We took a punt and booked online. Unfortunately our first choice boat based on Tripadvisor was fully booked and we ended up on the 3-star Golden Lotus Classic cruise. I think this is an overly generous rating – it was … Continue reading Halong Bay Cruise – Vietnam
Back in February when I was arranging our holiday to Vietnam, I wrote of The cost of an organised tour vs Independent Travel. The holiday has now been completed and we are home, while we were away I kept track as … Continue reading Vietnam – travel cost summary
Click here for part 1 Blurb repeated from previous entry so skip to the photos if you read the first one 😉 When we did our Royal Carribean cruise back in July, for the second cruise we had two stops … Continue reading Visiting Hoi An (part 2)
We decided to book a trip from Easter through 1 May to take in the public holidays here in Australia. Success – leave approved from 14th April to 1 May inclusive! Where to then? Robert’s had a hankering for Vietnam … Continue reading The cost of an Organised Tour vs Independent Travel (Vietnam)
When we did our Royal Carribean cruise back in July, for the second cruise we had two stops in Vietnam. One of these was Hoi An which is situated on Vietnam’s central coast. Mum and I had previously visited Vietnam … Continue reading Visiting Hoi An (part 1)
Finally the last Cruise Compass for our cruise back in July from Hong Kong with stops in Vietnam. Click these links for days one, two, three & four If you missed the Cruise Compasses for the Taiwan cruise, they are here – days one, two, three, four & five. Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Vietnam – Cruise Compass – day 5
Finally posting the last couple of days worth of cruise compasses to complete the set for our HK to Vietnam cruise back in July. Click these links for days one, two & three If you missed the Cruise Compasses for … Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Vietnam – Cruise Compass – day 4
Day 3 was in Nha Trang, we did an organised bus half day excursion. Due to most passengers going ashore, there wasn’t much planned for on the ship for entertainment compared with the previous sea day. If you missed the … Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Vietnam – Cruise Compass – day 3
Day 2 was a sea day so there were plenty of activities planned. I’m pretty sure we spent most of the day on the balcony enjoying the downtime with the occassional meal break – hey, we were on a cruise! … Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Vietnam – Cruise Compass – day 2
Once we got off our 5 day cruise to Taiwan, we immediately got back onboard for a 5 night cruise to Vietnam. When I say “got back onboard” which isn’t technically correct, Mum never even got off the ship. Back-to-back … Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Vietnam – Cruise Compass – day 1
