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    Crown Princess visit Stockholm

    in Northern Europe & Baltic Sea

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    8 hours ago, CrazyJess said:

    You are so lucky! It’s the best port in Stockholm, I mean it has the best location. You won’t have any problems to walk to the historical center (Gamla Stan). We docked in Nynäshamn and had to take a train to the city center. 

    Jess

     


    Did you do the train on your own? Can you give me a brief rundown of what involved and how long etc. 

    Crown Princess visit Stockholm

    in Northern Europe & Baltic Sea

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    I have checked the port website and it appears we will dock at STADSGÃ…RDEN on 8 June. From what I can find this is reasonably close to the old town and should be able to be walked in 30-40 minutes. Has anyone cruised Princess, docked at this port and done the town on their own? We aren't big on group tours and I am hoping that we can explore on feet. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

    Vietnam Visa

    in Asia

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    20 hours ago, Expat Cruise said:

    The same as has happen with my friends and myself. Aussie, USA, Canada, etc. all no issues.  But they do not fax tot he port, one of the great things Princess does is brings the immigration  people on the ship and they process everything before you dock,  It allows guests to just walk off the ship with no delays giving you the maximum amount of time in port.

     


    it is great they bring immigration on. However, we were doing back to back cruises and handed visa in on first leg. I hadn’t heard anything re the visas being accepted so had gone and asked again. The following day the officer in charge of the immigration and visa department contacted me and said that she had faxed them through and was waiting on approval. She got in touch a couple of days later advising they’d been accepted.

     

    Process isn’t important but people having the option on doing own or paying Princess is. 

    Vietnam Visa

    in Asia

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    Hi all. We are currently on Diamond and cruised into Chang May a couple of days ago and depart from Phu My today. I did the evisa at home at US$25. I handed it to the service desk when we boarded. They faxed it to port and was all accepted no problems. We weren’t even charged a processing fee. We are Aussies and had no issues at all.

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    Never sailed to Japan. Advice please

    in Asia

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    On 6/11/2019 at 1:21 AM, cruiser man 60 said:

    We're going to Japan on an MSC cruise from Dubai and finishing in Tokyo via lots of ports in Asia.travelling mid march and finish Tokyo mid April.

    we will only have a few days in Tokyo at the end as cruise is 29 nights so  need to head back to U.K. as cant spare any more time!

    Few questions if anyone can help;

     

    what is is the process for immigration in Japan coming off cruise ship and how long does it normally take?

    With a probable choice in spending a long day traveling to see Hakone and Mt Fuji or more time exploring Tokyo what is the recommendations, also possible that Mt FUji could be shrouded .

    we also dock in Kobe, anyone been there can recommend good sites to visit there or a bit further?

     

    thanks

     

    We’ve had varied experiences with immigration and cruising in Japan. Exactly as has been mentioned you do get processed through immigration if the cruise leaves and returns to Japan. Mostly it is well organized and quick. We’ve had one experience that took nearly and hour and half but was due to the ship needing to be cleared and four passengers failing to follow instructions. Needless to say everyone was very unhappy about not being able to board due. Wasn’t the ship’s fault though.

     

    I’ve visited Kobe several times on land trips but not cruised there. The earthquake museum is excellent and the sake factories have free tours with taste tests. They’re both super easy to get to by local train. Chinatown is worth a look but we were disappointed with our meal there (so many great meals in Japan). Happy to help you with train instructions if you’re interested.

     

    ive not been to the base of Fuji but have been to Hakone multiple times as we take friends there if it’s their first trip to Japan. Seeing Fuji is hit or miss as it is so dependent on the weather.

    here’s my blog on my last day to Hakone

    https://tanyastravelblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/26/planes-not-really-trains-and-automobiles/

     

    Here’s my blog on our last trip to Kobe. We stopped on our way from a Tokyo so there’s a great photo of Fuji from the bullet train

    https://tanyastravelblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/thats-not-what-i-ordered/

     

    i was in Tokyo last fortnight and stumbled across a day trip to Mt Takao. It was so beautiful and such a easy trip from Tokyo. 

    https://tanyastravelblog.wordpress.com/2019/07/01/mount-takao-nailed-everest-not-a-chance/

     

     

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    Osaka port to Kyoto Station

    in Asia

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    Osaka is my home away from home and I have just clocked up my 20th trip from Australia. The one day pass will be for the Osaka subway and not include the train to Kyoto. The difference in prices is for the difference in trains eg. bullet train (Shinkansen), local train, express train. 

    I have to say you might be cutting it short if your ship docks at 7am and you have to meet at 9am at Kyoto station. I only say this as Kyoto station is quite big (make sure you have clear instructions where to meet) and you want to hope that the disembarkation is on time and quick.

    It is about a 10 minute walk from where the ship docks to where the subway station is. It is easy to find, especially if you have a look on google maps first. The quickest route would be taking the Shinkansen but will also need changes of several trains as mentioned above. This is also the most expensive means to get there. You will also need to factor in the purchasing of the tickets for time. 

    If you want a cheaper way, using the JR rapid service will take a similar amount of time.

    Using the trains is quite easy and ticket counters/machines are all in English as well. I would be tempted to take the cheaper option if I was you. Will cut down on how many changes. As I said, make sure you are clear where you need to meet in Kyoto station.

    I don't use a Suica card, I just buy the tickets from the machines as I need them.

    Hope that helps 🙂 Enjoy Japan, it is amazing!

     

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    Never sailed to Japan. Advice please

    in Asia

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    Japanese has such bizarre dress. It’s definitely an eclectic mix where you can pretty much wear anything. In summer I wear exactly what I wear back at home in Australia, dresses, shorts etc. I’ve never worried about what color I’ve worn. I was in Tokyo mid July once and actually needed a cardigan at night which I’d not needed at that time before. 

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    Trip to Cairns

    in Australia & New Zealand

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    It differs from year to year. We have been in Cairns 20 years and there is no consistency. Up until last week we have had rain pretty much non stop. It is the wet season/cyclone season but that shouldn't stop you coming up for a visit. Today the weather is spectacular! We haven't had a big cyclone come through Cairns for many years (hope I haven't just jinx myself). 

    Shuttles from your ship in New Zealand ports

    in Australia & New Zealand

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    We did all NZ ports on our own other than Tauranga where we wanted to go to Hobbiton (we booked ourselves online through Zealandier). Off the top of my head the only shuttle we paid for was Dunedin with Wellington and Napier free. That was on a Princess cruise. I blogged about our cruise if you are interested in what we did at each port. 

    https://tanyastravelblog.wordpress.com/cruises-2/december-2017/

     

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    Never sailed to Japan. Advice please

    in Asia

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    Hi Briggy. I travel to Japan several times a year and did our first cruise around Japan to Alaska last year (with Princess). We have just booked another Japan cruise for Xmas this year. We did our own thing in all ports on our Japan cruise and didn't need to book any tours at all. There was only one port that I found disappointing. I blogged about each port so will put the link below. Happy to answer any specific questions you might have. It is a spectacular place. I only discovered it about 9 years ago and have just clocked up my 20th trip with two more trips booked this year!

     

    https://tanyastravelblog.wordpress.com/cruises-2/april-2018/

     

    Tokyo vs. Yokahama hotel

    in Asia

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    We have cruised out of Yokohama a few times and visit Japan regularly (just had my 20th visit).

    The Keisei train from Narita to Ueno is direct and takes around 40 minutes. 

    http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php

     

    Personally, I love staying in Ueno in Tokyo and the train to Yokohama from there is easy.

     

    We stay in either of two hotels that cost about AUD$120 a night

    Tougananeya Hotel which I tend to book direct through them (5-10 min walk from train station). I'm booked there for July and December this year.

    http://www.tougane-h.com/e/

    or

    APA Hotel Keisei  Ueno Ekimae which I tend to book through booking.com (2 minute walk from train station)

     

    We stayed in Yokohama once, just beside the baseball stadium, but I prefer Ueno.

     

    To get to the cruise terminal from Ueno you have two options depending on how close you want to get to the port. We have used the train to Kannai and walked to the port but going to Nihon-Odori brings you closer.

     

    I have put pictures of the maps and train routes. Both require one swap of train but it isn't difficult. I have a hobby of writing a travel blog of our trips. There is some information on what we have done in both places (in cruises and land adventures) if you are interested.

    https://tanyastravelblog.wordpress.com

     

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    DIY Ketchikan and Sitka...suggestions?

    in Alaska

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    42 minutes ago, PittsburghNative said:

     

    I also creeped on your other blog that mentioned all the ports you visited and I must say I love your humor lol. Your photos are stunning too! What month did you cruise?

     

    Thank you. It a bit of an odd sense of humour but gives people a laugh. I love being able to read back the blogs and remember the fun times we have.

     

    The cruise started in Japan on April 27 so it was early May when we got to Alaska. I believe we were the first ship of the season (or perhaps first Princess ship) heading southbound.

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