Songkran Fest On-board Star Cruises - Pisces

What's the Songkran Festival? Read our blog post on it.

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Here are details of what's happening on-board on Pisces, starting with F&B, Services and Finally the main events on the Festival days.

When it comes to F&B here's what's on offer this whole month on-board Star Cruises Pisces for the festival of Songkran:


Blue Lagoon Songkran Chef Recommendation -

All Bars & Restaurants:

Tropical Island Fruit Drinks Promotions
JUZZ BAR & HEALTHY DRINKS

MILKY JUZZ

1. Mango Milk
2. Papaya Milk
3. Banana Milk
4. Honeydew Milk
5. Watermelon Mil
6. Honey Melon Milk

BANANA JUZZ

1. Banana with Papaya
2. Banana with Mango
3. Banana with Apple
4. Banana with China Pear

HEALTHY JUZZ (Mix & Match)

Selection of all fresh fruits

- (Orange / Apple / Carrot / Celery / Cucumber / Honeydew / Watermelon / Bitter gourd)

RIBENA DRINKS

1. Ribena Aloe Vera with Honey Citron Tea
2. Ice Lemon Ribena
3. Honey Lemon Soda
4. Salted Lime Honey Soda


Check out all the yummy foodstuff here! -  http://pinterest.com/starcruiseindia/food-during-songkran-fest/

Some discounts on services:

Retail
20% discount for all THAI packed food.

Oscar Salon
Purchased any Schwarzkopf Shampoo & Conditioner, get free Hair Cut.

King Neptune Spa
20% discount for 1 hour THAI massage.


The Main Festival Celebrations will be held on 12 April (Thu), 14 April (Sat) and 19 April (Thu)

Venue: Galaxy of the stars

SONGKRAN WATER FESTIVAL PROGRAMME


Venue: Galaxy of the stars

BASIC THAI LINE DANCE Cruise Staff will teach the guest basic Thai Line Dance! [Will be held on 13 April (Friday) and 20 April (Friday)]

We look forward to seeing you there :-)

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Celebrate The Festival of Songkran on Star Cruises!

The Songkran festival (or literally "astrological passage") is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 15 April.  The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since then.

The term Songkran comes from Sanskrit "Sankranta" and means "a move or change" - in this case the move of the sun into the Aries zodiac - Mesha Sankranti.

The most obvious celebration of Songkran is the throwing of water. Thais roam the streets with containers of water or water guns (sometimes mixed with mentholated talc) and drench each other and passersby. There will be events lined up to celebrate this aspect of the festival (detail below).

Most people use "สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์" (suk-san wan songkran) — meaning "Happy Songkran Day" as a greeting, so don’t forget to use this when interacting with other passengers or Crew J

We have some exciting events lined up on our various Cruises. On the 14th April on Aquarius we have ‘Fun Water escapade’ where Cruise Staff will organize a special wet and wild pool games for the guests including the “must have” water splashing activity.

An Arts and Crafts session will be held where  Thai special Arts and Crafts session to be conducted by the Cruise Staff.

The BBQ dinner menu on SC Aquarius (on 14th April)  is as follows:

ASIAN SALAD

Marinated Asian Salads

“Yam Chin Gai” Spicy Chicken Salad

“Kau Yam Songkarn” Spicy Rice Salad

Papaya Salad with Condiments

Mixed Iceberg, slice Tomatoes, Slice Cucumbers

With sesame dressing, peanut dressing

 

SOUP STATION 

Spicy Whole Prawns in Coconut Milk

From the Grill

Cilantro and Garlic marinated grilled Chicken Drum 

StickLemon Gras and Ginger marinated grilled Pork Chop

Grilled Sausage

Hot Dishes

 “Pla Chon Nhong” steamed Fresh Water Fish With Spicy Sauce

“Pad See Iew Moo” Stir-Fried Noodles with Kailan

“Nam Prik Nhom” Spicy Chicken Mince Pork with Chilli Dip

Boiled Beef in Yellow Sauce (Southern Style)

“Moo Pad Kapi” Stir Fried Pork with Shrimps Paste

Sauteed Gardern Greens in Oyster Sauce

 Thai Pineapple fried Rice

Condiment Station

DESSERTS

HOT THAI DESSERT

Boiled Dry Green Pea Soup

Assorted Thai Desserts

Assorted French Pastries

Sliced Fresh Fruits

Do keep checking back as we will be sharing more exciting activities on the other Cruise Lines!

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Chinese Sports and Cuisine

Cuisine:
Chinese cuisine is extremely numerous, drawing on many millennia of culinary history. The dynastic emperors of ancient China were known to host banquets with over a hundred dishes served at a time, using countless imperial kitchen workers and concubines to arrange the food. Such royal dishes gradually became a district of wider Chinese culture. China's staple food is rice, however the country is additionally standard for its meat dishes. Spices are endemic to Chinese cuisine.
Numerous foreign offshoots of Chinese food, like Hong Kong cuisine and yankee Chinese food, have emerged within the varied nations that play host to the Chinese diaspora.

Sports

Dragon boat racing, a preferred ancient Chinese sport.
China has one in all the oldest sporting cultures within the world. there's proof that a variety of association soccer was played in China around one thousand AD.[357] Besides soccer,[358] a number of the foremost widespread sports within the country embrace martial arts, table tennis, badminton, swimming, basketball and snooker. Board games like go (weiqi), xiangqi, and a lot of recently chess, are played at knowledgeable level.
Physical fitness is widely emphasised in Chinese culture. Morning exercises are a typical activity, with elderly voters inspired to follow qigong and t'ai chi ch'uan. adolescents in China are keen on basketball, particularly in urban centers with restricted area and grass areas. The yankee National Basketball Association encompasses a huge following among Chinese youths, with Chinese players like Yao Ming being held in high esteem.
China has participated at the Olympic Games since 1932, though it's solely participated because the PRC since 1952. China hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and received fifty one gold medals – the best variety of gold medals of any taking part nation that year. China can host the 2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin and therefore the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.
Physical fitness is widely emphasised in Chinese culture. Morning exercises are a typical activity, with elderly voters inspired to follow qigong and t'ai chi ch'uan. adolescents in China are keen on basketball, particularly in urban centers with restricted area and grass areas. The yankee National Basketball Association encompasses a huge following among Chinese youths, with Chinese players like Yao Ming being held in high esteem.

Many a lot of ancient sports are played in China. Dragon boat racing happens throughout the annual nationwide Dragon Boat competition, and has since gained popularity abroad. In Inner Mongolia, sports like Mongolian-style wrestling and horse racing are widespread. In Tibet, archery and equestrianism are a district of ancient festivals.

Culture of China

Since , Chinese culture has been heavily influenced by Confucianism and conservative philosophies. for hundreds of years, opportunities for social advancement might be provided by high performance within the prestigious Imperial examinations, that were instituted in 605 AD to assist the Emperor  skilful bureaucrats. The literary  of the exams affected the final perception of cultural refinement in China, like the idea that calligraphy and literati painting were higher styles of art than dancing or drama.
Some observers see the amount following the institution of the PRC in 1949 as a continuation of ancient Chinese dynastic history, whereas others claim that the Communist Party's rule has broken the foundations of Chinese culture, particularly through political movements like the Cultural Revolution of the Sixties, where several aspects of ancient culture were destroyed, having been denounced as 'regressive and harmful' or 'vestiges of feudalism'. several necessary aspects of ancient Chinese morals and culture, like Confucianism, Chinese art, literature, and performing arts like Peking opera, were altered to adapt to government policies and propaganda at the time.

The first leaders of the People's Republic of China were born into  imperial order, however were influenced by the  Fourth Movement and reformist ideals. They sought to vary some ancient aspects of Chinese culture, like rural land tenure, sexism,  Confucian system of education, whereas preserving others, like the family structure and culture of obedience to the state.
A number of  authoritarian and rational strains of thought were  influential, with Legalism being a outstanding example. There was usually conflict between the philosophies – as an example, the individualistic Song Dynasty neo-Confucians believed that Legalism departed from the initial spirit of Confucianism. Examinations and a culture of advantage stay greatly valued in China these days. In recent years, variety of latest Confucians have claimed that fashionable democratic ideals and human rights are compatible with ancient Confucian values.
Some observers see the amount following the institution of the PRC in 1949 as a continuation of ancient Chinese dynastic history, whereas others claim that the Communist Party's rule has broken the foundations of Chinese culture, particularly through political movements like the Cultural Revolution of the Sixties, where several aspects of ancient culture were destroyed, having been denounced as 'regressive and harmful' or 'vestiges of feudalism'. several necessary aspects of ancient Chinese morals and culture, like Confucianism, Chinese art, literature, and performing arts like Peking opera, were altered to adapt to government policies and propaganda at the time.

Today, the Chinese government has accepted various components of ancient Chinese culture as being integral to Chinese society. With the increase of Chinese nationalism and therefore the finish of the Cultural Revolution, numerous styles of ancient Chinese art, literature, music, film, fashion and design have seen a full of life revival, and folks and selection art particularly have sparked interest nationally and even worldwide.
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Today, the Chinese government has accepted various components of ancient Chinese culture as being integral to Chinese society. With the increase of Chinese nationalism and therefore the finish of the Cultural Revolution, numerous styles of ancient Chinese art, literature, music, film, fashion and design have seen a full of life revival, and folks and selection art particularly have sparked interest nationally and even worldwide.