We had a really smooth flight from Paris and arrived in Singapore to the heat and humidity at 7 am. Our driver met us at the airport and we were at the Novotel Clarke Quay Hotel by 8 am. The air-conditioning was so cool in the lobby and bar area we didn’t even bother going […]
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Day 1 On Sunday we flew from Amsterdam to Paris. Our original plan was to take a bus as we really enjoyed the French countryside at the beginning of our holiday. But then we realised a day on a bus would not be good for Paul’s back so we booked very expensive flights. Had we […]
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Day 1 – Hop on Bus We disembarked the Celebrity Eclipse at 9 am and got a taxi to our Mercure Hotel in the Amsterdam Canal District. The taxi ride was a thrill for Paul who was in the front seat. The driver looked for police, and if there were none, he turned at no […]
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This is our last port before returning to Amsterdam. These are shots from our balcony on arrival. Paul was never going to get a on another Hop on Hop off bus after our experience in Stockholm. But I managed to convince him to try the bus without even considering the canal boat ride. It turned […]
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From 5 am I was up looking at the incredible scenery as we cruised into Stockholm. There are so many islands and unusual houses. I am unsure how people get around. I imagine a lot must travel on water. We finally get to dock at the Stadsgarden cruise berth about 8.40 am which is a […]
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We docked at Helsinki about 8 am and it was fairly foggy. We had to decide whether to go out early or wait for the weather to clear. We went early and got the first Hop on Hop off bus that came to the pier where our ship was docked. This ended up being a […]
See MoreLeaving St Petersburg
Well we thought we had seen all the sights of St Petersburg but the Captain told us about the St Petersburg Dam that was constructed to protect the port. The complex is intended to protect Saint Petersburg from storm surges by separating the Neva Bay from rest of the Gulf of Finland. Construction […]
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We awoke to find 5 other cruise ships docked beside us and we were told there were more docked in the city. So this time we will be battling with about 15,000 tourists in the city! It is the biggest port city in Europe and can cater for more than seven cruise ships at any […]
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On our way from Rostock (Germany)to Tallin (Estonia) we experienced the most beautiful sunset at dinner. It was just lucky we were on the port side of the ship at the right time of day. We were amazed to see the jet trails turn orange like the sunset. This morning at 10 am we docked […]
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We did not receive our tour tickets for Rostock in Germany so we inquired at the Shore Excursions desk to find out that what we thought we had booked before leaving Australia had not been processed properly, and now our chosen tour was fully booked. We could not confirm this until we got close to […]
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