Tokyo: Pre & post cruise tours
Regent cruises that begin or end in Tokyo usually include an optional land tour. Either “Vibrant Tokyo” or “Tokyo & Hakone”
Having just returned from a very enjoyable Far Eastern cruise on Explorer we thought it might be of use to others to share our experience on one of these tours.
When we booked the cruise (our fourth attempt to do a cruise to this part of the world in the last 3 years), we looked at the pre & post cruise offerings and decided to pay the additional c
Day 1 (Tokyo)
Departing the ship around 09:15 we got through customs & immigration with ease; the Japanese authorities having plenty of officials on duty. There were also many helpful people on hand to direct us to our luggage and onwards to the waiting transport. We didn’t see any porters at the Tokyo cruise terminal but there were plenty of free luggage carts.
On boarding our tour bus we were pleased to learn that there were only 8 other couples sharing the experience. With a tot