Our ship docked in Singapore on Tuesday, February 28 at 2pm and we stayed on board till the following morning. That evening we did the Singapore Zoo Night Safari where you board a tram which travels around the zoo in the dark. The animal areas are natural and barely lighted so that you can watch the animals' nightime activities. Sounds better than we thought it was. You do not spend much time with any one group of animals. Sort of now you see them, now you don't.
After disembarking the ship, we took a taxi to the Singapore Marriott which is located on Orchard Road, a very fashionable shopping area. Singapore is really a modern, well organized city. The housing is very small for most people so they spend their time working (98% employed), socializing, shopping, eating out and only sleep at home. The malls are plentiful, modern, enclosed, and air conditioned. You can walk underground between malls and stay cool and out of traffic. They do a great job of separating the pedestrians and the car traffic with pedestrian underpasses under the major roads. They have a fabulous easy to use, and cheap subway system that takes you all over the city. People are very friendly and polite.
The lobby of the Marriott is undergoing renovation. We think the hotel is an older one that has recently been renovated. We have an executive room which is large, newly furnished and quite nice with access to t he executive lounge for breakfast and cocktails. Really nice life.
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