China Cruise

[Cruisermann]

Booked on a Regent China cruise ending in Beijing for March and have my visa. However, I was curious as to whether to expect any unusual delays in exiting or returning to the ship due to visa checks?

[Gilly]

I don't recall any particular immigration delays but be warned that the port is a considerable distance from the city and can take up to three hours.

[iamheisenberg]

http://www.rssc.com/cruises/VOY170307/summary/default.aspx

 

We had a long delay in Nagasaki, Japan, where customs insisted on seeing each passenger in person and meticulously checking our passports.

 

But Nagasaki is not your first port in Japan as it was on our cruise. Perhaps they will be more efficient in Kobe.

[Bellaggio Cruisers]

Hi Cruisermann

Welcome fellow traveler. We are on this same cruise with you in March.

We have not yet applied for our Chinese multiple entry visas. We have previously taken similar cruises beginning in Shanghai. There were no problems regarding our visas. I am not sure I understand your question.

Regards

Sheila

By the way, Please join our Roll Call for this cruise. It's beginning to grow.

Edited August 29, 2016 by Bellaggio Cruisers

[Cruisermann]

I know that the first day in Russia was marked with significant delays to get through immigration. Just curious if we faced a similar situation in China.

[forevertravel]

It all depends on customs at the port. We did Beijing to Bangkok two years ago. Our first port was Shanghai. We arrived around 6pm and waited over one hour to disembark due to Chinese agents. We were all waiting in the atrium because we had tours and the time was past the time for the tours. The rest of the ports were OK. We are also booked on same cruise you're booked in March. Hopefully there won't be delays. We won't get our visas until January. We are traveling this fall and December and need our passports. I hope I answered your question. :)