stefanny28

Hi everyone;

We are a family of 3 with a 17 teenager daughter.

DH is from HK but it has been at least 20 years since he went back.

We are planning to fly to HK 2-3 days . Then to fly out to Singapore to board the cruise. The cruise starts in Singapore and ends back in Hong Kong. The ship arrives on Saturday night, and we only have to get off Sunday morning around 9:00 AM.

Our return flight is at midnight on Monday morning.

So, we'll have 2 days in HK, and 1.5 day after the cruise.

Questions:

1/ Best way to go from airport to hotel or apatment on arrival day?

We will have 3 suitcases and one carry-on

Any suggestions of hotel?

Should we buy the Octopus card at the airport? How much? How do we pay, credit card?

2/ Best way to return to airport to fly to Singapore?

3 suitcases + 1 carry-on

Flight is around 11:00 AM

3/ Best way to go from Kai Tak cruise port to closest MTR ( without luggage)?

4/ Best way to go to Kow Loon Airport express on Sunday morning around 8:30-9:00 AM?

It will be at the same time than 2000 other passengers.

3 suitcases + 1 carry-on

5/ Please suggest an itinerary for tourist's attractions. What should we see and in which order?

We would like to go to Macau. Should we go on the 2nd day pre-cruise or on the first day that the ship is in Kai Tak port? Is the ferry to go to macau close by the port?

Thank you in advance for all your suggestions. You guys are the best!!!

Wow!!!

That's even better. I was wondering what I was going to do with the carry-on. Youread my mind :-)))

Thanks.

Nice to know that it is an option.

Thanks

Thanks for all the extremly helpful infos.

If I want to call the Finnair In Town Check in counter at Kow Loon station from Canada, how do I do it if the phone number is 2216 1088?

Do I dial 011 then 2216 1088?

Thank you so much for your help. It has been very informative.

Have a great evening.

Dear Philob;

OK, now I understand:

Taxi to Kowloon

Buy AE ticket to get into the check in area

Check in at airline counter

Get out of check in area and go visit HK

Come back at least 3 hours before flight time, use the previous AE ticket to take the AE train to airport

Did I got it right?

One more question: how much is the AE ticket for one person?

Is there a student discount for under 18?

How do I find out if Finnair have a couter in Kowloon or Hong Kong MTR?

Thanks

Hi Roo;

We are from Montreal, Quebec.

We just booked the Millenium ( Jan 2nd- Jan 14th, 2017) and the itinerary is : Singapore ( overnight), Laem Chabang ( Thailand, 3 days), Vietnam ( 2 days) and Hong Kong ( overnight).

We choose this itinerary because of the 2 days in Singapore and Hong Kong and the 3 days in Thailand. Most of the ports are quite far from town ( 2 hours or more) but with the overnigh, it gives you more time to visit pre-cruise and post cruise.

We also chose this date since it will be the best time to visit Asia. It will be cooler in Hong Kong and Vietnam. And the rain season has not started yet in Vietnam. It doesn't matter for Thailand and Singapore since those 2 countries are always hot ( compare to what we have in Canada).

I am from Vietnam and DH is from Hong Kong so we have a pretty good idea what we want to see and visit. And the different languages will not be a problem for us. The cruise is still far but I already have most of my excursions booked and planned already.

Come and visit our roll call. There are quite a lot of Canadians ( especially from Ontario) and it will be great if you decide to join this cruise :-)

Dear Philob;

Thanks for the reply but I don't think that I fully understand yet how it works.

Let me summarized what I understood and myabe you can help with the rest.

So, get a taxi from the cruise port and go to Kow Loon MTR.

Go to the Airport Express counter and buy the Airport Express tickets???

By buying the AE tickets, I can then check in my luggages?

Then I am free to explore HK and come back later, use the Aiport Express train to go to the airport?

How much time before my flight ( midnight) should I plan to go to the airport with the Airport Express train?

How much is the AE ticket/person?

Why some peole are mentioning getting an Octopus card? What is the diference between the Octopus card and the AE ticket?

Sorry for being so slow. I just can't seem to grasp the step-by-step.

Hi everyone;

I am starting to look at flight for my Celebrity Millenium cruise ( Singapore to Hong Kong) and I found some great deal but the return flight leaves at midnight and we are getting off the ship at 9:00 AM at the latest.

What should we do with our luggage for all those hours?

Is there a storage or locker facility nearby ?

I saw somewhere in my researches that there is a possibility to check in your luggage ealy in town without having to go all the way to the airport, could someone gives me more info on how it works?

I looked at the cruise line post-cruise excursion and there is nothing offered so I hope to get some suggestins from you all.

Thanks

I would love to go in the beginning of June since it will probably be less hot and less crowded. But we have a teenager ( 17) and she would like to have some other teens on the ship so I guess we'll have to go during July then :-(

It can't be hotter than Venice last July. It was 40 C ( what is it in F?) when we were there.

BTW, thank you for the suggestion for sunset in Santorini. Never would have thought of it.

How about the beginning of June ( Jun 2nd-June 11th)?

Will it be cooler than July?

Does this means I should just book since weather can be very unpredictable?

Hi;

We can't not decide between these 2 weeks:

1/ July 2nd- July 9th

2/ July 16th- July 23rd

Which week shall we choose?

Will there be a difference in temperature between thse 2 weeks ? Or there isn't ( meaning it will be hot no matter what week?)

Thanks

Thanks Danish Viking

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Thanks GradUT.

Can we buy a City Pass for public transport right at Oceankaj?

Sorry to jump in, but are the difference between buses 25, 26 and 27?

Thanks

Thanks Desdichado and Thule;

I LOVE the maps... I am a very visual person so when you give me a mpa, I can understand quicker.

Thanks for all the hard work and wonderful informations.

We'll have a fantastic time in Stockholm for sure.

Thanks again

So If I understood well, the Comfort hotel is located at the Kungsgatan end of the City terminalen on the map ( north end).

To go to the Arlanda Express, walk south the whole length of City Terminalen, tka ethe lift/escalator down to tracks 1-2 on the main level.

To go to T-centralen the hotel, go through City terminalen, down 2 level, and we'll be at the T-Centralen level.

So actually, there are 3 levels in total and the highest one and northest one is the City terminalen.

And the hotel is located on the same level than Kungsbron/Kungsgatan.

Now, I understand better.

Thanks everybody who tok the time to help.

I'll post more as my cruise comes closer.

Thanks

Thanks dogs4fun;

I found the entrance to T-Centralen. It was tucked away right nect to Hotel Terminus, doesn't look like any of our metro or subway stations :-)

I figured out that City Terminalen is the main bus station but where is it in regard to the Central Station, north ( next to Kungsbron/Kungsgatan) or South ( near Klarabergsgatan)?

Dear Desdichado;

Thanks for the replies.

I am a little bit confused about Central Station, City terminalen and T-Centralen?

Are they all the same? Are the located at the same place? can one go from one place to the other inside or underground?

How do we access them from the street or from our hotel on Kungsbron?

If I want to take the T-Bana ( T-centralen??), where is the entrance located? On Vasagatan?

Thanks

Dear Desdichado;

We are arriving Saturday morning at Arlanda airport ( terminal 2) with Air France.

I just found out that it will only cost 400 sek for the 3 of us if we take the train.

Our hotel is located on Kungsbron 4 ( Comfort Choice Hotel).

1/Could you be so kind and give me some details regarding where to take the train from terminal 2? Do we have a long way to walk?

2/ Do we need to buy ticket in advance? Can we pay with a credit card ( Canadian card has PIN)?

3/ Which direction should we head to?

4/ Is there less train on Saturday morning? Is there a time table?

5/ Once we get to Central Station, is it easy to walk and find our hotel?

I saw a map of the terminal in Stockholm and it looks quite big with 2-3 different levels. I am worried that after a 14 hours overnight flight, we may be not in the best of shape :-)

Thanks

Dear Grat UT;

Thank you so much, these are the answers I was looking for.

Unfortunately, we don't travel light ( women and their shoes...), We will probably have to take the taxi from Oceankaj to the hotel on Radhuspladsen and from the hotel to the airport. How muh should I expect to pay for these trips?

I saw somewhere that there is a bus 5A which goes right in front of the hotel to the airport, do you know anything about the 5A time table and which direction we should head to if we want to get to the airport on Sunday?

Do you suggest that we get a City Pass for Friday? Saturday will be spent mostly on Stroget and Tivoli so we will be walking and visiting sites near the central Copenhagen.

How much is the City Pass for adult? And 17 y. student?

Can we get the City Pass right at the port?

I saw recommendation for reliable taxi companies in Stockholm (Taxi Stockholm, Taxi Kurir) so is there a taxi comapny I should use in Copenhagen? Is is also a unregulated fare situation in Copenhagen or I should not worry?

Sorry to ask so many questions but I find the best way to enjoy a trip is to plan for all options before hand.

Thank you to you all who are doing a great job helping people like me :-)

Dear Danish Viking;

We are a family of 3 and our ship (Serenade of the Seas) will be in Copenhagen for 2 days (Friday Aug 5th- Sat Aug 6th), then we plan to stay one night (Saturday) at The Square hotel ( near Tivoli) before catching a 9:55 AM flight back home.

Here are the things we want to see and our initial plan for each day.

Could you please have a look at let me know if it make sense in term of traveling and time management?

Friday:

1/ Rosenborg castle

2/ Lunch at Torvehallerne

3/ Nyhavn (maybe a Netto canal cruise)

Saturday:

1/ Debark from ship (around 9:00-9:30)

Taxi to hotel ( since we have some luggage)

Check-in hote, leave luggage

2/ Stroget

Walking tour

3/ Tivoli Gardens in the afternoon and have dinner there

Sunday morning:

1/ Check out of hotel around 7:00 AM

2/ Taxi from hotel to airport

Do you think it is a reasonable plan?

I have some questions about how to get from one place to another that I hope you can help me with.

Friday:

1/ Going from Oceanjak to Rosenborg, what is the best way? Taxi , bus or another way?

If bus, is it bus 26? Or 25? What direction? How long does it take?

Should we get a travel card or just pay per trip?

Shold we also buy the Rosenborg tickets in advance online? For what time? How long should we plan for a visit of the castle and gardens?

2/ How to go from Rosenborg to Torvehallerne?

Bus? Walk?

3/ How to go from Torvehallerne to Nyhavn?

Same question: bus?

Saturday:

1/ How much will be taxi fro 3 from Oceankaj to The Square (Radhuspladsen 14)?

Is there a reliable taxi company ou would recommend?

Sunday:

1/ How much is a txi from The square to the airport?

2/ How long is the ride usually (Sunday morning)?

Sorry to ask some very detailed questions but I like to plan in advance.

Thanks