Arrived in Singapore at 6AM.  We were going to go on a city tour on the way to our hotel arranged through the cruise ship.  After consulting the expected time of arrival at Marina Mandarin Hotel following the tour (after 2 PM), we decided to  escape the cruise terminal and opt for a taxi to the hotel instead.  It was a little costly since the tour was prepaid BUT there was good reason. . . Marshall was scheduled for Flight Experience at 1PM.  Luckily, we got early check in! This hotel is beautiful and the location is outstanding and we were able to get a little breakfast and rest prior to the Flight and Flyer adventures.  

The flight simulator @ Flight Experience was exciting .  Marshall got to take off and land at  both Hong Kong airports, Reno, and Sacramento.  Finding that a 737 pilot must use both hands, feet, and whits to do the task, gave us a new admiration for that job.  The flight instructor said Marshall did an outstanding job (I thought so, too) and Marshall now has a DVD of his experience.   

The Singapore Flyer is similar to the London Eye which we will try later this week.  The views were breathtaking.  Variety and creativity were sen in every direction.  There was a floating stadium, hotel with a park shaped like a ship on top, and many other unique engineering masterpieces. From the top, we could also see the Voyager of the Seas, our "home" for the past 42 day. 

Tomorrow we will take that missed city tour; we have already explored several shopping venues (they tend to run into each other).  Sadly, we will not get to explore the city and surroundings in depth for we have a flight to London @ 11PM.  Guess we will just have to return to get a more in depth version of this outstanding, clean city.