SuperStar Libra Cruise Port Klang - Langkawi - Phuket - Penang Malaysia Cruise Holiday

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The cruise starts off with the boarding of the SuperStar Libra at the Boustead Cruise Centre in Port Klang.

What makes a cruise holiday different from other holidays is that it is more relaxing and are perfect for those that live a hectic and stressful work life. For me, it was quite some time we went for a cruise holiday. So, come along with us as to how we will be spending our 5 days of holiday on board SuperStar Libra.

For me; there is actually 3 option for this cruise holiday when you are on board; the first is to really do nothing but to enjoy every moment on board like eat, sleep and relax. There is no compulsory itinerary for you to stick to; unlike on other tours where there is a fixed time for you get up, go here and so forth. You can just decide not to do anything at all and just laze around; enjoying the full facilities and hospitality the SuperStar Libra has to offer.

But for me, one of the activities that I enjoyed most was the soft sea breeze on the top deck while the ship is cruising especially in the early morning and at the same time admiring the undivided attention of the sunrise across the horizon that relieve all the stress of city living.

The second option is to join all the other activities that are planned on board that is happening every day or in fact every hour. Each morning, you will be sent the Star Navigator to your cabin; which highlights all the activities happening on that day. There are almost some activities for everyone; from kids to adult and for me the second most activities that I enjoyed most is to chill out at the Crystal Court where live soft music performance is serenaded.

While for some you can also join in for some fun and try your luck at a game of Bingo.

The facilities on board SuperStar Libra are aplenty, which includes a child care centre, beauty salon, spa services and medical centre.

There are a number of the duty-free shop on board for you to shop for perfumes, watches and jewellery too.

While for the more athletic, can choose to jogs around the ship, play some basketball, table tennis, practise some golf driving skills and/or take a leisurely swim in the swimming pool on the top deck.

As for me, after each off board shore excursion; my every day not to be missed activities is the warm water jacuzzi to rejuvenate my tired feet and soul from the excursion.



Frankly speaking, there are so many things that you can do on board the SuperStar Libra that will occupy your time if you choose this option to enjoy your holiday.

Food and Beverage

When it comes to food, you will never go hungry on board the SuperStar Libra. With a daily 5 meals on board and 8 food and beverage outlet to choose from (do check out the Star Navigator); you will be spoilt for choices, which range from buffet to ala cart dishes to Halal dishes for the non-Muslim; there is something for everyone.

As there are so many food outlets to eat in, we highlight the special dining dishes that we had while on board the SuperStar Libra starting with the Chinese Cuisine at Ocean Palace  (Deck 4 Aft). The dishes which are served is different on a daily basis. You can check out the menu at the restaurant reception before hand.

We had the 7-course dinner and the following is the highlight dish which the first is Braised Abalone With Seasonal Vegetable with Oyster Sauce.

followed by the Stir Fried Prawn With Sambal Paste

Braised Chicken With Potato

and the Steamed Golden Pomfret Teochew Style

We then had a lunch date with the Four Season (Deck 4, Mid) for a Western Meal 4 course meal.

The four-course meal with an option for the soup and the mains, starting with an appetiser which is Prawn and Vegetable Salad With Mayonnaise Tomato Dressing and a soup.

For the main, we had the Tenderloin Steak and finish off with a dessert.



Dinner for Day 3; We were hosted to a Grand Gala Dinner by Captain Christian Gerhard Aalbers.



The Gala Dinner started with an appetizer of California Maki With Pan Sear Maguro in Sesame Dressing.



while the highlight is the Main course which is the Grilled Salmon With Lobster Thermidor in Buttery sauce.

and finish off with Dessert of Rich Dark Chocolate Mousse

Next; we had the opportunity to taste the Malay Cuisine at Spices Restaurant (Deck 10 Aft).



The Spices Restaurant is Halal certified. For this restaurant, the preference is for Muslim guests. A prior arrangement has to be made on your booking of the cruise for Halal food. Another restaurant with the Halal certification is the Blue Lagoon Restaurant (Deck 10 Aft) which is opened 24 hours daily.



For this meal at the Spices, we were served an ala-carte dinner which comprises of more than 7 different dishes but the highlight for all of us is the Udang Sambal Petai; so much so we have to order another dish.

followed by the slightly sweet taste of the beef dish which is Daging Masak Kayu Manis.



and lastly, the spices infused Ayam Masak Merah that goes perfectly with a bowl of steaming white rice.

 

For desserts, we were served a bountiful local and imported mixed fruit platter.

Finally, if you are one of those that loves buffet; you can enjoy all the spread from Mariner Buffet (Deck 9 Aft). Here are some of the highlight buffet spread

BBQ Seafood - Grilled Pawns

Sadly for us, there were just too many food and beverage outlet, that we had not had the stomach to try each and every one of them.

Entertainment

As part of the daily highlight are the International show performance happening nightly at the Stardust Lounge (Deck 5 Fwd).

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or you might want to belt out a number or 2 at the KTV lounge at Deck 10 Aft.

or choose to enjoy the soft music live performance at the Crystal Court (Deck 4 Mid).

Shore Excursion

The third option is to enjoy all the shore excursion in Langkawi, Phuket and Penang. There are many choices of excursion for each destination. You can book them at the Shore Excursion Counter at (Deck 4 Mid) or choose to go on your own (more of this later).

Our Off Shore Excursion

SuperStar Libra Cruise Langkawi Cable Car - Day 2

SuperStar Libra Cruise Phuket Patong Beach Tour - Day 3



Superstar Libra Cruise Penang Day 4 - Tour Penang For Free

The team headed by Captain Christian Gerhard Aalbers that ensure we have a fun, relaxing and safe trip.

Link to our other post for the Cruise Holiday

SuperStar Libra Cruise Port Klang - Langkawi - Phuket - Penang Malaysia Cruise Holiday - Day 1

SuperStar Libra Cruise Langkawi Cable Car - Day 2

SuperStar Libra Cruise Phuket Patong Beach Tour - Day 3
Superstar Libra Cruise Penang Day 4 - Tour Penang For Free

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Puchong Food : Ocean Seafood Restaurant 海洋海鲜餐厅 - Delicious and Affordable Seafood

Ocean Seafood Restaurant 海洋海鲜餐厅 in Puchong Selangor has been opened for the more than 2 years. We were invited to taste out some of the new seafood and popular dishes served at this restaurant.

Ocean Seafood Restaurant 海洋海鲜餐厅 Address

21, Jalan Puteri 2/3 , Bandar Puteri,47100 Puchong

Puchong

Ocean Seafood Restaurant 海洋海鲜餐厅 Facebook page

Located in the bustling Puchong township with a simple no frill decor, we were quite impressed by the quality and portions of the serving.

For fans of seafood and especially crabs, you can have a selection of more than 9 different cooking style starting from the popular Butter Salted Egg Mud Crab with Roe  咸湿膏蟹 RM95 for the XL Size.

For this order of ours, the crab roe was aplenty while it's meat was flaky with a nice soft tender texture and taste of fresh white crab meat that is paired with the buttery salted eggs. You can also choose the meat crab if you are not a fan of crab roe.

Next on is the Spicy Buttermilk Crab 香辣奶皇肉蟹 RM50 for the Medium Size crab which its gravy superbly; paired to an order of the Fried Mantou 炸馒头 (RM6). Needless to say we had to order a second round of this bun to slurp up to the last drop of the sauce.

Prices for the Crab varies from the different sizes of the crabs that you like. You can check out the board which list out the daily prices before placing an order.

After that we tasted the Mantis Prawn with Dry Chili 宫保虾糕 RM15. This mantis prawn meat are battered and deep fried before being stir fried with dry chillies, onions and spring onions. This dishes is better eaten with a bowl of steaming white rice.

For fans of clams, you can try out the Lala with Superior Soup 上汤啦啦 RM18

The next dish is a real value for money dish which is called the XO Seafood Noodle Pot XO海鲜粉煲 RM19.90 which comes with a full small size crab and loaded with other seafood i.e. brown squid and lala too. You can order this Noodle Pot with a choice of Meehoon or Yee Mee.

Besides serving seafood dishes, Ocean Seafood Restaurant 海洋海鲜餐厅 also offer a variety of other dishes for you to choose from. Starting out, you can order the  Pork Ribs  一支骨 

咸湿膏蟹  RM32. The spare ribs is roasted to a crisp, topped with a special sweet tangy sauce that gel up to the succulent fatty meat of the ribs and perfectly paired with a bowl of steaming white rice also a fried mantou is served on the side to slurp the sauce.

Next, you can order the Kampung Chicken with Rice Wine 黄酒焖鸡 RM32. This dish uses the Yellow Rice wine and the black fungus as its secondary ingredient. The choice to use the Kampung Chicken was perfect as the meat texture for this variety of chicken is firmer and the taste is more intense.  I would have love this dish even more if the rice wine were a little bit more stronger.

Our last meat dish is more of an appetizer which is Swiss Chicken Wings 瑞士鸡翅 RM15. Deep fried to a nice crunchy crisp and cooked with an in-house sweet sauce; it resembles the taste of Korean Fried Chicken, this can be your order to start off your meal or as a starter with a glass of cold beer.

For the non-meat and non-seafood dishes you can start by ordering the Toufu with Pumpkin Sauce 金瓜豆腐 RM15. The bean-curd is homemade and bedded with the in-house made smooth pumpkin sauce that is cooked with Shimeji Mushroom and crab meat.

or the combination of the Mixed Hong Kong Kai Lan  鸳鸯芥蓝  RM15. The kale leaf are shredded and fried while the trunk of the Kale is pan fried.

Lastly you can also taste the Lotus Fried with Winged Bean 莲藕四棱豆 RM12. One of the thing about the lotus root and the winged beans(four angle beans); it has a nice crunchy feel when you bite into it.

Ocean Seafood Restaurant Lunch Set Meal Menu

 Ocean Seafood Restaurant 海洋海鲜餐厅 also offers Value Set lunch meal from RM8.90 & RM9.90 which comes with complimentary soup and herbal. You will be given a card where you can start to collect all your meals here. Once you reach 10 meals you get the next one for free. For those, that plan to celebrate any birthday at the restaurant; can check with the restaurant (010 2210188) for their birthday promotion.

For readers of blog, you will be entitle a 10% off your dining bills. Just share this post on your Facebook profile and when you go to the restaurant please show them your Facebook that you have shared our post and also show this post to be entitled to this discount. Happy Dining.

Kuala Kubu Baru Food: Restoran 98海鲜饭店 | Part 3 Rawang Kuala Kubu Bharu Food Trip

After our excursion to the Fish Sanctuary and the Selangor Dam in Kuala Kubu Baru, we headed back to town for dinner. We were made to understand that dinner is served quite early, so we headed straight to Restoran 98 aka Nine Thy Eight located at 33 & 34, Jalan Dato Balai, Kampung Tun Abdul Razak, 44000 Kuala Kubu Baru, Selangor.

There are not many restaurants in Kuala Kubu Baru that are opened on Saturday evening. Anyway, this restaurant was recommended by our friend to try it out.

Our first order is the Assam Pedas Sotong (RM15.00). A Generous serving of white Sotong. The Assam Pedas sauce was not too spicy and was good with white rice. According to the captain, we can also order this Assam Pedas style with Fish of your choice or Prawns too.

Next, we ordered one of Restoran 98 signature dishes which is the Smoked Chicken 口水鸡(烟熏鸡)(半只) (RM28.00) aka Saliva Chicken. The smoked chicken is served with pickled papaya and drenched with a homemade sauce; my personal opinion was to have the sauce served separately as I find the vinaigrette taste a little over powering. The taste of the smoked meat was very intense and we really like it.

Our last dish is also one of the Restoran signature too which is the Fried Pork Knuckle 98猪手 (RM40.00). At RM40.00 for a Pork Knuckle is a real steal here. Love the crispy skin and the well-marinated pork meat. For me, the sauce that came with it somehow does not complement well with the pork knuckle. I prefer to eat it as it is. 

After dinner, it was time to leave this laid back quiet town which offers reasonably cheap and delicious food and a really nice break from the city norm. With a full satisfied tummy, we vowed to make a trip again in the not too distant future to try out the other fares that this town offer.

For the full review Rawang /Kuala Kubu Food Trip

Rawang Food Guide: Rawang and Kuala Kubu Food Trip - Restoran R Cheng Fei Zhou Yu Wantan Mee 亞菁非洲魚雲吞面

Kuala Kubu Baru Food: Teo Kee |  Part 2 Rawang Kuala Kubu Bharu Food Trip

Kuala Kubu Baru Food: Restoran 98海鲜饭店  |  Part 3 Rawang Kuala Kubu Bharu Food Trip

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