targaryenfyre

Hi, can I just get some help with confirming whether we are eligible for the 144hr visa? I am pretty confident, but just want some reassurance or to know if others have done something similar.

We are both Australian nationals, so we are from one of the eligible countries on the list. We are sailing on the Spectrum of the Seas in July from Shanghai which has multiple ports in Japan before returning back to Shanghai.

So our itinerary is as follows:

Our first "transit"

(A) Australia -> flight to -> (B) Shanghai -> cruise to -> (C) Japan (multiple cruise ports)

then our second "transit"

(C)Japan (final cruise port) -> cruise to -> (B) Shanghai -> flight to -> (A) Australia

Has anyone successfully applied for two 144hr visas back-to-back like this before? We are mostly concerned with how Shanghai immigration will consider the cruise as it is technically a round trip from Shanghai and that might be confusing, but we will be stopping in Japan. 

We have also booked on the Spectrum. Keen to see more details about the new suite classes though!

There might still be some cabins available on Voyager of Seas departing Sydney 5th April for 11 nights to Fiji, but you would have to be quick.

Nope, it shows sold out as is Explorer. Very unlikely one would find any cabins 3 days out from just about any sailing.

Darn it, this was going to be my suggestion. So sorry to hear about the last minute changes.

In the South Pacific we used our balcony every day, especially when going in and out of ports. We preferred this to going up to the observation decks and this was an easy transition to get dressed/ready for dinner in the MDR in the evening. Even during sea days it was nice to open the balcony door for a bit to get some fresh air into the cabin. Definitely difficult to consider staying in anything less than a balcony.