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Hello All:

I'm doing some research on an upcoming cruise (December 10th 2020) by RCCL [Hong Kong to Okinawa].  However, instead going to the usual port of Naha -- this cruise actually stops at Nakagusuku which I cannot get much info on (from a Cruise Port perspective).  If anyone had any information or past experience on what to do and/or look out for, it'll be great.

Thanks in Advance...

I was on Vision OTS this past August and they do have "Hot Rock" in IZUMI.  Basically two choices -- Seafood or Beef (photo attached below)...

Enjoy.

Hi,

 

Thank you so much for offering information especially from someone that lives in Hong Kong.

 

We will be arriving in Hong Kong on December 10 from a cruise on the Westerdam. From there we will take the ferry to Macau. On December 11, we will leave Macau and stay in Hong Kong on December 11 and 12 leaving for Thailand December 13 in the morning.

 

I have booked a tour from Hello Hong Kong for 8 hours on December 12. They will pick us up at our hotel of which we have not booked yet.. I have read a lot of good reviews for The Salisbury YMCA and am leaning towards them. What do you suggest? My husband and I were in Stanley last year and would like to take my daughter and brother in law and sister in law there who will be meeting us in Hong Kong. We will take them to Stanley on December 11 after we check in a hotel. What other sites should we visit after Stanley? Whatever we see on that day will not be repeated with hello hong kong.

 

Again, I really appreciate your help. This is why I always am reading cruise critic.

 

Phyllis

Staying at Salisbury YMCA is a great idea as it's close to Ocean Terminal where I believe you'll be docked. If you plan to head off to Macau on the same day of arrival, you can drop off some of your luggage first. Macau ferry terminal is also in the same area but might be a bit difficult to walk with luggage.

You can easily get from the Hotel (assume YMCA) to Stanley by taking the Star Ferry (nice view of Victoria Harbour) then a short walk to the Bus Terminal at Exchange Square. You will be able to find Bus number 6 (or 6A, 6X) and get off at Stanley Market.

As for other sights to see... Not sure if you've been to the Big Budda @ Lantau Island yet -- it's a great full-day trip.

This is a VERY helpful thread for us, so thanks in advance for the info shared! We are heading out in mid-Sept on the Coral Princess for a 60-day cruise around the North Pacific Rim. ONE of the reasons we chose this cruise is so we can visit the Asian Disney properties. We've been to Tokyo before, but not Shanghai nor Hong Kong. Hubby's dad was an Imagineer and did some planning for Tokyo and was asked to go there, but declined (had retired by then). He was also involved in some preliminary planning for Hong Kong. He wasn't involved with Shanghai. We've been to Anaheim a LOT (starting the year it opened, our Grad Nite, etc), Dad was involved with projects there, too, including the fountains in Toontown, and he did the facilities engineering, electrical, for the original Star Tours ride, while my hubby did the mechanical design (so you can thank him for the air conditioning and that water fountain as you come down the ramp at the end of the ride - LOL!)

 

We've visited WDW a few times. Dad was the Electrical Engineer in charge of getting Epcot opened and later worked on Animal Kingdom, as well. We've been to Disney Paris - Disney sent Dad back and forth for a while until Disney moved him and mom there and they spent two years there until it opened! So, we have some special reasons for having these on our bucket list. With only one day in each port... we are not intending to do a FULL "vacation" there, and we hope to cram in some other sights, but if "all" we can see is Disney, we are REALLY good with that! There are just the two of us (late-60's senior citizens), but we are young at heart - especially when doing Disney!

 

We aren't as concerned about doing a LOT of rides but will do a few - "must-do" suggestions are most welcomed to make best use of our limited time.

 

We booked this cruise just about a month ago.... and are now scrambling to figure out 22 ports. These 3 ports are especially important and with ports being not-so-conveniently located, I'm focusing on the" how-to-get there." I've done a lot of searching on Disney sites and elsewhere and although I'd looked here on CC, I JUST now found this POSITIVE and really-current thread - others were not so helpful about getting to Disneyland...

 

I saw information posted here on the bus to Yokohama for Tokyo Disney - thanks, as we'd gone previously from Narita in on train. I'll check that out.

 

In Hong Kong, we tried to figure out how to get to the metro from the port... since we heard that's a very small park, we hoped to see a few other sites, too. A ship excursion has the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus (for the day) picking us up at the port and gets us off the ship early and on our way. We will take in a few sites (viz Victoria Peak) and drive around until we can connect with the metro for the Disney line. So, I THINK we are set for that one. Any additional thoughts, caveats, etc are welcome!

 

In Shanghai... not sure which port is ours; still checking this one out - looks like if we can get to the metro we will be ok... probably a taxi? Any thoughts, pricing, etc would be helpful.

 

We'll buy our tickets online before we go - we get a really good rate for having survived all our years - LOL! And we'll have the app for each park on phone - BTW, what did you do for phone service in each of those? What carrier, international plan or local SIM card? We are hear T-Mobile offers a really good plan for folks 55+ that includes data, text, voice unlimited and international included for super rate. Anyone used that?

 

Thanks, in advance, for any and all additional info you can share. Once we get home and acclimated (and I get back to work) I'll happily share info from our experience with anyone interested.

Hong Kong Disneyland is situated in Lantau Island (near the Hong Kong International Airport). You can easily get to the park via metro/subway (which is called the MTR in Hong Kong). If you're also taking the hop-on/hop-off bus, (I believe it's the RED BUS) there will definitely be a stop nearby an MTR station. If you have a listing of your hop-on/hop-off bus, I can give you detailed instructions on how the stops / transfer between MTR lines and time needed so you can plan.

BTW, I live in Hong Kong in Lantau Island (Tung Chung to be specific) and will be glad to help.

Just let me know...

Enjoy your upcoming trip...

Your hotel choices will depends on a number of factors -- mainly depends on your budget, and the sights that you want to see. If you give me an idea of what you and your group is interested in seeing or doing in Hong Kong, I can give you some idea of what area you can look into for your Hotel stay.

BTW, I live in Hong Kong -- feel free to ask me question and I will try my best to answer them. You can also PM me if you wish,,,

Enjoy.

Greetings from Hong Kong...

I am really excited as I will be starting my first Alaska Cruise on board Explorer of the SEAS this Friday. Did a lot of research on the ports and do realize how difficult this can be (comparing to my past cruises 10+ years ago). Hence, I'm offering to answer any questions regarding Hong Kong if any of you are planning to visit as a cruise port.

I live in Hong Kong -- on Lantau Island actually and will be able to answer and hopefully clear up any confusion that our fellow CC friend might have. Just for the record, I am not a TA nor tour operator -- just trying to help out.

Will try to check in from time to time to see if anyone have any questions.

Cheers and happy cruising...

Honeymooned 96 on Majesty.

Wonder if we were on the same cruise as we also Honeymooned 1996 (September) on Majesty of the SEAS...

Majesty of the SEAS for my honeymoon back in 1996. My first cruise and is the best yet. Heading off to Alaska in 10 days and will be on-board the Explorer of the SEAS...

4 hours is more than enough time for your connecting flight. As for checked baggage arrangement, it'll depends on how your booking is done. What you can do is to check with your TA to see if you can "check thru" your luggage at the airport in Thailand...