Amster12345

I'm set up to go on a NCL cruise in Japan leaving March 31st of 2024. This is my first time on Norwegian. On the other lines, Princess, Holland, RCCL you can do your checkins and reservations months in advance of your sailing date. But for this cruise, I can't check in until 21 days before sailing date. Is this standard for NCL? It seems kind of strange to me.

Good to know. I will contact them and see what I can set up. It looks like we dock at 7am. Ideally I'd like a long tour day in Kyoto and return to Kobe that evening. Maybe get a tour in Osaka the next day.

Are you spending the night in Kyoto?

Now that I'm looking into it further, NCL Jewel, which I'm on, also docks in Kobe. Which is a considerable distance from Kyoto. The good thing is that we overnight there, so getting back to the ship on time the first day isn't a concern. Westeast, let me know what you find out.

I'm looking into hiring a private English speaking guide for a day in Kyoto for a small group. There are quite a few companies that do this. Viator, GoWithGuide, ToursByLocals, and many more. Does anyone have a recommendation of who to go with?