Dmz

Has anyone taken an excursion to DMZ? We will be having a couple of port stops in S. Korea and are considering a day trip yo DMZ.

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Hobar of Scottsdale

1957 Staten Island Ferry

1992 Norwegian, Caribbean

February 2002 Seabourn Legend, Costa Rica to Ft. Lauderdale (via Panama canal)

December 2002 SeaDream, Caribbean

July 2003 Seabourn Spirit, Istanbul to Venice

August 2003 Seabourn Spirit, Venice to Rome

March 2004 Silversea, Mexican Riviera

February 2005 Seabourn Spirit, Singapore to Hong Kong

April 2007 Seabourn Pride, Monte Carlo to Istanbul

July 2008 No cruise but visits to Malaga and Mallorca to the homes of new friends we made on Seabourn in 2005!

March 2010 Silversea, Singapore to Dubai

December 2011 Seabourn Sojourn, Santiago to Buenos Aires

August-Sept 2013 Seabourn Quest, Monte Carlo to Barcelona

October-November 2015 Seabourn Sojourn, Athens to Dubai

Yes, I've been to the DMZ, but not from a ship--I was on a land visit. It's very interesting, but also serious and sobering. Any hotel can sign you up for a tour but you need to allow 2 days for clearance. You need to be smartly dressed, "no jeans, no Adidas" and must observe certain rules of behaviour: no pointing at the North Korean soldiers, no photos in certain places. You have to sign a form accepting responsibility for “injury or death as a direct result of enemy action" and there'll be a ROK soldier with a machine gun in the bus with you. There are two basic half-day tours: Panmunjom and the Third Tunnel (Google them). You can combine them for a full day. Panmunjom is by far the most interesting, but it's worth doing both.

Has anyone taken an excursion to DMZ? We will be having a couple of port stops in S. Korea and are considering a day trip yo DMZ.

 

 

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Hobar of Scottsdale

1957 Staten Island Ferry

1992 Norwegian, Caribbean

February 2002 Seabourn Legend, Costa Rica to Ft. Lauderdale (via Panama canal)

December 2002 SeaDream, Caribbean

July 2003 Seabourn Spirit, Istanbul to Venice

August 2003 Seabourn Spirit, Venice to Rome

March 2004 Silversea, Mexican Riviera

February 2005 Seabourn Spirit, Singapore to Hong Kong

April 2007 Seabourn Pride, Monte Carlo to Istanbul

July 2008 No cruise but visits to Malaga and Mallorca to the homes of new friends we made on Seabourn in 2005!

March 2010 Silversea, Singapore to Dubai

December 2011 Seabourn Sojourn, Santiago to Buenos Aires

August-Sept 2013 Seabourn Quest, Monte Carlo to Barcelona

October-November 2015 Seabourn Sojourn, Athens to Dubai

We have been twice - extremely impressive.

Thank you both. Since we are coming from a ship and not staying in a hotel, we will do the research to make arrangements in advance to make sure we go.

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Use koridoor tours. Us army. Did it Jul 15. Book v early.

Thx galeforce. Very helpful website.

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+1 for Koridoor.

Did it a few years ago, they work with and from the USO and I have heard they have the best access to the DMZ

Anyone know if cruise ships arrange DMZ tour? Anyone hear of the DMZ with Viator?

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The best bit is the jsa (joint security area) element. Right up to the border. To do this you need to supply passport details beforehand and it takes a lot of organisation. These tours can be cancelled for weeks on end if tensions run high. Like now. Doubt very much that cruise ships would get involved but could be wrong.