We humans have cruises, and so do dogs! I read about Pet Cruise on the CNA and decided that Spencer is going for it. He has neither taken a boat ride nor swim before. And I was really excited to tick these 2 activites off his to-do list. We hadn’t really had an excursion since his operation in October and thought this would be quite interesting for him.
And so on the day, our whole family went on an excursion! Spencer was initially afraid being his maiden experience on a boat that shakes left and right, that moves and that makes (engine) noises. But slowly, he grew accustomed and began exploring the boat as if it was his boat. But thankfully, Joe and Max are really easy-going people – basically no rules exist in the boat which was what we really liked. Spencer was allowed to roam around. Spencer was allowed to sit on the cushion. Spencer was even allowed to answer nature’s call if he had to (but he didn’t!) Well, the whole Pet Cruise is for Spencer so of course he had to live like a king, at least for that 2 hours! And according to Joe, Spencer is the first Border Collie onboard Pet Cruise!
Onboard!
The itinerary for the day was 2 hours long – 30 mins to Seletar Island + 1 hour of free and easy + 30 mins back to SAF Yacht Club. Pretty cool! Before reaching our destination, we put on the lifejacket for Spencer so he could get used to a pink polka-dotted lifejacket on his body. And he looks so cute in pink, albeit being a boy! The pink colour really stands out against his black fur coat.
All ready to go!
Once we reached Seletar Island, we carried Spencer into the water. Once in the water, you could see him paddling his feets really hard – the typical doggie style! If he wanted to swim, he could actually swim faster than me:) But he preferred getting onshore to explore Seletar Island, because he didn’t want to head back to the boat when we were about to go home. Probably still a little scared on his maiden experience in the water. But we just ushered him to swim back to the boat and he did! So happy!
On the way back, he began his exploration of the boat and sea. He loved to stare out of the boat to look at the sea and enjoy the breeze and then turn around and show us his satisfied face! Or else at other moments, he would show us his emo side and hang his head down against the ledge and looked really deep in thoughts.
Happy boy!
And now an emo boy!
I think not just Spencer, we had a great time onboard as well! Daddy and Mummy was happy to be chilling on the boat and to be able to witness Spencer’s maiden sea experience, and most importantly, to catch glimpses and snippets of the happy boy’s smile!:) To us, that was all that matters that afternoon:)
If you are interested like us, simply send a message to Pet Cruise via FB and arrange for a date/time to bring your pets onboard. Boarding is at SAF Yacht Club and it costs $40/guest (guest = human or pet) with a minimum charge $200 if you have less than 5 guests. Alternatively, you can book the entire boat for $400 and bring along 10 guests that afternoon. Whichever option, I think it will be a great afternoon for your pets and yourselves!