ohhohohoho.... for hubb's bday this year, we went on a cruise!!
not royal caribbean, not star cruises, not dream cruises, nor princess cruises.....
it's argean paradise cruise!!!
woooohooo!!
never heard of it??
LOL!!
it's a casino ship!
hubb has always wanted to try, but i was always against the idea, cuz it sounds sleazy and very wrong to board a casino ship.
but then, since it was his bday, and after checking it out on youtube, i was ok to give it a try. it doesnt look so bad on youtube.
and so, we brought the folks, miss quek, and mr rayous along!
hahah!
ok, the journey is a little tedious. 1st, have to board a ferry from tanah merah ferry terminal. the ride is approx 1hr. then, transfer to another ferry for another 15mins, before transferring to the cruise at the sea.
the 1st ferry ride was quite a nightmare. it was really fully booked. so we just grabbed whatever seats left.
tada, finally entered the cruise.
our balcony room. not too bad, really. quite spacious. clean also.
and then, lunch! 4 meals a day. bf, lunch, dinner, supper.
the food is quite decent and yummy also. dont expect international buffet la, but satisfactory and to my likings =)
the best part is, unlike royal caribbean where the restaurant is like a giant foodcourt packed with pple, the restaurant here is quite empty! no issue finding seats at all!
after that, explored the cruise abit. got a shop selling tidbits and souvenirs.. things onboard are also not expensive. super reasonable.
the pool! ok, it's really a small pool and i tot it looked dirty and un-maintained. but miss quek was ok to give it a try, so i accompanied her lor.
and hey, not too bad ok! the water was very clean and clear. can see our feets from the top ok! except that it was really salty. think is seawater. but overall ok, we enjoyed the pool. not as bad as it looked, really.
and then dinner time!
me with the 2 kiddos, while the rest all went to gamble. diaoooo...
snacking in the room....
after gambling, it's ktv time! unfortunately, hubb and i did not get to sing, cuz too many songs being queued liao, and we gave up waiting for our turn. grr..
and then supper.......... woohoo... really eat non-stop xia...
and we celebrated hubb's bday onboard, though it wasnt 12o'clock yet.
yeah, they do sell cakes onboard. hahahah
and then the next day. we skipped the breakfast, cuz by the time we woke up and get ready, it's time for lunch liao..
after that was some last-min photo-taking
we slacked in the restaurant while the men went to do some last-min gambling
and then ferry back to sg liaooooo.. same thing, cruise to ferry, then ferry to another ferry.... 
look at my super big cracker.. haa
and everyone fell asleep... best...
back to sg and celebrated hubb's actual bday at swensens.
and a cake to be cut with didi...
supposed to go back to work the next day, but we decided to extend our leave for one more day, cuz really too tired liao. and we went to buy his gift - a coach belt, again. last yr, i also got him a coach belt. LOL
yup, overall the cruise is really not too bad. and it was really cheap. the ferry tix is $48 per adult and per child, but for senior citizens, the ferry tix is only $28! the room rate is also not expensive. for the balcony room, it's $80 per night. 4 meals inclusive, got casino, got ktv, got swimming pool, got gym, why not? good for a short getaway. and really not as sleazy as i thought. but really not many children onboard la. saw a few only. hahah.
we will visit again. cheap and good. =)
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