The Big Goodbye - Port Kelang

The last port of the cruise had finally been reached as Ocean Village arrived to see the big hitting highlights of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur where colonial architecture meets funky modern design. Kuala Lumpur’s must sees include the KL Tower the worlds fourth tallest communications building, Independance Square and the soaring Petronas Twin Towers which are joined at the 41st and 42nd floors and dominate Kuala Lumpurs skyline.

Despite a long day touring the city of KL everyone made the effort to head up to Top Deck for the farewell Great British sailaway. With union jacks in hand, loyal passengers sang, danced and waved their flags through party tunes and patriotic farewells. There were tears of sadness from passengers and events team as “Time to Say Goodbye” was the final song of the afternoon and the Ocean Village bunting was taken down and thrown away.


Then it was time for the final night show which was an extravaganza of gargantuan proportion - a variety show containing music, laughter and dance from all the remaining artists onboard from the Freedom 2 Move cast, Resident singers Richard, Simon and Katy plus performances from Jaki Graham, The Chapman Brothers and Tony Lewis as Robbie Williams – all hosted by comedian Kev McCarthy. Emotions ran high as the final notes of “Hey Jude” were played by resident band Jet Set and the confetti cannons soared into the air. There was not a dry eye in the house.

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As some of you may remember, we said goodbye to the Ocean Village Two almost exactly one year ago after completing a similar voyage. In saying goodbye to the Ocean Village however, we don’t just say farewell to a ship but a brand of cruising that has become a much loved holiday over and over for so many.

The cruise for people who don’t do cruises was all over and Ocean Village had performed its final duty...its final cruise....and its final farewell!!

Be more, see more, do more......no more.

Tracy - Entertainment and Retail Director