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  1. I may not be answering your question but Nagasaki is a very easy port to DIY. With the tram stop right near the cruise port, buying a one-day pass maybe worthwhile and it can take you to most sights in the city. We have been to Nagasaki a couple of times and enjoyed our days there. 2015: https://chiumemories.blogspot.com/2015/09/nagasaki-japan.html 2023: https://chiumemories.blogspot.com/2023/08/2nd-visit-nagasaki-japan.html
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    Kagoshima

    Here is my report on our day in Kagoshima, March of 2023. https://chiumemories.blogspot.com/2023/07/rushing-through-kagoshima.html I'll try and see if I can post the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gexizn-pM1w&t=31s
  3. Can we still use cash and not the Medallion?
  4. That was what we used for our day in Kobe a few years back. You may be able to find our video of that day in my signature. We really enjoyed the Ropeway and Herb Garden.
  5. I am not sure who provided the shuttles. We did not know about the shuttles when we boarded the Diamond Princess at Daikoku March of 2023. We were told by passengers after the fact that they got on the free shuttles from Yamashita Park while we took a taxi there. In May of 2023, we got smarter and booked a hotel room across from Yamashita Park, walked over there the next morning and took the first shuttle over to Daikoku for our transpacific cruise on the Cunard QE. You may be able to see the videos listed in my signature. Another idea is to contact your cruise line and see if shuttles are provided just to be sure.
  6. They usually provide complimentary shuttles between Daikoku and Yamashita Park. From Yamashita Park you can walk about three short blocks down to take the Minato Mirai subway to Yokohama station. There's so much to see just at that huge station. You can also take the Airport Limousine at YCAT there to Haneda. Very easy.
  7. For some reasons, my regular TA was not able to get the price quoted on the Princess site when she was trying to book our upcoming cruise with the Princess rep. She ended up having us just book it online ourselves. An hour after we booked and paid the whole balance, I received an email from Princess saying the reservation was canceled and cancellation fees charged. We did not cancel. My TA couldn't do anything about it and had me call that number. After being put on hold for a long while, got the first person but was disconnected as we were talking. Called again, put on hold, and got a second person. She did not know why we got the cancellation email as she was able to see our reservation at her end. She was nice enough and assured me that everything is OK, but she said we still owed them a balance of $200+ for packages we did not purchase. She was able to take those off but I am still uneasy about our booking. Hopefully, everything is still there without the extra charge. Don't know what all is going on with Princess. Something needs to be fixed.
  8. I would definitely stay near the port. There's so much to see and do in Yokohama. Some hotels are very close to Osanbashi Pier or getting the free shuttles to Daikoku Pier at Yamashita Park. Like Hotel New Grand, Hyatt Regency, Hotel Mielparque. Otherwise many hotels are just a short taxi drive away.
  9. Do we still need to register on the Visit Japan website if just cruising to ports in Japan without flights? We did that in March and May 2023, not sure if it's still needed. US Passports.
  10. Depends on which cruise port you are instructed to report. No shuttles to Osanbashi but complimentary shuttles to Daikoku Pier. Big ships that can't go under the bridge will dock at Daikoku. We stayed at the Hotel Mielparque Yokohama two nights before walking over to the Yamashita Park Bus Stop (Bayside Blue, also where Gundam Factory is) on embarkation day and took the free shuttle there to Daikoku Pier to board the Cunard QE last May.
  11. Will not pay the extra for the packages because we don't drink alcohol at all and we are both diabetics. With the upcoming 26-day cruise on Majestic Princess from L.A. to Sydney, it doesn't make sense to have the same benefits on the Plus package with only 2 days at Alfredo's. Just not worth it after doing the math. We are Platinum and Princess is getting worse. This cruise was booked before the pandemic and has been changed a couple of times by Princess on dates and routes. They should at least honor those booked before this new system and offer certain incentives.
  12. Thank you so much for the needed information! As a senior, it's difficult to learn all these technology stuff. Just not a tech person! Thanks again!
  13. I am getting a little worried. We usually print out our boarding passes for check-in at the pier. For the upcoming cruise on October 8, I am not able to find that on the Princess web page, which told me to go to the Princess App for boarding documents. I cannot find anything about boarding passes on the App. Am I missing something? I did printed out the luggage tags that was on the web page but no boarding passes to print.
  14. Ours was not a bid, so they did not pick us. What happened was I watched how the cabins were selling,, through different venues and noticed that they were over-sold and have been asking passengers to move over. Called my agent and had her contact Princess that the four of us in two balcony cabins were willing to share a cabin if they can find one for us and make room for somebody else, if the incentives were attractive enough. That was how we ended up with a free cruise for all four of us to our surprise. I don't think that happens too often though.
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