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ABOVE: Satonda Island RIGHT: Komodo dragon BELOW: Star Clipper


An orangutan sanctuary in Borneo,


snorkelling in the Philippines and a river cruise safari await on a 13-day voyage from Bali to Singapore with Silversea.


and currents. As Captain Sergey said, you always need a Plan B, C, D and E. You also need to be fairly agile


(there are no lifts on the ship and trips ashore are made by tender and Zodiac, often transferring between the two and usually landing on a beach) and curb expectations when it comes to entertainment. There was a fun quiz one evening and dancing on the deck after dinner every day, but if clients want production shows or cabaret, this is not the cruise for them.


◗ DRAGONS’ DEN After our unscheduled day at sea, things settled down a bit. We had a


Komodo dragons are carnivorous lizards that grow to about 10 feet and enjoy tucking into pigs, deer and buffalo


morning at Satonda Island to swim, snorkel or stretch our legs, and the next day anchored off Komodo to go in search of dragons. They’re nothing like the mythological


fire-breathing creatures of storybooks, but carnivorous lizards that grow to about 10 feet and enjoy tucking into pigs, deer, water buffalo – and even their own babies. The rules for visiting Komodo Island


are strict. No one is allowed to carry food ashore or wander off without a guide. Given that 10 people have been killed by the dragons in the past 40 years, everyone was happy to comply, but I did wonder whether the sticks our guides carried were up to the job in hand. By the end of a 90-minute walk


we had seen four dragons – a good tally, even if it did seem a bit


From £5,760 per person cruise- only departing March 8, 2019.


Seabourn’s Jewels of


Southeast Asia, from Singapore to Shanghai, visits five


countries in 18 days including Malaysia, Cambodia,


Vietnam and China. From £5,699 per person cruise- only departing April 10, 2019.


Few have heard of Vietnam’s Red River, but those who sail it are


rewarded with a cruise around Halong Bay, a


day in Hanoi and trips to markets and workshops. From $2,925 per person cruise-only with Pandaw, departing


May 20, 2019.


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