Day 1 : Departing from Singapore

My father(79), mother(70), my kids Chloe(6) and Jerome(5), my Indonesian maid Siti and me, boarded the Superstar Virgo cruise ship on 15 Mar 2009. It was a 4-day cruise, with stops at Penang and Phuket. I booked the cruise from Misa Travel. We booked 2 interconnecting balcony rooms on deck 9. My hubby just started his new job; he could not go with us to the cruise. He does not enjoy cruises. Everyone else in the family loves to go on cruises !

My father can only walk a few steps, we had to bring along the wheelchair for him.

We enjoyed cold drinks at the lobby. This was a welcome reception only for balcony class passengers.


Jerome as usual, could not sit still. Here's a photo of Jerome with my maid Siti. She is a very good maid. She not only helps to take care of the kids, she also takes care of my father.


The kids like to sit at the balcony, enjoying the fresh sea breeze.


Here's our bedroom. It is quite small. After we opened the sofa bed, we had very little space to walk around. The beds are very comfortable. The kids fell asleep very easily. I slept with the kids and Siti in one room. My parents slept in the other room.

The bathroom is very small, but clean.


The shower area is separated from the rest of the bathroom by a shower screen.

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