I realised this morning that I never sent this, it was in my ‘drafts’; somewhat late, however that is better than ‘never’.
This busy port lies on, (believe it or not 😯 ), the Klang River. It flows through Kuala Lumpur and is the gateway port for the city. On our right is the mainland and on our left, a very large island. Our entry is from the south, coming out of the Malacca Straits and heading north towards the river entrance. We don’t have to turn around to get out, we just continue, around the island and out via the northern entrance. Another day on board for me, catching up with affairs of state and meanwhile, the group, (I won’t call the the ‘mob’ in deference to Larry 🙂 ) went on a tour, the Putrajaya Lake cruise. The entire complex is vast, over 11,000 acres with 13 gardens. After the cruise, a visit to the Putra Mosque and the Prime Minister’s complex. I’ll put my ‘navigational’ bit in and then Karen’s contribution.
The Straits westward from Singapore.
Malacca west
The approach to Port Klang
Up the river
The dock
…and our way out northward
The Cruise terminal
Looking north
Captain, Thank you so much for your informative blog. As a new follower, I have a question that may have been asked before. As your passengers travel for so many days to so many different countries how do they handle the foreign currency?
Hello Bob, they can change it on board, or they can wait and use an exchange bureau or an ATM ashore, judging how much to get is the secret, one doesn’t want to have it left-over after leaving a country 🙂 Although they could change it back on board, however that would mean 2 x the commission.
A great report is never too late.
Thank you both.
Pieter (Funchal)