There are many harbor cruises that you can enjoy from Singapore. One of the most interesting harbor cruises would be the Cheng Ho Imperial Harbor Cruise.
Admiral Zheng He, or Cheng Ho, was born in Kunyang, Yunnan. He was brought in to serve in the Imperial Court of the Ming Dynasty. Under Emperor Zhu Di (the Yongle Emperor), Zheng He rose to power to become the chief envoy and commander of the 300-ship fleet, with more than 27,000 men on board. He began his first voyage in 1405, after which he visited more than 30 nations, bringing with him the influence of China to Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and Africa. Admiral Zheng occupies an honorable place in the history of China and in the history of Singapore and Malaysia. He crossed the Indian Ocean seven times and began his journey seventy years before Columbus discovered America.
However, the Cheng Ho cruiser was an exact replica of the famous imperial ship of the Ming Dynasty, with modern comforts and safety. This vessel is predominantly yellow, which is the Imperical color, and it bears the dragon, which means the emperor, and the phoenix, which means the empress. The dragon and phoenix are traditional Chinese symbols used to keep evil spirits at bay and ensure divine protection.
There are four different cruises that start at various times of the day. The Morning Glory cruise departs at 10.30am, the Dragon cruise at 3pm, the High Tea cruise at 3pm, and the Imperial Dinner cruise at 6.30pm. All cruises depart from the Marina South Pier. Whether you are enjoying the day cruise or the afternoon cruise, you will enjoy the beautiful views of the boats anchored in the bay of Marina South Pier. The journey will take you past the Singapore Flyer, Sentosa Cove, the Tanjong Pagar container port, which is the busiest port in the world by shipping tonnage, and the coast of Singapore’s famous Sentosa Island.
See the Singapore Flyer from another perspective; You can see the gigantic structure from the sea, which is different from how you can see it from the land. During the day cruise, there will be a 30-minute stopover at Kusu Island. Kusu Island, which means Turtle Island or Turtle Island, is located south of the mainland of Singapore. The island was said to be made up of a magical turtle, which was turned into an island to save two shipwrecked sailors, a Malay and a Chinese. The two men gave thanks by building a Muslim kramat and the latter establishing a Taoist shrine.
For the dinner cruise, you can enjoy the fireworks display of “Songs of the Sea” and also the spectacular night skyline of Singapore and Sentosa Island.