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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