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We typically do private tours, and that was our original plan for the B2B we have planned next September. Pinpoint sounds like a great option, but I keep reading that it could take 3-4 hours to clear customs before we get off the ship. Was that addressed when you booked the tours? As much as I do not want to do ship tours, I keep thinking that may be the best option for Japan. We have 2pm-4am in Kobe and 1:30pm-11pm in Yokohama/Tokyo.

Would you still suggest just staying in Yokohama if it is possibly your only time to Japan?

We have an overnight in Kobe. We were thinking about doing a tour during the day, coming back to the ship for a couple hours and then going back out in the evening. Would we need to go through customs and immigration getting off the ship in the morning and night or just the first time we get off in Kobe?

I know the schedules won’t be released until around October, but do people think RCCL will go back to British Isles in 2026? We decided to do a land trip this year, and I don’t see any British Isles next year. Celebrity isn’t an option. We will be traveling with my father and the single supplement on that cruise line is ridiculous. The same cabin for him is almost $4,000 more for him than it would be for us. A single supplement is one thing, that high of one is another. We are now leaning towards an Asian cruise next year, and putting off British Isles until 2026. If RCCL doesn’t have itineraries we will switch to Princess.

I know Mandarin will be the primary language, but I was wondering if it will be common for announcements to also be read in English?

We are treating my father who had many business trips in China and Japan (and always talked about how much he liked it) to a cruise around Asia. We will be joining him. My dad is just happy to go, and has no preference on where the ship docks. While I know a land trip would be ideal, we think a cruise giving us a little taste of different countries would be easier and a bit more relaxing. We are strongly leading to a back to back on Spectrum of the Seas or Ovation of the Seas. We are diamond on RC. They second leg of each option goes to the same ports, but Spectrum is there a bit longer. We both like the sound of Seoul and Okinawa. Spectrum we would be able to spend days in Shanghai after the cruise. Ovation we could still have time in Shanghai but it would be at the start, But we could also have a day in Beijing. Could someone familiar with Asian cruises please share your thoughts?