were still advertising this cruise as a 5 night sailing. It would seem there are communication issues between RCI and agents selling their cruises.

Another strage practice is that we booked this cruise through the RCI website and although there was a 5% online discount available, this was not applied and I was charged the full price despice my invoice showing the discount. I am still in the process of getting a refund.

We had incorporated this cruise into our trip to Asia and we made the reservation via the RCI website. What was very interesting is that Singaporeans were paying less than anyone else on this cruise. Now I appreciate that unfavourable currency fluctuations will invariably cause some to pay more than other nationalities, however, when you are talking about a $500 USD+ variation in price for a 6 night trip, it suggests to me that this cruise was targeted at the gambling fraternity of Singapore - call me cynical, but RCI persistently refused to respond to me questioning the pricing anomaly, so I have drawn my own conclusion on this. Read more