13 nights, Singapore to Singapore

The itinerary, port by port

9 calls over 13 nights, round-trip from Singapore. Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.

Getting there: Flights to Singapore (SIN) open around March 2027, about 11 months before you sail. I track that window for booked clients and flag it the moment it is worth booking. When to book your flights →

1. Embark
   Singapore

   Singapore is a city-state where the cruise terminal sits at the edge of Marina Bay, so the skyline, the famous waterfront, and a fast, clean metro are all within minutes of the gangway. Port guide →

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   Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City)

   Phu My is an industrial container port with nothing for visitors at the dock; it exists on cruise itineraries as the sea gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon, about 80 km inland. Port guide →

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   Phu Quoc

   Phu Quoc is Vietnam's largest island, sitting in the Gulf of Thailand off the Cambodian coast, and it trades on water rather than monuments: warm sea, an archipelago of small islands off the south, and a…

4. 4
   Sihanoukville

   Sihanoukville is Cambodia's deep-water port city on the Gulf of Thailand, the gateway to the southern coast and its islands. Port guide →

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   Laem Chabang (Bangkok)

   Laem Chabang is a deepwater container port on the Gulf of Thailand that serves as the cruise gateway to Bangkok, about 119 km and 1.5 to 2.5 hours away depending on traffic. Port guide →

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   Koh Samui

   Koh Samui is Thailand's second-largest island, a coconut-palm and jungle interior ringed by beaches in the Gulf of Thailand. Port guide →

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   Langkawi

   Langkawi is a forested Malaysian island in the Andaman Sea, a duty-free archipelago of limestone karst, mangrove rivers, and rainforest that runs to the waterline. Port guide →

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   Port Kelang (Kuala Lumpur)

   Port Kelang is the working seaport gateway to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's federal capital, sitting roughly 40 kilometers southwest of the city. Port guide →

9. Disembark
   Malacca

   Malacca is a UNESCO-listed trading port where Portuguese, Dutch, British, Chinese, and Malay layers sit on top of each other within a few compact blocks. Port guide →