I know we certainly are looking forward to it! Alex can offer more details for you in the following

Since many of you have inquiry minds and want to know what we have decided. I thought I d take a minute or maybe two and share our updates. Roger and I have decided to head to Bangkok with a 5 night pre-cruise option. The hotel we picked was the Shangri-La Hotel located adjacent to the Chao Phraya River in downtown Bangkok . The Shangri-La Hotel is a 5 star luxury hotel that we had the privilege of staying during our 2006 river cruise trip when we disembarked in Shanghai and Hong Kong. In case you didn t know in Asia, the luxury hotels are indeed a destination experience in itself. So for those who book with Alex, my bet is that you certainly will enjoy the Shangri-La.
I know we certainly are looking forward to it! Alex can offer more details for you in the following blog article. So be sure you check-out it out! Oh by the way, did you know that the airport is some 30 minutes away from downtown Bangkok AND from downtown Bangkok to the ship is approximately 2 hours away, pending traffic! So yet another reason to consider Alex s package as she has already covered this issue for you.
Our air arrangements were also made through wheels inn chatham Alex, so contact her directly once you know how many days you have decided to stay in Bangkok for your pre-cruise and also your post- cruise, whether it be in Beijing or Anchorage. As I understand it, Alex is also trying to working on a group coordination if many are choosing wheels inn chatham the same time frame. So let her know if you are at all interested. If you were to ask me, I d make it easy on yourself and call Alex and join her group option. Some of you may recall doing this on our 2008 Med Cruise when we flew Swiss Air! What a breeze and a deal, thanks again Alex!
Since Roger and I are of course retired. We have the luxury of time and are able to choose the 5 day travel option for our pre-cruise. It was our choice to leisurely enjoy our transition to embarkation day. We allocated 1 day for travel another for recovery. After all, many of you are "a lot" younger. And then I figured we basically had two to almost wheels inn chatham three days to explore Bangkok before we had to board the Diamond Princess. If you have the time and this sounds good to you, contact Alex and she can coordinate the Davis Bangkok option!
Its understandable that not everyone is able to partake in the extended pre post cruise days as Roger and I have. If this is the case for you, I would once again highly recommend that you consider having Alex assist you. She has a pre-cruise option for Bangkok wheels inn chatham and a post cruise option for Beijing (this will be for those 16 day cruisers). There is so much to enjoy and see in these two destinations that you really don t want to miss out! Call and contact Alex soon, so she can take care of this for you.
Welcome Aboard fellow cruise mates! We would like to take this opportunity to say thanks for joining us on yet another one of Roger and Diana's "Bucket List" adventures. Whether you decided on joining us for the full 32 day cruise or the 16 day option we are thrilled to have you on board. In the upcoming days ahead we hope you will check in regularly here at our blog. So bookmark this link into your favorites and as Roger often says grab your favorite drink and raise your glass for a toast to "us and our fun times ahead!" Glad to have you on board! Diana and Roger
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