Southendweather Posted January 28, 2020 #326 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) I'm still surprised we haven't heard anything from TUI regarding itinerary changes. Everything still says we are going to ALL ports as originally listed. I would be interested if anyone has noticed or notices a large amount of metalwork being taken on board ship at either Langkawi or Laem Chabang (Bangkok). It will be two weeks tomorrow evening we head to Gatwick and checkin/etickets should be available this Thursday. Cruise Date: 13th February 2020 Keith (Southend) Edited January 28, 2020 by Southendweather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted January 28, 2020 #327 Share Posted January 28, 2020 We leave on Thursday afternoon at 3pm. There should be no problem with flights from the uk or the ship but we do have to pass through the airports at that end and I’m taking no chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted January 29, 2020 #328 Share Posted January 29, 2020 27th - hottest maximum location in my spreadsheet was: 48463, Laem Chabang(81m), Thailand 36.8°C 27th - hottest minimum location: 48478,97900, Rayong(3m) & Saumlaki(24m) ,Thailand & Maluka both 27.6°C Keith (Southend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted January 29, 2020 #329 Share Posted January 29, 2020 All loaded up and ready to travel to the airport in the morning. Not looking forward to the airport or the long flight but needs must. Have a good time Keith, hopefully no problems for you. No refund yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted January 29, 2020 #330 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Have a good one ekco, our friends returned last week and had a fantastic time, just one port changed, they said worst thing was the journey home with a head wind which put an extra hour on the flight. 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted January 29, 2020 #331 Share Posted January 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, ekco said: All loaded up and ready to travel to the airport in the morning. Not looking forward to the airport or the long flight but needs must. Have a good time Keith, hopefully no problems for you. No refund yet. Those long flights are hard, but we have to do them, I just love the heat when you step off the plane. Have a great time, I'm quietly confident the ship maybe getting fixed soon, fingers crossed you get Malacca back. 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted January 29, 2020 #332 Share Posted January 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, Pensioncruiser said: Have a good one ekco, our friends returned last week and had a fantastic time, just one port changed, they said worst thing was the journey home with a head wind which put an extra hour on the flight. 😎 Looks like tomorrow you will have a nice 100knot (115mph) tail wind for part of your flight, you shoulkd get in a least half hour early. Keith (Southend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted January 29, 2020 #333 Share Posted January 29, 2020 47 minutes ago, Southendweather said: Those long flights are hard, but we have to do them, I just love the heat when you step off the plane. Have a great time, I'm quietly confident the ship maybe getting fixed soon, fingers crossed you get Malacca back. 🤞 On the P&O Aurora a few years ago,there was a stand off with the locals insisting on using their tenders.A 50-50 compromise was reached, but resulted in a 1 hr delay.The immediate area was pants,would recommend reseach in tours a little more away from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted January 29, 2020 #334 Share Posted January 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, brian1 said: On the P&O Aurora a few years ago,there was a stand off with the locals insisting on using their tenders.A 50-50 compromise was reached, but resulted in a 1 hr delay.The immediate area was pants,would recommend reseach in tours a little more away from there. I did wonder, so it's Tenders at Malacca? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted January 29, 2020 #335 Share Posted January 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Southendweather said: I did wonder, so it's Tenders at Malacca? It was for Aurora which is a similar size to Discovery and I couldn't see a possible berth for her.Someone correct me if I'm wrong.Cheers,Brian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idh2019 Posted January 29, 2020 #336 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Tenders at Malacca and Koh Samui - interestingly the two they dropped from the itinerary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted January 29, 2020 #337 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Our friends only missed Malacca last they did K S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted January 29, 2020 #338 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, idh2019 said: Tenders at Malacca and Koh Samui - interestingly the two they dropped from the itinerary. I think it's more of a coincidence as the slower speed of the ship has the biggest problem on the longer distances, namely Singapore to Koh Samui>Bangkok then Malacca back to Langkawi, some of the other stops are relatively short distances that wouldn't be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted January 29, 2020 #339 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Thanks everyone. Hope we get a tail wind. As for Manchester Airport, I absolutely loathe going through there. Not to worry, I’ve done my dry January penance, not one drop since New Years Eve so maybe a glass of red on the plane to soften the edges.🍷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Southendweather Posted January 30, 2020 #341 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Interesting a few of the excursions that were sold out online bvecame available today, although only 1 (Langkawi Cablecar) was I able to book, others still sold out, but every little helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted January 31, 2020 #342 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Checked in online yesterday and printed out etickets, still nothing about any change of itinerary. Just two excursions still 'sold out' online that we would like to do. Ironically they are at Koh Samui and Malacca, but there others I could book available, but will wait until on ship to see if there are some places still bookable. I notice Discovery is now at sea, not long left Langkawi. If 'ecko' sees this 'bon voyage' Keith (Southend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ekco Posted February 2, 2020 #344 Share Posted February 2, 2020 In Kuala Lumpur today, dull to say the least but going to Batu caves later. Very hot even at night we sit on the balcony late at night in the heat. Couldn't get the orangutan trip even though we went straight away so don't count on getting anything sold out online. Time to move on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted February 2, 2020 #345 Share Posted February 2, 2020 5 hours ago, ekco said: In Kuala Lumpur today, dull to say the least but going to Batu caves later. Very hot even at night we sit on the balcony late at night in the heat. Couldn't get the orangutan trip even though we went straight away so don't count on getting anything sold out online. Time to move on. Thanks for the update ecko. Are you doing Koh Samui? Keith (Southend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted February 2, 2020 #346 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Quite a bit of cloud currently in the Malacca straights: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted February 3, 2020 #347 Share Posted February 3, 2020 And latest Satellite: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted February 3, 2020 #348 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Looks like Discovery has left Singapore about 18:00 local time (not 23:00 as listed), so must be again to be able to do Koh Samui. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted February 4, 2020 #349 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted February 5, 2020 #350 Share Posted February 5, 2020 I'll carry on posting until we go, but I think most people have either been are on this cruise. I guess the biggest concern atm is the Coronavirus after a couple of ships have been quarantined. Hopefully 99% of crue and passengers have come just from the UK or have been on the ship for weeks now. I see she is in Koh Samui today 🏝️🌞 Keith (Southend) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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