Malaysia

Day 12 Malaysia

Yesterday the DP docked at Port Kelang, just 1 ½ hours' drive the Capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. The thunder storms had passed to leave a reasonably sunny but hot, 34c day in its wake.  We decided to catch the ships shuttle service to the local shopping mall as Paul and I had been here before.  I have nothing much to report except we bought post cards and stamps and posted them with the wrong date on them. Sorry kids.   

We still have 3 out of the 4 engines working. New technicians boarded the ship in Singapore to supposedly fix the problem but have given themselves lots of room to wiggle out. This must be one sick or damaged engine. Two weeks of assessment to actually say if the engine can be repaired before Dover! If not repaired our ports after Dover will be amended. At this stage we are compensated $200 each…..wow! But at least we are having a great time and I am still pinching myself.

The ship docked today at Langkawi on the amended schedule. 6 hours in the port instead of the 9 on the original itinerary. I think everyone still managed to see/do everything they had wished to achieve on Langkawi in the reduced time. It's a lovely island holiday destination for beach and a little Malaysian history. We found the people polite and helpful. The island appeared clean, though a little tired. Duty Free prices here are so far, the cheapest. The ship's staff are now checking bags for spirits on arrival. We are only allowed to bring on a bottle of wine each or 6 cans of beer, which I consider is fair.