monkey@cruise

Most Japan vending machines and transport ticket machines support four languages: Japanese, English, Korean and Chinese. No need Google translate. 🤪

Use Google Chrome regardless your platform, Chrome ties with google translate and always works.

You forgot to mention it is a 3 miles walk or ride the limited service Citybus 22R from Kai Tak cruise terminal to Kai Tai MTR station.

Is your browser setting problem: you did NOT turn on auto machine translation. Change language from Japanese to English at bottom right corner of the web page. Because of bus storage limitation, I think only one piece of large luggage per passenger, but wheelchair is exceptional.

Here is the link in English: https://www.keikyu-bus.co.jp/en/airport/h-yamashita/ ** Shin-kencho-mae(Kanagawa Prefectural Office) is the closest bus stop from Osanbashi cruise terminal. ** InterContinental Yokohama Pier8 is the closest bus stop from Shinko Pier cruise terminal.

Quantum will offer complimentary shuttle from Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal to Sakuragichō Station (8 min walk from your hotel, across the river) for disembark passengers on 15th October. Contact RCCL if the shuttle also open to embark passengers, then will save you 7-8000 yen taxi fare.

Narita Express to Yokohama station, runs at 19:49; 20:44 and 21:44. Journey time 90 min, fare 4,370 yen https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/nex/tickets/ Narita Airport bus to Yokohama City Air Terminal (YCAT), runs at 19:45; 20:45 and 21:45. Journey time: 95 min. fare 4,000 yen https://www.keikyu-bus.co.jp/en/airport/n-yokohama/ Taxi stand at Yokohama station west exit; taxi stand at YCAT Sky building front. Taxi fare about 2000 yen to Far East Village hotel. Narita Airport website: https://www.narita-airport.jp/en/access/

January Cherry Blossom in Okinawa to May Bloomer in Hokkaido.

Priority for those who have booked excursion and cabin types. 400 pax took 2 hours, is a snail process. I was on a 2000 pax ship, only took 3 hrs at Hakodate cruise terminal.

Will clear Japan immigration and customs at first port of call, either onboard or inside a cruise terminal. Visit Japan Web only for arrivals in airport, ship will distribute paper declaration forms and assign clearance appointment time. Depend on ship size, whole clearance process may takes between 3 to 4 hours.

○ Narita Airport - Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 ○ Haneda Airport. ○ Chubu Airport. ○ Kansai Airport.

Here is the port address for Chan May (see post #120) https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2893625-celebrity-millennium-october-18-29-2024-northeast-asia-cruise/page/5/ You provide the first port address only.

My two cents suggestion: Contact SGG Club (Goodwill guide) which offers a 4 hours tour on Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Hasedera Temple, and The Great Buddha. Komachi Street is close to Kamakura Station (Enodan Line, Yokosuka Line, ....) you will walk on it when going to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. K-1: Kamakura Highlights by Kanagawa SGG Club https://volunteerguide-ksgg.jp/tours/k-1/ Application https://volunteerguide-ksgg.jp/application-for-in-person-guide-serviceoct-25th-2022/ You will meet the guide at Kamakura Station (30 min train ride from Yokohama station).

More tips on riding Japanese train. Tambabashi Station is 2 miles south of Fushimi-Inari Station. Not all trains do station stop announcement in English, and English signages are small. If you don't have live internet access or google map, do take notes on number of stops and write station name in Japanese for assistance if needed. Yodoyabashi Station: 淀屋橋駅 Tambabashi Station: 丹波橋駅 Fushimi-Inari Station: 伏見稲荷駅

"Konnichiwa". Enjoy your Japanese cruise, weather in October won't be as hot in August. Japan is a wonderful country and you will love to visit again.