Bintan, Indonesia

We left Singapore last night and started a new segment to Bangkok. Today, we arrived at Bintan Island, a resort spot that the Indonesian government is hyping as the next Bali. It’s a tender port so we grabbed a tender boat and then the shuttle to the La Goi Bay beach area.

Not much there but a beautiful beach. The more developed and populated area of the island is about an hour away and we weren’t interested in being panicked to make it back for an unusually early all aboard at 1:30 p.m. It was also hot - a “feels like” temperature of 33 degrees Celsius. We wandered around for an hour and headed back to the ship to rest and relax after having spent seven consecutive days in ports. Tonight, it’s the Captain’s traditional cocktail party to start the segment and we have a dinner reservation at the Italian specialty restaurant Toscana.Read more