Star Cruise Virgo

[babyspike]

Just came back from 3D2N Fri Cruise to KL. The Balcony is worth paying for ventilation and private night sky viewing (though quite polluted by light). My agent helped me request for a double bed as Balcony class also comes with 2 single beds. There's also a sofa bed that the evening room service will help to expand it to a queen bed, so we all sleep very comfortably with extra pillows and duvets. I'm impressed with the general maintenance of the ship. No problem with shower heating too and there's plenty of racks at the sink area to place milk bottles while washing :). Do look out for Early Bird discounts that gives free upgrade to balcony class.


My kids (4yo and 18mths) enjoyed the pool, arcade, table-tennis game, even sitting on the comfortable armchairs in the cozy library. They suddenly woke up at 3am to enjoy viewing the moon and stars with us. The kids happening activities are mostly at the Childcare centre where parents aren't allowed to enter, so they didn't get to do any of those as we did not leave them there. We did a brief origami session too. There's still a magic and acrobat show which we plan to catch in the evening, but they fell asleep as they missed their afternoon nap :P. My hb caught a glimpse of the acrobat show while doing early check-out and took a video of it to show me. Quite interesting. We were too lazy to hit the casino or watch the on-going performances or sign up for activities, so really just relaxed throughout. The cruise offers a cooking course with chef and Hatha Yoga, which I'll probably will do if I'm travelling without the kids :P. The sunrise at the uppermost Deck 13 was breath-taking with nice winds :).

Yes, most of the time eating and exploring the ship. Turned out to be a good thing we spent most of our dining credits at Noble House on our 1st dinner. We ordered fish and chicken porridge and seafood toufu that the younger one can take. Our older boy refused to share his noodle with daddy. I also find the Mediterranean Food below my expectation and it's not Mediterranean to me, but they have breakfast cereals and more variety. Bella Vista serves nice food in nice cozy ambience. Dinner at the Chinese restaurant serves a set consisting of tasty lotus with pork rib soup, long beans, fish, spare ribs and jellyfish starters. There's also supper that serves pizza and my hb was surprised to see more kids there when he brought our boy for supper. A pity we had to rush a bit for our last breakfast at Bella Vista (nice omelettes) as need to place our check-in luggage by 9am outside the corridor for collection.

While waiting to dock at Singapore, we had our last tour of the ship, to the Lido theatres and Galaxy of Stars which we missed earlier. Overall, my family enjoyed the relaxing cruise.

[gen-mummy]

Hi, thanks for sharing so much information. How much does the childcare centre charge for its services?

[chixchix]

Hi can we use our mobile phones while on cruise or is there no reception at all ?


Also, any WIFi available on ship ?

[babyspike]

The childcare centre charges about $40, can’t remember the exact figure and whether it’s for per day basis.


Yes, there’s mobile reception, but no WiFi in the rooms.

[chixchix]

Where can i call to get exact information ?

[babyspike]

You can try calling +(65) 6226 1168

[yqyq]

wao..a detail information...really appreciate it

[thankgod]

considering a cruise this year-end holidays. only concern is the need to remain connected to the internet a.k.a office. any confirmation on the internet charges and availability of 3G reception?

[eurostar]

I always use genting points to redeem for star cruise

[S-H]

eurostar:

I always use genting points to redeem for star cruise

Hi eurostar,

How do you do that? How many points are needed to redeem for a inside stateroom for this Dec holiday? And what telephone number must I call? Can u kindly give me more details on this, thank you very much.