March 29, 7am, Singapore,
the last port on the third segment of
the World Cruise. The ship docked at the
Ocean Cruise Terminal – located within the Harbor front Shopping Center. This is the best docking location for cruise
ships.
Singapore lies just 85 miles north of the Equator at the tip
of the Malay Peninsula and is the commercial center of Southeast Asia. This island city and state of nearly five
million people is modern and old combined, has Chinese shop houses with red
tiled roofs, Victorian buildings, Buddhist temples, Arab bazaars and of course,
is home to the world famous Raffles and the Singapore Sling.
We were required to leave the ship for immigration
purposes. Fortunately, this cruise
terminal is designed much like an airport and has the walkways that connect
directly to the ship. Curt was able to
roll the wheelchair off without assistance.
After clearing immigration, we shopped in some of the stores and then
headed to MacDonald’s to use their free Wi-Fi.
Our next port of call will be back in Thailand, to Phuket, a
new location for us.
