Marina Bay Sands Hotel

Mark and Kent

View from the Marina Bay Sands Hotel

View from the Marina Bay Sands Hotel

It was Veterans Day so the ship had prepared a salute to our military by having a sunrise wreath ceremony at 6:47am. We were not up in to attend but those who did spoke highly of the moving service. The captain, the cruise director, theIt was Veterans Day so the ship had prepared a salute to our military by having a sunrise wreath ceremony at 6:47am. We were not up in time to attend but those who did spoke highly of the moving service. The captain, the cruise director, the minister and the rabbi all participated in the service.

Our goal for this day was to get to the top of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel to see the views over the city. We headed out through security and immigration, walked to the subway system and found our way to the Hotel. The weather was fairly clear and no rain so it was a perfect time to visit the observation deck. The hotel is built as three towers with a ship shaped structure stretched across the top of the three towers. There is the world’s largest infinity pool stretching along the length of the tower on the 57th floor of the hotel is open only to hotel guests. We could only view the pool from a distance. The observation tower is located at one end of the ship structure 650 feet above the ground with spectacular views over the city.

After our visit to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel we walked through the attached shopping mall and around the adjacent boat marina to the Merlion statue. We continued walking along the river to Clarke Quay where we took the subway back to our ship. By afternoon it began to rain and there was lightning and thunder once again. Mark worked on the community puzzle and Kent tried an acupuncture treatment in hopes of helping the pain in his back and shoulder that he has been experiencing. He is not sure where it came from but he often yells out in pain when he moves the wrong way. (Can’t imagine what our neighbors think).

We received another gift from the ship. Today it was a couple of expandable Ballistic Nylon carry on Travel Bags.

The evening’s entertainment was a young and talented Chinese woman by the name of Annie Gong. Annie plays an unusual electric accordion that produces all the sounds of an entire orchestra. She can play sounds from the drums, flute, horns, bag pipes and many more with this one instrument. It was very interesting and so much more pleasing than a traditional accordion.
minister and the rabbi all participated in the service.

Our goal for this day was to get to the top of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel to see the views over the city. We headed out through security and immigration, walked to the subway system and found our way to the Hotel. The weather was fairly clear and no rain so it was a perfect time to visit the observation deck. The hotel is built as three towers with a ship shaped structure stretched across the top of the three towers. There is the world’s largest infinity pool stretching along the length of the tower on the 57th floor of the hotel is open only to hotel guests. We could only view the pool from a distance. The observation tower is located at one end of the ship structure 650 feet above the ground with spectacular views over the city.

After our visit to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel we walked through the attached shopping mall and around the adjacent boat marina to the Merlion statue. We continued walking along the river to Clarke Quay where we took the subway back to our ship. By afternoon it began to rain and there was lightning and thunder once again. Mark worked on the community puzzle and Kent tried an acupuncture treatment in hopes of helping the pain in his back and shoulder that he has been experiencing. He is not sure where it came from but he often yells out in pain when he moves the wrong way. (Can’t imagine what our neighbors think).

We received another gift from the ship. Today it was a couple of expandable Ballistic Nylon carry on Travel Bags.

The evening’s entertainment was a young and talented Chinese woman by the name of Annie Gong. Annie plays an unusual electric accordion that produces all the sounds of an entire orchestra. She can play sounds from the drums, flute, horns, bag pipes and many more with this one instrument. It was very interesting and so much more pleasing than a traditional accordion.