fraj1 Posted March 14, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 14, 2015 My father was a POW in WWII on the Death Railway and having never been to Thailand before want to ensure if I 'cruise' that I can get to visit the cemetery and the bridge. Any Azamara Thailand cruises managed to do this? I know I can do it by land tour but prefer to cruise on Azamara! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBMacLaird Posted March 14, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Hello Fraj1, I'll look into this for you, but do give me a few days to reply since it is the weekend ;) Bonnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraj1 Posted March 14, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Thank you Bonnie - I met you on the uk tour August! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarronwood Posted March 15, 2015 #4 Share Posted March 15, 2015 For what its worth, when we visited Bangkok a few years ago, we hired a women and her cousin for the day and one of the visits was to the Rover Kwai and the Tiger Temple. We were actually picked up on foot at our hotel and walked to the train station since it would have been a nightmare getting out of Bangkok. We then went a few stops on the train and when we got off her cousin with the car was waiting. It took us about 2.5 hours to get to the River Kwai (this was something my husband wanted to do since his father was a POW there) Do bear in mind though that it is a mock up of what it was like and not the actual bridge over the River Kwai but still very emotive and interesting. We then had lunch beside the river and then proceeded to the Tiger Temple. Due to travelling we left our hotel about 9.30 and got back about 5 pm so its a long day but if the ship docks overnight you will be ok. We are going to Bangkok again on the April 2016 sailing from Singapore and stopping overnight. We wont do the River nor the Tiger Temple again but will find something else to do. We had in mind trying to arrange for a round of golf but think it will be far too hot to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexdisic Posted March 16, 2015 #5 Share Posted March 16, 2015 My father was a POW in WWII on the Death Railway and having never been to Thailand before want to ensure if I 'cruise' that I can get to visit the cemetery and the bridge. Any Azamara Thailand cruises managed to do this? I know I can do it by land tour but prefer to cruise on Azamara! Thanks! Hi fraj1 My father too was on the railway and we did a similar trip from here - http://www.bangkok.com/beyond-the-city/riverkwai.html?pid=AWINP70 The visit to the cemetry at Kanchanburi was in fact a hospital near the end of the war where my father spent the last 6 months there. Parts of the track of the train ride are still the original tracks. As Jarronwood says, it is still an motive experience especially considering the climate and the fact they had to work in it as they did. If you ever get to Singapore , the same applies to Changi Jail - very emotional Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraj1 Posted March 16, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Thank you! My father was in Changi jail too .... I have some planning to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamlee Posted March 21, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) My father was a POW in WWII on the Death Railway and having never been to Thailand before want to ensure if I 'cruise' that I can get to visit the cemetery and the bridge. Any Azamara Thailand cruises managed to do this? I know I can do it by land tour but prefer to cruise on Azamara! Thanks! On a day tour from Bangok it would be possible to visit the JEATH museum, the Hellfire Pass museum, and the main war cemetary in Kanchanaburi. It would be best to do his by private tour. We especially recommend the Hellfire Pass museum - http://hellfire-pass.commemoration.gov.au/remembering-the-railway/hellfire-pass-memorial-museum.php Edited March 21, 2015 by Kamlee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBMacLaird Posted March 24, 2015 #8 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Re tour to River Kwai: we don't offer a tour to River Kwai in our regular tour program, but our shorex team would be more than happy to put together a customized tour for this party. If interested, please contact our team at GroupShorex@rccl.com. We can assist with putting together some wonderful tour options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Cruising Posted March 25, 2015 #9 Share Posted March 25, 2015 We stayed in Bangkok a few years ago and booed a day tour to Kanchaniburi. This included a trip by train across the bridge to see where one of the camps was. We also looked around the museum there about the camps and spent some time in the graveyard there, which was very moving, especially as there was a British Legion tour group there at the time. I'm sure you could book such a tour online before you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooManyBags Posted May 11, 2015 #10 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Hi we booked a Hotel for a couple of days and hired a local guide, she met us from the port and transferred us to Bangkok. We did a city tour and in the evening a dinner cruise, the Loy Nava, which was very good. Then we did a day trip out to the River Kwai , fascinating! We hired Wandee of Wandee Tours. her contact is wandee@wandeetours.com, and she was first class, nothing was too much trouble. Prices were fair and all arrangements were top notch Well worth the effort to visit the River Kwai, Hellfire Pass is unforgettable, a long day but as I said worth the effort, saw things never to be forgotten! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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