Birthday Cruise On Board SuperStar Virgo 3 – 5 Nov 2010 Day 3

How fast time flies. Before we know it, it was already our third day on board the holiday cruise ship, Super Star Virgo, and in a few hours time, we would be disembarking.

As we had quite a lot to rich foods yesterday especially at the Choco Madness Party, we skipped breakfast and instead had a good and filling lunch after collecting our travel documents.

Holiday Travel Tips:-
Do check the time and venue to collect your travel documents. If you need assistance with your luggage, lock and leave them outside your cabin door from 1000 – 1200 hrs.

Collecting our travel documents

Bill settlement and passport collection

Since we still had some dining credits with the compliments from Star Cruises, we decided to have lunch at Noble House Restaurant, the Chinese a la carte restaurant on board the holiday cruise ship.

We ordered half a roasted duck and spinach with eggs in superior stock and were more than satisfied with the standard of the food. We have to admit that the food was simply yummy…..

Noble House Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine

After lunch, we collected our luggage from the cabin and proceeded to the respective waiting area for disembarkation. Expected arrival time in Singapore was approximately 1400 hrs. However, at 1340 hrs, we were able to disembark.

Window cabin, complimentary for our birthday cruise

Out of Africa - entrance to the casino

Out of Africa - where you can find the karaoke rooms as well

Casino - jackpot machines

Oasis - another casino on board the SuperStar Virgo

With James, one of the many helpful and smiling staff members

Farewell party as you disembark

What a pity! That marked the end of the birthday cruise on board the Super Star Virgo.



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Birthday Cruise On Board SuperStar Virgo 3 – 5 Nov 2010

Received a text message:- Happy Birthday! Star Cruises presents you 1 complimentary cruise on any Star Cruises vessels with SGD100 dining credits in Nov 2010. T & C apply.

This is the first time we have received a complimentary cruise from Star Cruises. Upon calling, we found that we could choose from any of the 3D 2N departure which falls on either Wednesday or Friday. Since our schedule for November was already quite packed, we managed to squeeze in the complimentary cruise on Wed, 3rd Nov.

Birthday Cruise on board SuperStar Virgo

Birthday cruises are not the norm and this is a treat that we decided we did not wish to miss out on.

For Wed Malacca/Port Klang departure, SuperStar Virgo departs at 2359 hrs from Singapore HarbourFront Centre. Check in commences at 2000 hrs and boarding is from 2030 – 2230 hrs.

With over 2200 passengers for this holiday cruise since Friday is a Public Holiday – Deepavali, the queue to check in was super long. By the time we boarded the holiday cruise ship, it was already after 2100 hrs.

Check in area at Harbourfront Cruise Centre

Holiday Travel Tips:-
To avoid long queues and inconvenience during bill settlement, proceed to the Reception on Deck 7 and complete the Express Checkout form.

The casino which will only open one hour after the holiday cruise ship departs

Complimentary birthday cruise - window cabin

Late dinner/supper was served at Pavilion Room and Mediterranean Buffet International from 2100 – 2330 hrs and 2100 – 0000 hrs respectively. However when we proceeded to have dinner at the all-inclusive restaurants, there was a long queue.

Since we had the SGD100 dining credits, we decided to cut the queue and instead headed for Samurai Restaurant to enjoy some Japanese food. At 2200 hrs, Samurai Restaurant was totally empty except for the two of us.

The grilled glazed spring chicken with rice in a box and katsudon (pork cutlet) both tasted great, being tasty and fragrant, good choices and value for money. The prices are very reasonable as well considering the standard of the food.

Samurai Restaurant

Katsudon

Grilled glazed spring chicken with rice in a box

After dinner, we went back to the cabin to rest before watching Magic World by Duo Baccara. It was 45 minutes of magical fun and entertainment. We were delighted that we did not miss this incredible show combining magic, dance, comedy, acrobatic and, of course, grand illusion as we learned that this was their last show her on Super Star Cruises.

Magic World by Duo Baccara

At midnight, there was the Tropical Hawaiian Night Sail Away Party by the Parthenon Pool on Deck 12 for those who wished to join in and have some party time.

Sail away party

A crew member delighting the crowd

Limbo rock - how low can you go?

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Last Weekend Cruise To Nowhere on SuperStar Virgo 2/4 – 4/4/2010 Day 3

Easter Sunday! A great day to start the day on board the holiday cruise ship SuperStar Virgo. This happened to be the last Cruise to Nowhere by SuperStar Virgo in view of the fact that the two integrated resorts in Singapore has been officially opened, the Resorts World Sentosa as well as the Marina Bay Sands. In light of this, the regulars on the Cruise to Nowhere who happened to be casino diehards have another two more alternatives in terms of casinos where they can go and spend their time gambling.

Bella Vista Restaurant

We started the day with breakfast in Bella Vista Restaurant. The Asian breakfast special for the day was Kampong Fried Rice with Ikan Bilis (anchovies) and Egg. Or you could select the Western special. Continental breakfast is also available at the buffet counter.

Eggs for breakfast

Kampong Fried Rice

Today the holiday cruise ship would be reaching Singapore only at noon. Thus, after breakfast, we went back to the cabin where we could see the approaching harbour.

Approaching the harbour

Harbour images

We managed to snap some harbour images and Resorts World Sentosa, one of Singapore's integrated resort, before proceeding to gather at Noble House Restaurant, the holding area for VIP88 Platinum card members. We were allowed to disembark just before noon.

Resorts World Sentosa, one of the newest kid on the block

The Harbourfront Cruise Centre

Waiting at the holding area

It was a breeze clearing the immigrations and customs as we were one of the first to disembark from SuperStar Virgo. This Good Friday cruise had been a memorable one as we went away with some winnings from the casino. What was even better was that we had been able to spend quality time together with the other family members which would not have been easy if we had been home.




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Weekend Cruise To Nowhere On SuperStar Virgo 2nd Apr - 4th Apr 2010 Day 2

The second day on this weekend cruise to nowhere on board SuperStar Virgo holiday cruise ship turned out to be a great day. You have a choice of breakfast foods of a good variety at some of the outlets. If you would like some Chinese breakfast food, Pavilion Restaurant or Bella Vista would be your choice. For international breakfast food, you could visit Mediterranean Buffet Restaurant. If you prefer Western breakfast, then head on to Bella Vista where you can get your continental breakfast as well as ham and eggs.

A variety of breakfast food available in the Mediterranean Buffet Restaurant, an all-inclusive restaurant

More breakfast food variety Halal and vegatarian

We decided to head on to the Mediterranean Buffet Restaurant for breakfast as we like the variety of breakfast food available. If you require halal or Indian vegetarian food, then the Mediterranean Buffet Restaurant is the place to go to.

As usual, the bao or Chinese steamed buns were quite good. Today, it was the red bean bao. Filled with a good quantity of red bean paste, these steamed buns were just yummy. You could also have finger foods such as samosa (a fried or baked triangular pastry with a savoury filling), doughnuts, Danish pastry or if you prefer some Indian food such as vadai (a doughnut shaped Indian savoury snack) besides the normal choices.

Celebrating Easter Sunday

Casanova, a Las Vegas-styled show, was on that night if you were interested in watching. There was a promotion in ticket prices.
Casanova

After breakfast, we headed to The Royale Club, a casino for VIP88 members, on Deck 8 with the other group members. We decided to stay and try our hand at some mini Bacarat where we just followed our group on the bets. It was quite a good session with an amazing 16 ties occurring during the entire round.

The Royale Club Casino

The group members decided to quit during the second game when the going was not too good. We then headed to Blue Lagoon, a bistro outlet, since Mother was in a happy mood and wanted some ‘good’ food. We ordered some of the April promotional items such as the Herbal Duck Soup with Vermicelli, Pineapple Rice and Soto Ayam (a spicy chicken soup with noodles). The duck soup and pineapple rice were both tasty and appetizing. The soto ayam was not too bad except that it was served with egg and vermicelli which was unusual.

Pineapple Rice

Herbal Duck Soup

Soto Ayam

More Easter Day celebration decorations

After lunch, Mother went back to the cabin to rest as she did not want to gamble in the casino on Deck 7 where she was not accustomed. Some of our group members then spent some time in the casino to gain some points on our Star Cruise VIP88 card as well as pass the time. The Casino was quite crowded especially at the table games.

The Oasis Casino on Deck 7

For dinner, we headed to the Mediterranean Buffet Restaurant but were disappointed that the outdoor BBQ party was cancelled due to the weather. At the same time since there was a long queue waiting to enter the Mediterranean Buffet Restaurant, we decided to have some Chinese food at the Pavilion Restaurant.

Fortunately we managed to beat the queue and enjoyed the Chinese dinner. The Double Boiled Pork Ribs Soup with Lotus Roots and Peanuts was especially tasty as has always been the case. We enjoyed the other dishes as well which comprised the Deep-fried Prawn Dumpling with Mayonnaise Dressing, Fried Chicken Wings with Preserved Red Bean Curd Sauce, Steamed Fish with Bean Sauce, Stewed Pork Belly with Oyster and the Sauteed Garden Greens with Chinese Sausage. The lovely dinner ended with the Mixed Fresh Fruit Platter.

Tasty Double Boiled Soup

Garden Greens though they don't look too green

Chicken Wings

Steamed Fish

Prawn Dumplings

Stewed Pork Belly which had quite a bit of fat, but some loved this dish

Ending off healthily

When dinner was over, we accompanied Mother back to the cabin and again some of our group members proceeded to the casino to continue where they had left off earlier and others stayed behind to keep Mother company and get her ready for bed.

It was an exciting day as we managed, on the whole, to gain some winnings on board this casino cruise. Seems like this last Cruise to Nowhere on board the holiday cruise ship, SuperStar Virgo was a ‘lucky’ cruise for us.




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