June 6, 2010
We had a fantastic time in SE Asia. This included the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Burma (Myanmar) and
Indonesia.
Unfortunately, though we were expecting to head for China, including Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai, we
never did. Consequently, I don’t have any information or contacts for you in China or Viet Nam.
Scott was a tremendous help in absolutely all regards. He arranged clearances, pilots, shipping, fuel, transportation, supplies, and repair services of a wide and varied nature. Everything was done in a thoroughly professional manner and in timely fashion. Scott can get you anything and everything in Singapore. It’s a very good base for cruising SE Asia.
We found Gordon to be equally as competent. His task was made immeasurably
difficult because we had whimsical guests aboard virtually all the time. Gordon continuously managed to
accomplish the impossible for us, not just in guest services but in the myriad needs always required in
operations of this scale. Dockage, clearances, fuel, provisions, transportation, tours, guides, permits,
aviation support, etc, were handled with efficiency and apparent ease.
Gordon proved to be indispensable over and over again, particularly with our ever changing Myanmar cruise.
They also took wonderful care of us and had their hands full with our busy and demanding guests, not to mention looking after our crew. Some difficult medical situations arose and challenging shipping problems. Everything from start to finish was handled without stress and with perfect communication. As a result, a fantastic time was had by all.
As a last comment, all the people at the Asia Pacific Superyacht agencies are real pros, and have incredible experience and local knowledge. They all became much more than just ships agents or extra crew members handling shore support. They became good friends too.
Captain Chris Walsh
MY Archedies