Dining Venues (complimentary)

We had travelled on cruise ship during the 90s, this Nov-2013 trip was our first with Royal Caribbean International.  It was after almost 4 years, around Jun-2017, that this post was written.  I could not recall a lot of details, but I do remember having lots of queries while preparing for this trip.  So, here's a post to share my experience as a first-time cruiser with my favourite cruise liner.

On the last day, there was no room service for breakfast but all complimentary dining venues served breakfast.  We had chosen to have breakfast at The Main Dining Room.  As usual, my mum and brother got themselves ready and proceeded to breakfast.  After cleaned up, DT and I did a last round check at all drawers and cupboard to ensure nothing was left behind.

On Day 4, the ship arrived at Phuket as early as 7am.  Unlike at Penang, where the ship docked and anyone can walk to the pier.  At Phuket, probably due to shallow water near the shore, bigger ships were unable to dock.  So, our cruise ship dropped its anchor in the middle of the sea and tendered to a pier near Patong Beach.  Tender refers to smaller ship that transports people to/fro bigger ship and shore.

At around 8am, we heard a lot of noise coming from the balcony.  The ship had dropped its anchor to dock at Malaysia's Port Klang.  As our stateroom was on this side of the ship, we were able to capture some actions.