Grigio-girl

You are going to be on the 2nd half of our cruise picking up in Hong Kong. So, I’ll look you up if we are all stuck on the ship instead of going to Shanghai. I’m from Northville, MI. 😊

Hi Riversedge, Are you going to be in the HAL Asia cruise Jan 2024?

I called two different agents from CIBT travel and they confirmed that we can/do qualify for the 144-hour exemption if the tours we go on in Shanghai are organized by the cruise ship. I found this out today. But I wanted to hear other's experience with cruising to Shanghai recently. Thank you for your feedback!

United States tourist passport. Is that what you were asking?

We are going on a 28-day cruise Jan 2024 from Singapore to Japan stopping in Hong Kong and Shanghai. I know Hong Kong is visa -free for US citizens. I've been reading about all kinds of visa-free policies for Shanghai (144-hour, 24-hour, Shanghai 15-day visa free). Can anyone advise on whether or not I need to go through the expensive process of getting a tourist visa for 2 days of touring off the ship?