Saffron Wake – Phuket, Saigon & Halong Bay

About this cruise

You won't run out of things to do on a trip this long, but you also won't feel like you have to do any of them. 13 nights from Singapore on March 31, 2027, visiting Phuket, Pulau Langkawi Island and Pulau Penang Island, with additional stops along the Southeast Asia. You wind up in Hong Kong, so it's worth planning a night or two there. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. The Southeast Asia route takes in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Hong Kong, 4 countries, and the differences show up in the food, the architecture, and the mood. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Coral Princess keeps you well fed. 11 places to eat, with 7 included in the fare and a few specialty spots if you're in the mood. 13 nights is long enough to build a routine on board: favourite restaurant, favourite deck chair, favourite people. It starts to feel like a floating village. A proper voyage for people who like to take their time and hate rushing through destinations. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.