June 21, 2026
Bosco and I went back to the Marina Bay Sands, Marquee Night Club for Dancing on Friday night. We got to the club around 11pm and they stayed open till 5 a.m! There was a little bit of a cue to get into the club, but I had bought our entry tickets online prior, so we went through quickly.
The club is spread over three levels - the dance floor, a bar and bathrooms on level 1, level 2 has more bars, tables for bottle service and a snack bar area and the top level has entry to sliding board and ferris wheel, another bar and smoking room. Sadly there is just not enough dance areas because so much of the SF is roped off for private drinking packages! These booths, couches and high top table areas were hardly full and there were tons of security keeping dancers from overflowing into them.
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We did it all - drinks, dance, the slide and the ferris wheel. But the Dance Floor was tooo packed - jumping in a crowd of sweaty bodies was not appealing ! We were back on the ship by 3 am!
WOW!! I can't believe it has been two years of sailing around the World already for me and my fellow shipmates on the Villa Vie Odyssey! We left Belfast, Ireland back on September 30, 2024 and it has been such a great adventure to date! We have been to 201 different ports, some more than once, during those two years, with much more to come!
Before coming to Cambodia , I sadly have to admit I was unaware of the landmine problems they face. On our first night in Siem Reap, where we hiked up the hill to try and see the sunset views, there was a small band of men playing instruments and our tuk tuk driver explained to me they were victims of landmine explosions who had lost limbs or their sight and were trying to make money via donations to support their families.
I rallied for our last temple of the morning, because I heard this one was unique and I think it was my favorite. Ta Prohm was built starting in 1186 by King Jayavarman VII as a Buddhist monastery and university dedicated to the king's mother. It was left mostly un-restored so that huge banyan and silk cotton trees grow directly over and through the walls. In 2001, the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider movie was filmed here.