Itinerary
January 18, 2004 (Sat)
Lunch
Check-in at Palm Plaza Hotel
Free Time at Robinson’s
Manila Bay Cruise
January 19, 2014 (Sun)
Early check-out at Palm Plaza Hotel
Tour Expenses for
2
Accommodation:
P2000 for 2 persons, without buffet breakfast
Manila
Bay Cruise: free (the regular rate is P550/pax)
with buffet dinner
Fuel Surcharge: P100 per person
Fuel Surcharge: P100 per person
Corregidor
Day Tour: P1600/pax with buffet lunch
Fuel Surcharge: P100 per person
Fuel Surcharge: P100 per person
Transportation:
P400 (we usually took a taxi going to Sun Cruises
office)
Food:
P400 including snacks
Total Expenses: P6400 for two
Total Savings: P1349 per person
Accommodation
Many
of you may wonder why we needed to stay in a hotel instead of just going directly
to the ferry terminal. Well, for one, we wanted to avoid being late for our
Corregidor day tour next day. Since Sun Cruises office is 10-min away by taxi,
we decided to check-in. It was also convenient to have accommodation right after
the cruise in Manila Bay. We had more time to relax and less burden of
commuting from Sta. Rosa, Laguna to Manila.
Tip:
If the hotel allows, you may have an early check-in to have a long time to rest
and do other important errands before your cruise begins.
Palm
Plaza is a 3-star accommodation at the heart of Malate, Manila City. It was built in 1994.
Its location is near to a lot of bars, restaurants, and shopping malls. The hotel is just 20-min drive from the international and domestic airports. Palm
Plaza is perfect for this particular tour because it is near to important
establishments like Robinson’s Manila, a walking-distance away from its
location.
You
may notice that the building is a bit old but the interior is well maintained and
full-furnished. I never had anything bad to say about its amenities and the service
of its staff: the air-condition is rather cold and the hot shower is working. For
a double standard bedroom, having a small table with 2 chairs is very useful.
Tip:
To save some money, you can have your dinner or lunch, and even buy your snacks
for the tour at Robinson’s.
We
still had a few hours left before our itinerary that day, so we decided to stay
in the said mall and met some of our closed friends in Manila.
Dining Area
Contact Information
Address:524
Pedro Gil cor M. Adriatico St., Malate, Manila, Metro Manila 1004 Philippines
Telephone
#: (632) 522-1000 / (632) 524-7127 / (632) 521-3505
Website: http://palmplazahotel.com/
Tour
Manila Bay Cruise
It
has been my third time to experience brief tour along Manila Harbor but my
first cruising with Sun Cruises. I used to do this tour using promo from
Prestige Cruise, which I got from an online shopping website. There is a big
difference between these 2 Cruise companies from the service to the food they
serve. For me, Sun Cruises is very organized.
The crew as they demonstrate how to use the life vest in case of emergency
The passengers are well-designated
on the ferry by having a seat number on the boarding sticker which Prestige
never had. Sun Cruises has a decent covered waiting area for passengers unlike
in Prestige, it has only tents with a few Orocan chair. The food they served
was all good and I was able to go back and have some more which Prestige could
not have for its passengers. The lower deck of Sun Cruises is air-conditioned.
The
disadvantage of staying on the upper deck is the stinky smell of the seawater you
may encounter all throughout the cruise while on the lower deck, the view
outside is limited because it is enclosed with a few glass windows.
However,
the advantages of the upper deck are the romantic feeling if you’re in a date
and perfect view of the sunset and the pyro display of SM, Mall of Asia.
On the
other hand, if you are on the lower deck, you have the easy access to buffet
meals and no worries of the bad smell outside.This entire trip runs for about
an hour.
Tip:
If you plan to have a Manila Bay cruise, reserve your desired date 1 month
before so the upper deck would be available. You must choose 6:15pm schedule on
a weekend to enjoy the magnificent sunset along the horizon of the bay in
Manila and fireworks display in front of SM, MOA while being serenaded by its talented
singers.
Note: This
particular cruise is not suitable for people who manifest motion sickness. The
weather is unpredictable. You may not really know when you can have a smooth
sailing along the bay.
Contact Information
Sun
Cruises
Location:
Fernando Ma. corner Paseo Palisoc Sts., CCP Complex Roxas Blvd., Pasay City (at
the back of Folk Arts Theatre)
Telephone
#: (632) 834-6857 to 58 / (632) 831-8140
Cellphone
#: (Globe) 0917-513-2625 / (Sun) 0922-337-0068
E-mail:
suncruises@magsaysay.com.ph
Website:
www.suncruises.com.ph
FB:
/SunCruisesInc
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