Photos of popular cruise destinations in Asia.
Exotic Asia – Cruise Destination Review
What is an exotic cruise destination?
Exotic describes someone or something that is foreign or unusual. So that means that an exotic cruise offers an itinerary that is unique (not offered week after week). For a non-cruiser that could mean just about anywhere. But for the experienced cruise traveler what means a destination that is off the beatern-path.
Fruit sellers - Taling Chan Floating Market Thailand - photo by avlxyz
Choose a Southeast Asisan cruise itinerary to discover the floating market of the Taling Chan district of Bangkok, Thailand or visit the French colonial buildings and opera theaters of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The Great Wall of China. Photo by Carrie Finley-Bajak.
A wonder and an item that shows up on a blot of ‘bucket lists” is a visit to China’s Great Wall. Northern routes will take you from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dalian, and Eastward to South Korea and Japan.
Exotic Asia cruising: Shanghai. Yùfó Chán Sì, literally Jade Buddha Chan Temple) is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai, China
WuXi, near Shanghai.
East meets West: tour guide Jack at Taiqing Palace in China.
Taoist Monks near Mt. Laoshan at Taiqing Palace. Photo by Carrie Finley-Bajak.
Hakata, Japan.
Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea.
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Star Clippers sails into the sunset leaving behind a wake of good times The biggest surprise for me was realizing that I really can’t wait to go sailing on Star Clippers‘ Royal Clipper. When I was selling cruises I did not know enough about Star Clippers. Now that I write about cruising, I am glad [...]
Star Clippers sails into the sunset leaving behind a wake of good times
The biggest surprise for me was realizing that I really can’t wait to go sailing on Star Clippers‘ Royal Clipper. When I was selling cruises I did not know enough about Star Clippers. Now that I write about cruising, I am glad to have the chance to learn about this adventure cruise company.
Here is the photo of the day and the captions that the cruise crew tweeted. Thanks everyone for stopping by #CruiseChat.
Caption This! What caption would you write for this photo
shipsandtrips really enjoyed this question, her answers flooded the stream as she outdid herself with responses.Jersey Shore, season 7, at sea. “Hey J-WOW! Snookie just fell overboard!”
- A8: “This is the LAST time I book my cruise with cheapiecruisedotcom!”
- “Dude. I can totally see your house from here.”
- “Cannonball!”
- “Is the art auction up here? “
- “I don’t remember doing this on last Festivus Day. Is it time for the Feats of Strength yet?”
- CruiseMan3000 Shon Ford A8. “Is this what they’re calling free entertainment today?” @StarClippers
- robinwsmith Robin W. Smith. A8 – How many sailors does it take to secure a sail???
- CruizeCast Kaleigh Lay: A8 Where does the buffet line start?
- CruisesForLess Cruises For Less: A8: “They said this was the way to the buffet but now I’m not so sure”
- CareVacations CareVacations: A8: I thought there was a bar up here?
- PortholeCruise Porthole Magazine: ”Damn. I knew I shouldn’t have had that fourth beer.”
- TravelDesigned Stephanie Diehl: A8 Give me @StarClippers or Give me DEATH!
The Questions
- Q1: Have you ever been on a Star Clippers sailing experience? When? Where?
- Q2: Fill in the blank. The only thing better than a relaxing vacation is ____.
- Q3: What is the first thing you do when you board a cruise ship for vacation?
- Q4: Pop Quiz. Which famous German vessel is Royal Clippers’ design modeled after?
- Q5: Would you climb the mast and relax in the bowsprit net on your @StarClippers #cruise? Why or why not?
- Q6: What is the best advice you’d give to a first-time Star Clippers guest? #cruisechat
- Q7: If you could take the helm of one of our tall ships, where would you go? Why? #cruisechat
The stats
584 tweets generated 1,966,660 impressions, reaching an audience of 222,845 followers within the past 24 hours
Top 10 by number of impressions
- cruisebuzz: 764,775
- traveldesigned: 316,179
- shipsandtrips: 148,002
- cruiselinefans: 116,413
- halcruises: 76,833
- hotelprguy: 72,995
- cruiseman3000: 44,600
- carevacations: 43,845
- windstarcruises: 42,160
- cruisesforless: 34,060
Top 10 by number of tweets
- cruisebuzz: 75
- shipsandtrips: 51
- cruiseman3000: 50
- traveldesigned: 43
- carevacations: 37
- cruisesforless: 26
- simontravels: 21
- starclippers: 19
- cruiselinefans: 19
- windstarcruises: 16
Top 10 by number of followers
- rickgriffin: 31,017
- travelblggr: 30,556
- mcmedia: 14,122
- girlsgetaway: 10,389
- cruisebuzz: 10,197
- malloryontravel: 9,273
- halcruises: 8,537
- jkheaton: 8,374
- traveldesigned: 7,353
- cruiseguy: 6,497
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