On Board Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas – Day 2 of 5 - Alvinology

On Board Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas – Day 2 of 5

On the second day, Legend of the Seas (LOTS) docked at Port Klang in Malaysia at 7.30am. The bloggers went for their respective half-day tour in Kuala Lumpur. This gave the working crew some time to shoot some of the ships’ facilities and cutaway shots while they were away.

After a quick breakfast at Windjammer, we attended some of the dance classes to get some shots.

Breakfast at Windjammer
Breakfast at Windjammer
My breakfast - I was growing fond of the freshly baked bread
My breakfast – I was growing fond of the freshly baked bread
Dance lessons
Dance lessons
The instructor is in the middle
The instructor is in the middle

We were done by around noon. Since it was still early, the omy.sg team, together with Stanley decided to disembark from the ship and do a bit of shopping nearby.

Port Klang
Port Klang
The pier where we alighted
The pier where we alighted
The little escape boats on LOTS
The little escape boats on LOTS
The omy.sg guys
The omy.sg guys
LOTS docked alongside other ships
LOTS docked alongside other ships
The Port Klang Cruise Centre
The Port Klang Cruise Centre

The four of us shared a cab to a Jusco mall. It took ten minutes to get to our destination. The cab fare was steep – RM$100 one-way. Port Klang Cruise Centre where the ship had docked is relatively deserted and far from any food or shopping. The cab drivers know this and probably colluded on a fixed rate. The return fare costs the same. If you are going anywhere further into KL, it might be more worthwhile to book one of Royal Caribbean’s day tour from the ship as the charges may work out around the same (or possibly cheaper) compared to what the cab drivers will be charging you.

At the mall, the four of us parted way to do our shopping. I visited a few fashion boutiques, book shops and the supermarket. I did not buy anything except for some tidbits.

At the shopping mall
At the shopping mall
Popular bookstore
Popular bookstore
Jusco supermarket
Jusco supermarket

For lunch, I wanted to eat at Kim Gary restaurant initially, but the queue was too long.

There was a long queue outside Kim Gary restaurant
There was a long queue outside Kim Gary restaurant

In the end, I ate at Resotran Black Canyon as I had a sudden craving for coffee. I ordered one of their signature coffee and a green curry spaghetti. The coffee was good, but the spaghetti was horrible. On hindsight, I should have known better than to order such a weird east-west combination. The spaghetti tasted cold, dry with a strong alkaline note. The green curry did not have aroma in it except for spiciness.

Restoran Black Canyon
Restoran Black Canyon
The menu
The menu
My unsatisfactory lunch
My unsatisfactory lunch
This looks bad right? I should have ate on LOTS
This looks bad right? I should have ate on LOTS
At least the coffee was good
At least the coffee was good

After lunch, I assembled with the other three and shared a cab back to our ship.

Back on LOTS, we gathered three bloggers, Calvin, Yee Leong and Darren for a cocktail sampling session with one of the Royal Caribbean bartender.

The Royal Caribbean bartender showing his stuff
The Royal Caribbean bartender showing his stuff
Preparing another drink
Preparing another drink
The three cocktails created
The three cocktails created
Enjoying the cocktails
Enjoying the cocktails
Life is great
Life is great

We then headed to two of the bloggers’ room to get some shots of them dressing up in formal wear for the Captain’s Night which was happening in the evening.

The ladies, Christine and Estelle were busy dolling up when we hit their room. The gentlemen, Yee Leong and Calvin were resting and taking things more leisurely.

The ladies putting on their finishing touch
The ladies putting on their finishing touch
The guys leisurely waiting to change up
The guys leisurely waiting to change up
The omy.sg crew all dressed up
The omy.sg crew all dressed up

By evening, we gathered with all the bloggers to meet up with the ship’s Captain and the other senior crew members at the ballroom.

Interviewing the Captain
Interviewing the Captain
Meeting the senior ship crew as they do their introduction one-by-one
Meeting the senior ship crew as they do their introduction one-by-one

With everyone decked in formal attire, the bloggers were excitedly snapping away with their cameras to catch each other in their most glamorous moment.

Formal wear night
Formal wear night
The bloggers and the senior ship crew
The bloggers and the senior ship crew
The ladies
The ladies
Me with the ladies, posing for the next TVB epic tycoon drama poster
Me with the ladies, posing for the next TVB epic tycoon drama poster
The drinking begins
The drinking begins

After the reception at the ballroom, we headed to Romeo & Juliet for dinner. The food bloggers were seated separately to do some interviews and food sampling.

I had two servings of escargot
I had two servings of escargot
I had steak again
I had steak again
Nicely decorated cake dessert
Nicely decorated cake dessert
Another dessert
Another dessert
I had ice cream
I had ice cream
The food bloggers at work
The food bloggers at work
A toast to good food and companions
A toast to good food and companions
The four food bloggers taking photo with the head chef of R&J
The four food bloggers taking photo with the head chef of R&J

Champagne and wine were flowing freely that night and that got some of the bloggers (eg. Darren) quite high that night.

Cheers everyone!
Cheers everyone!
Performer at the lounge
Performer at the lounge

After dinner, we caught a cabaret performance at the entertainment hall where the performers were doing a medley of classic Hollywood movie theme songs.

After the show, we got to met the performing cast and took some photos with them.

We then headed up to the top deck where there was a night disco going on. When we got there, there were some hot, muscular Royal Caribbean dancers dressed up as cowboys and construction workers to roused up the crowd.

Some of the bloggers stayed to party through the night. I left once the shoots were done to get some sleep.

That rounded up the second night.

Heading into the entertainment hall, halfway through the show
Heading into the entertainment hall, halfway through the show
Musical on Hollywood movies - this scene is from Four Weddings and a Funeral
Musical on Hollywood movies – this scene is from Four Weddings and a Funeral
The performers
The performers
The bloggers with the Royal Caribbean cabaret performers
The bloggers with the Royal Caribbean cabaret performers
All waving to the camera
All waving to the camera
Night disco with macho men
Night disco with macho men
Forming a human train
Forming a human train
The towel was an elephant that night
The towel was an elephant that night

Stay tuned for my next update as we sail on to Phuket.

Read my earlier blog entries on Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas (LOTS).

Read the Royal Caribbean joint blog on omy.sg, written by the ten bloggers.

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2 comments

  1. You should have a big arrow pointing to Darren in the photo below this sentence – “Champagne and wine were flowing freely that night and that got some of the bloggers (eg. Darren) quite high that night.” haahahaha

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