We were expecting great things from the hotel and were not disappointed, it's truly opulant and the service is impeccable. There is even a maid in the ladies and gents toilet who escorts you to a loo, waits for you and then shows you to a sink, hands you a towel, before seeing you safely out - nothing is too much trouble! We had a short walk round the town, had complimentary cocktails in the basement bar then watched the laser show from our room which looks out onto the harbour. We decided to eat in the Swiss restaurant which had an interesting menu, it was excellent. We rounded off our first evening with drinks at Felix on the 28th floor with magnificent views, got talking to some German students who asked to join us. After a great nights sleep and breakfast, we walked around the town,taking in the National Heritage Centre, Chinese Park, Avenue of Stars, walked the length of Nathan st and had a look at Temple St Market and the Pak Tai Buddhist Temple. The weather was mild and a bit breezy, excellent for sightseeing. Joined the Azamara Quest at 4pm & attended the usual lifeboat drill at 5pm. The ship is quite small with only 670 passengers but it's very nice and so is our cabin. A steward brought us some tea and for some unfathomable reason felt obliged to tell us how choppy the seas in Japan are! I asked him if this was always the case. 'Oh yes' he said smiling, which being a bad sailor was not music to my ears! Dinner was very good and we dined with 2 other English couples before exploring the ship which didn't take too long as it's not very big and we turned in for the night.
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