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Just returned from June 21, Belfast to Belfast. I’ve updated the ports we were able to visit.
Please feel free to copy and paste the list, and add updates or corrections directly to it.
Oceania Shuttles List
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Free shuttle buses are generally offered when:
The ship is docked a long walk from the main thoroughfare
Taxis and or public transportation are not easily accessible from the port. .
The port is industrial and not pedestrian-friendly.
The decision on whether free buses will be offered will be based on the port used and will be made closer to or during the sailing
Once on board, a list of ports that will offer a complimentary shuttle into town will be provided / shown in daily Currents
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Abidjan, Ivory Coast..... Shuttle to city business centre (post 647) ......... April 2023
Acapulco (Mex)............20 min walk to market, lots tours/taxis outside gates -... April 2023
Acajutla, El Salv............Free shuttle to Botanical Gardns half hourly - April 2023
Adelaide Aus................Tram right at port goes to centre city, no shuttle ...Dec 2019
Agios Nikolaos ............Don't need a shuttle as dock near town centre ......update 2020
Airlie Beach (Aust.) .....Tender, then $5AUD pp each way shuttle
Akaroa NZ ................... Tender of centre of town. ...... Dec 2019
Alanya (Turkey) ............Taxis take you to the top of the hill . ... update 2020
Albany West Aus ..........Shuttle to town centre ...........Dec 2019
Alesund Norway........... Dock at town so no shuttle
Alexandria .................... Shuttle to city square
Alicante Sp ....................free shuttle .............update 2022
Amalfi .......................... No need for shuttle
Antigua...........................dock in town ..no shuttle
Antofagasta ................. Free shuttle to town
Antwerp ....................... Dock in town - no shuttle needed ... Aug 2017
Aqaba ........................... Shuttle
Arica, Chile.................... Shuttle out of port, town opposite port...April 2023
Arrecife (Canary Is.)......free shuttle .............................per Currents 2014
Ashdod Israel .............. Shuttle to Sea Mall ... April/June 2022
Athens (Port of Piraeus)...Shuttle to outside port area in Piraeus - need tour toAthens (2022)
Bangkok ....................... Free shuttle to town
Banjul, The Gambia.......Shuttle to Royal Albert Market, post 647 recommended tour...April 2023
Bar Harbor ................. Dock at town so no shuttle
Barcelona .................... O ships often dock at World Trade Center (Moll de Barcelona). Private company often offers free or paid shuttle from WTC & other terminals to near Drassanes Metro
Basseterre, St. Kitts ..... Dock at town so no shuttle
Belfast .......................... Free shuttle to town (near City Hall)
Bermuda (Hamilton)....... dock in town .no shuttle
Bermuda (St George) dock in town
Bermuda (Kings Wharf) shopping area
Bilbao ............................Free shuttles reported Apr/May 2023 from Getxo port to Bio's Plaza del Museo near Guggenheim OR Fine Arts Museum near Old Town
Bordeaux (city) ........... Tie up near Bourse Maritime on river, no shuttle, tram close. April 2023
Bordeaux (Le Verdon) ...If ship making technical stop only, need shore excursion in area ending in Bordeaux to leave ship.. Some itineraries offer shuttle to nearbySoulac sur Mer. Stop is due to tides.
Brisbane (Aus) ............. Free shuttle to town
Bozcaada, Turkey.........Short tender to small city, no shuttle needed .... April 2022
Broome (Australia)........ Free shuttle to town
Bruges (Zeebruge) ........Free shuttle to port gates ... August 2017. Also see post 670 May 2023
Burnie Tas Aus...............Shuttle to Makers Workshop (meet guides/taxis) and totown......update 2020
Buenos Aires ................ Free shuttle to town / Plaza Hotel .......... update 2020
Busan............................Free shuttle all day.....April 2023
Cabo Frio, Brazil............Tender, walk to town ......April 2023
Cadiz ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle. Need train/other transport to Seville ..May 2023
Cairns Aus ................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Callao (Lima) ............... Free shuttle to town
Canary Islands .............Shuttle to terminal then walk ...update 2020 (Tenerife? unreported). Also see Arrecife
Capetown..................NO shuttle - walk or cab. (E berth, Terminal, Duncan Rd Jan 2019
Cartegena Columbia shuttle to port gates/handicraft village
Casablanca .............. Free shuttle to town
Castries, St Lucia ...... Dock at town so no shuttle
Chania (Hania), Crete (Greece) - shuttle to city center April 2022
Civitavecchia (for Rome).. Free shuttle to Civitavecchia
Cobh..................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Colombo .............. Free from ship to Port Gate 1. (local taxis available there) Jan 2019
Concarneau .........Dock at town so no shuttle
Copenhagen .............. Free shuttle to town – however reports of it being difficult see post 301
Coquimbo ................ Free shuttle to a hotel in town...updated April 2023
Corfu ......................... Free shuttle to town
Corner Brook ............ Dock at town so no shuttle
Cotonou, Benin...........Shuttle to town April 2023
Crete..........................Shuttle ....Update 2020 ...Oceania stops in several places in Crete; see Chania
Daka, Senegal............Shuttle to Independence Square......April 2023
Dar es Salaam...........Free shuttle from pier to Hyatt Regency in City Center. Long walk from ship to exit gate. There are several gates which may be confusing. Very busy working port (Jan 2019)
Darwin Aus ............... Free shuttle to town
Dubai .........................Free shuttle from the port to the Dubai Mall
Dublin ...................... No shuttle provided (June 2023)
Dubrovnik .............. Free shuttle to town
Dunedin NZ .............. Free shuttle to town
East London, SA ........Free shuttle from pier to the Hemingsway Mall (Jan 2019)
Edinburgh (Leith) .......No shuttle - Closest port to town but still a distance to citycentre. Multiple ports.
Eden Aus ...................Tender then shuttle but only short walk
Ensenada Mexico.......20 min. walk into townwith wheelchair, shuttle $4 April 2023.
Ephesus ..........Quite a drive from Kusadasi - best done by a tour ...........update 2020 - see Kusadasi
Esmeraldas ............. Shuttle to Playa de las Palmas (docked / itinerary said tender) Mar 2019
Exmouth (Aus) ........... Free shuttle to town
Flam Norway............... No shuttle needed - dock in town July 2018
Forteleza, Brazil...........Shuttle to downtown hotel opposite beautiful beach....April 2023
Fremantle/Perth ........unsure, nearby ferry dock, train station very close to dock..... update Dec 2019
Gdansk (Gydnia).........Shuttle to Gydnia but Gdansk required excur/transport (date unknown, but old)
Geiranger ................... No shuttle needed - Dock at town
Geraldton West Aus ...Shuttle .................Update Dec 2019
Gijon SP .....................Shuttle to Rodriquez San Pedro ("Las Letronas"), then 5m walk to old town
Gisbourne NZ ............ Free shuttle to town but short walk
Gothenburg ................ Shuttle to City Hall
Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) - tender to island. No shuttle needed.
Greenock ................ ..No shuttle needed - Dock at town (15-20 minute walk to train to Glasgow)
Haifa .........................shuttle to port entrance only (April 2022)
Halifax ................. ....No shuttle needed - Dock at town
Halifax pier 31 shuttle to Pier 22 pavillion April 2019
Hamburg ................. Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall ....Aug 2017
Harvest Caye........... ferry to mainland *not* operating for independents when there Mar 2019Havana, Cuba ............ Dock in city. walk off on main street.... April 2017.
Helsinki ................... Free shuttle to town/ Shuttle from Westport to terminal near Market Square
Hiroshima..................Free shuttle all day......updated April 2023
Hobart (aus) ............ Dock at town so no shuttle ... Sep 2017
Holyhead ................ Free shuttle to town (really to end of dock) ... Aug 2017
Hososhima...............Free shuttle all day.....April 2023
Invergordon ............. Dock at town so no shuttle .... August 2017
Kirkwall (Shetlands Is) .......Shuttle to visitors centre Castle St .... update 2017
Koper ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Kotor ....................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Kristiansand ............ Walking distance to town ...(South coast Norway) August 2017
Kristiansund.............No shuttle - dock in town (West coast of Norway) July 2018
Kusadasi (for Ephesus) - no shuttle, shopping available nearby in city. April 2022
Kyoto/Kobe......... Free shuttle all day......April 2023
La Coruna ............... Dock at town so no shuttle
Langkawi.................Free shuttle from pier to Cenang Duty free Mall Jan 2019
La Rochelle ............. Free shuttle to town
Le Havre (for Paris) .... Free shuttle to town (Le Havre) .... August 2017
Le Verdon ................. Free shuttle to town (Soulac Sur Mer) sometimes offered. Take excursion if not. Also see Bordeaux above
Lerwick ....................Dock at town so no shuttle
Lima ...................... Free shuttle to Marriott at Larcomar (Miraflores neighborhood) Mar 2019
Lisbon .................... Free shuttle reported for some cruises; none for others. Dock below Alfama near transportation/walk opportunities (updated Apr 2022)
Liverpool ............... Dock at town so no shuttle ... August 2017
Livorno (for Florence) Free shuttle to town but need excursion or transport if going to Florence
Londonderry Nth Ire .....No shuttle provided (June 2023)
Luderitz, Namibia.....No shuttle needed - town an easy walk.......April 2023
Male, Maldives.........tender port.... guides waiting + pick up tours there. Walk in town Jan 2019
Mahe, Seychelles........no shuttle . Jan 2019
Malaga ....................Shuttle ..............update 2022
Manta Ecuador ...... Shuttle to main square (longish walk); will drop you at port gate Mar 2109
Manzanillo Mexico...Long walk to shuttle bus cost $3 )see post 647) April 2023
Maputo ...................Free shuttle from pier to City Center (feima market) Jan 2019
Marcello, Brazil.......Shuttle downtown, some shopping, need taxi for interesting places ..April 2023
Marseille ............... Free shuttle to town (Fort Saint John)
Melbourne Vic Aus ...Tram 109 is 5-10 min walk from port, buy ticket at convenience store, no shuttle. Trams within City Centre free, no shuttle ...... update Dec 2019
Messina (Italy) - ship docks at City Center; no shuttle needed.
Miami .................... Free shuttle to Bayside Marketplace (*not* on embarkation day) Mar 2019Mindelo, Cape Verde Shuttle to Marina Mindelo (downtown.....April 2023
Mitilini.....................This is tender port near town centre....... update 2020
Monte Carlo ............. Dock at town so no shuttle
Murmansk ................ Need to book a tour either O or private for visa
Muscat ..................... Free shuttle to the Souk
Mykonos.....................No shuttle needed, dock in town ...update 2020
Napier NZ.....................shuttle to ISite info centre on Marine Parade .... update Dec 2019
Nassau, Bahamas ..........dock in town
Natal, Brazil ................Shuttle to building with some shops -taxis - NB security see post 647.. Apr 2023
New York .................. no shuttle (Manhattan cruise terminal) Mar 2019
Newcastle .................. Free shuttle to nearest metro station (limited timing)
Nosy be, Madagascar...Free shuttle (tender port) from pier to Town Center Market Jan 2019
Oporto (Porto)......... Free shuttle to Parque de Alfandega (riverfront transport parking lot) Apr 2023. Walk left as face water about 10 minutes to get to Ribeira/bridge
Oslo ............................. Dock in town so no shuttle .... Aug 2017
Paphos, Cyprus ......... ? no shuttle. About 10 minutes walk to shops etc April 2022
Palma de Mallorca........ Free shuttle to town (cathedral)
Paris - see Le Havre
Patmos..............Dock in town - no shuttle needed .... update 2020
Perth see Fremantle
Phillip Is Vic Aus.........long tender ride in, shuttle to beach /boardwalk, limited car hire/taxis....Dec 2019
Phuket, Thailand........no shuttle Jan 2019
Picton NZ .................... Dock at town so no shuttle
Piraeus (Port for Athens)...Shuttle to outside port in Piraeus, need tour to Athens (2022)
Pisco ....................... Free shuttle to town
Pointe Seraphine..... Walking distance (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town..April 2023
Port Arthur Tas Aus . Tender in to PA Penal Settlement - (no real town so a guess) no shuttle needed updated 2022
Port Elizabeth, South Africa....Free shuttle from pier to the Boardwalk Jan 2019
Port Klang................... Shuttle to Bukit Tinggi Mall. Break from 11:45 - 1:30. Jan 19
Port Stanley (Falklands) Dock at visitors center - 10 min. walk through town...........April 2023
Porto - see Oporto
Portofino ................... No need for shuttle
Puerto Limon........... No shuttle, tours by the local taxis & shops on the pier, walk to town Mar 2019Portland UK ................Free shuttle to town
Praislin .............. ....... No shuttle . Jan 2019
Puerto Arenas.............Shuttle to Handicraft Market....April 2023
Puntarenas Costa Rica no shuttle ride only to port gates
Puerto Chacabuco......Tender then shuttle to get out of port...April 2023
Puerto Chiapas Mex....$10 RT shuttle or $60 RT for 45 min. drive to town (post 647)...April 2023
Puerto Limon...............No shuttle, tours by local taxis & shops on pier, walk to town.....March 2019
Puerto Montt Chile.......Tender to tours & taxis, suggest early tender (post 647) ..April 2023
Punta del Este.............Tender docks right in centre of town........April 2023
Quetzal, Guatemala.......No shuttle, many tour operators, small souvenir shops.... April 2023
Recife, Brazil...............Shuttle to terminal where many tours/taxis available....April 2023 ..
Rhodes ....................... Dock in town. no shuttle - longish walk to port gates. .April 2022
Roatan ...................... No shuttle, Oceania docks in Coxen Hole, many port shops etc Mar 2019; canalso dock at Mahogany Bay resort port
Richards Bay............... Free shuttle from pier to Boardwalk Mall. (Jan 2019)
Riga..............................Don't think offered shuttle; easy walk to HoHo bus/Rifleman Statue
Rio .............. ?? Free shuttle to town. Terminal has many tours & taxis outside....update 2023
Rome ........................(see Civitavecchia)
Safaga ,Egypt .............Shuttle to downtown
Saint John NB ........... Dock at town so no shuttle
Salalah, Oman ............ shuttle to the Souk
Salaverry............. shuttle to Trujillo/or shuttle to port gate - private tours. Tours in Trujillo Mar 2019
Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.....Walk off ship, tours & taxis at terminal....April 2023
San Antonio de Chile.....Shuttle out of port, then 10 min. walk to town (huge market) post 647 Apr 2023
San Sebastion de la Gomera ...........None needed ........ update 2020
Santa Cruz De Teneriffe ........Shuttle to terminal ....................update 2019
Santander SP docked along waterfront Almirante Quay near Botin Center Apr 2023, no shuttle needed
Santiago de Compostela SP - see Vilagarcia
Santo Tomas, ...... - no shuttle, tours in the terminal, walk into town Mar 2019Sao Tome & Principe...Tender, shuttle to main square, taxis available....Apr 2023
Santos ......................... Free shuttle to town - about 6 yrs ago no shuttle to San Paulo (1hour drive)
Shimizu.........................Free shuttle all day......update 2023
Skagan Denmark............free shuttle to town July 2018
Singapore.......................no shuttle Jan 2019
Sorrento ...................... Free shuttle to town
Split ............................. Dock at town so no shuttle
Stavanger ....................dock in town July 2018
St Barts ..................... tender to town..no shuttle
St. Lucia ................... Castries: Dock at town so no shuttle.
Pointe Seraphine: .....walking distance (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town.
St Malo ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle
St Jean De Luz .......... Dock at town so no shuttle
St Petersburg .............. Need to book a tour - either O or private for required visa
Sydney N.S. .................Dock at town so no shuttle
Sydney Cove/ Circular Quay Aus ...... Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre ..... 2018
Sydney White Bay dock Aus ...turnaround day . no shuttles, taxis available ..... Dec 2019
Tallinn, Estonia.......... Free shuttle to gates of old lower town (main road outside city wall)
Tauranga /Rotorua.....Believe was shuttle to Tauranga city center; Rotorua requires excursion or transport ..............Dec 2019
Trapani, Sicily ..........No shuttle; docked very near downtown June 2022
Ushuaia.................... Shuttle to town (also walkable) see post 647.............April 2023
Valencia .................. Free shuttle to town
Valletta ..................... Dock below town. Take elevator up/down RTup for €1-€2k. Update April 2022
Venice ..................... Free shuttle to town (may be outdated; ships not allowed in city May 2023, but may be possible to dock in nearby Fusina, Maghera now or soon?)
Vilagarcia (port for Santiago de Compostela) Port authority provided free shuttle Apr 2023 to tourist info center downtown at O Cavadelo (closed at 9 AM). Local buses & cab stand nearby but not much open/few people around. I took cab to train, train to Santiago, walked back to shuttle, shuttle to ship.
Walvis Bay, Namibia..Shuttle to Dune Mall (shopping).......April 2023
Warnemunde, Germany.....Short walk to town or to train for Rostock & Berlin July 2018
Wellington NZ............ Free shuttle to several places city centre ...... Dec 2019
Zakynthos, Greece ...Tender port, no shuttle, smallish island. Walk to small town spring 2022
Zanzibar................... Free shuttle from pier to Kelele Square (Jan 2019)
Zeebruge (for Bruges).... Shuttle to port gates ... Aug 2017
Zihuatanejo.Mexico........Easy walk off pier & you are in town...............April 2023
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You must go on a shore excursion and a family who wandered away during the excursion was denied boarding when they returned.
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There is an article on Cruise Critic regarding this: https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/4720/
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36 minutes ago, Skicruiser55 said:
Kathy - where in FL are you from? I grew up in FLL. I guess AZ was counting days not nights -
I am in Indian Harbour Beach. It is on the east coast, south of Cocoa Beach and the Kennedy Space Center.
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35 minutes ago, pejoad said:
Hello Kathy, I wondered about that when I received the email and after actually counting the nights .....lol....I just put it down to an error on their part. Mind you if Azamara want to give us an extra night, I wouldn’t complain!
Agree!
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22 hours ago, pejoad said:
Hi Kathy, we are booked on the same cruise...which seems so far away....and we received an email from our TA to say that Azamara had altered the itinerary. At this stage it would seem that the Azamazing evening will be in Valencia as we are now departing at 11pm. From what I have read on the boards though, I imagine it could change again! I have attached a copy of the email.
Jo
Jo, Thanks for posting the itinerary change. My sister-in-law, Nancy, and I are on this cruise as well. Just wondering why they are referring to it as an 11 Night cruise?
Kathy
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Last year we used SPB Tours and were pleased with their tour in Copenhagen and a few other Baltic ports.
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SSAtlantic, Thank you!
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SSAtlantic,
Did Celebrity provide tender transportation from the ship to St. Mark’s?
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We stayed on deck 12 in 2132 and never had a problem with noise. Luminae seating at the window for two was available about 25% of the time when arriving at 7:30. Luminae was a nice dining experience regardless of where we were seated.
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What nights were Chic? Want to book Murano.
Thanks.
There were four sea days on our June Baltic cruise. Chic nights were on the first and third sea days.
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Hello I will be flying into EWR, I believe possibly at Terminal C. My connecting flight is terminal A. Looking at the EWR terminal maps, I have to wonder how does one get from Terminal C to Terminal A - gate side.
Thanks.
The easiest way is to take the AirTrain. There are signs everywhere for it. It is one level up from arrivals. If you have luggage, there is an elevator that can be used instead of the escalator. As a side note, the AirTrain is free. The ticket machines you will see are for transfers to rail lines to NJ Transit trains.
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Thank you for all of your suggestions. Another passenger from our cruise responded and has notified the Quest. We have tried many numbers but the holiday and/or time difference didn't allow us to make a connection. We even called the $7.95 per minute number but the response was no one was available.
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If you have your cruise documents with you there should be contact numbers to ring.
Thanks, I have the docs but no number.
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we are on the Quest leaving today. Our flight was diverted and we missed our connection to Nice. We will not arrive until 11 pm. Can the ship be notified?
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Have a look at guidedtoursisrael.com for tours in Israel. We have used them several times and found them excellent for value, content and reliability.
I would also recommend guidedtoursisrael. We used them for our stops in both Ashdod and Haifa and were pleased both times.
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If you want another burst of laughter about "inept postings", just have a look at the new description (?????) of the "old Monaco" visit on the website : "enjoy a narrated walk in the basque town of Bayonne...where the city's prized ham is made". Ah! The worldwide famous Monaco ham!
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That is too funny! Their attention to detail is truly frightening.
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I would like to see this tour, or similar, posted in a time frame that is possible with only 6-hours in port and of course returns prior to our departure. I would definitely rebook if that happens. This is not the only Taormina tour that returns after departure.
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Bonnie,
I asked about the Taormina tour info on the Quest 29 May cruise. You were going to look into it (p.s. to km32937, I'll see what's up with the Taormina tour times.). Well they made a change--in price! I am referring to TO18 which is scheduled to depart at 2:00 pm for a six-hour tour. That would have the tour returning at 8:00 pm and the ship departs at 7:00. When I booked the tour the price was $139 and now it has changed to $145. I have canceled the tour but am still very interested in it. Can you please find out what is going on with this tour? Thanks in advance for your assistance.
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Thank YOU for starting this thread so we could get this fixed.
I'm sure sales will improve exponentially now! ;p
p.s. to km32937, I'll see what's up with the Taormina tour times.
Thank you, Bonnie!
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Thank you Bonnie! The 6-hour Taormina tours that end after our departure time seem to be the only remaining issue.
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Bonnie,
I am also curious about Port Vendres, the first day in Barcelona, and some others. Can we receive word when the excursion changes are final. Hard to decide on excursions when we don't know if that is the entire offering. I am not usually impatient but we depart in 12 days. Any update will be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks Bonnie,
Great temporary solution.
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Wondering the same. We start with an overnight in Nice on May 29th. I would like to drop my bags off and then go out and enjoy nice. Will that be possible or do you have to remain onboard for the muster drill?
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