35 degrees and very humid, we planned to go off piste today. Rather than take the expensive Seabourn tour we arranged a private tour with an organisation called Tongs Tours. I can recommend Tong Tours if you need someone to show you Bangkok. The real disappointment of our cruise was that we only had a limited time in Bangkok so we only had time to see the Grand Palace, take a water boat ride and see the reclining Buddha. Tong Tours arrived in a good sized cle...

So today was the signature Seabourn Beach day. The majority of the catering team and passengers are transferred from the ship to a beach where the passengers spend all day, sunbathing, eating, drinking and using the complimentary water sports facilities. Around midday much commotion as the one of the Seabourn rigid inflatables cruises parallel to the beach sounding a loud horn to announce the arrival of caviar and champagne to be served to the passengers in the...