Once again, this was an impromptu trip so, undoubtedly, the prices weren't at their cheapest as we picked a sail date that was less than a month away from the time of booking, but, still, I'm so glad yeobo made the decision to go for it because it was W O N D E R F U L !
With COVID still around, it was mandatory for us to get tested before our sail date. Luckily, all the pre-testing costs were already included in our package, so all we had to do was book our appointment and head down to get the PCR test done at least two days before our sail date.
With all the pre-testing cleared and required documents ready, check-in was a breeze at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre. In less than 30-minutes, we cleared immigration, received our tracelets, and off we go - onboard our cruise ship!
Once on board, we were led to our designated station for a safety briefing (our reporting station was at Schooner Bar) before we were able to head to our room.
For this trip, we booked an Ocean View Balcony Stateroom, which was located on Deck 12 (we pre-picked this) and was furnished with a king-size bed, sofa, balcony, wardrobes, vanity area, and a bathroom. Honestly, it is a cozy little room and a good size for two pax.
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| The view from our room's balcony |
After unpacking, we quickly head out to the Fitness Center and SeaPlex to book our slots for all the activities for the upcoming days ahead. But by the time we arrived at the SeaPlex, only a few slots for the xbox and foosball were available for booking. So, we booked a slot for an xbox session and went without the foosball. We had more luck at the Fitness Center as we managed to reserve our evening gym slots for the next three days!
After booking all our activities for the trip, our first stop was Sorrento's to get some pizzas! Why? Because all of the blogs and vlogs I've come across reviewed that their pizzas are one of the best! Honestly, it was really delicious, just that I wished they served Hawaiian pizza too.
Our first (booked) activity for this trip was - Improve Walking in Comfort. It's a "class" to learn about our feet and how to improve posture and reduce stress / pain in the back, which honestly, was very insightful 30-minutes. Now I know why I fall down even when walking on flat surfaces. Hahaha.
After the "class", we found ourselves at the Royal Esplanade admiring some marvelous art pieces and reserving one of Thomas Kinkade's pieces, which will be auctioned on day 3 morning. It was love at first sight for both of us, but more research needs to be done!
So, off we go for our dinner reservations at Chops Grille! Super excited to dine there as we have heard so much rave about their flavourful melt-in-the-mouth steaks!
As a start, we each chose an appetizer and soup. So, we had the Tuna Tartare, Grilled Black Pepper Bacon, Wild Mushroom Soup, and Lobster Bisque to share.
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| Tuna Tartare : avocado, ginger, wasabi caviar |
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| Grilled Black Pepper Bacon : slow-cooked Berkshire pork, sweet and spicy glaze |
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| Wild Mushroom Soup : scented with white truffle oil, chives Lobster Bisque : brandy, tarragon cream |
For mains, we both had the Prime Bone-In Ribeye as recommended by our waiter, along with Truffled French Fries, Creamed Spinach, Sautéed Mushrooms, Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes, and Mac & Cheese as sides to share.
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| Prime Bone-In Ribeye : USDA Prime 16oz bone-in cut, well-marbled for peak flavor, deliciously juicy |
The steak is A M A Z I N G !!
Every bite of it is packed full of flavor and melts in your mouth! The steak was also huge in size. Yeobo managed to finish his, but I couldn't. I was so reluctant to see it go to waste so I ate as much as I could until I was too stuffed. Still, so sad to have to see it go to waste.
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| Truffled French Fries, Creamed Spinach, and Sautéed Mushrooms |
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| Yukon Gold Mash Potatoes, and Mac & Cheese |
All the portions at Chops Grille were huge, including the sides. That aside, out of the five sides we ordered, we loved the Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes the best. It is so creamily good! If our tummy can hold more food, we would definitely order more of it.
There's also dessert, which initially I didn't want to have because I AM SO FULL! But the waiter highly recommended that we get them, so we did. Yeobo ordered the Cheesecake and I had the Red Velvet. Again, the slices were big but really good too.
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| Red Velvet Cake |
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| New York Cheesecake |
After a 3.5-hour long dinner, we left Chops Grille for a night walk to ease our happy stuffed tummy. Well, the food at Chops Grille was truly divine. We loved every bit of it and did not regret any bit of it. Hehe. It is (perhaps) the best restaurant on this entire cruise ship!
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