Departure ports
Singapore and Tokyo are the ports most of these cruises start from. Many of the other ports are stops in the middle of the sailing, not the city where you board.
Singapore and Tokyo are departure ports you can plan around. Ships sail from Hong Kong and Shanghai in the years a season is scheduled. Those cruises do not depart from those ports every year.
Singapore
Sailing regions: Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Flight access: Singapore Airlines has the hub. Scoot flies the shorter routes. United, ANA, JAL, Qantas, Emirates, Qatar, and Cathay Pacific also serve the city.
Time: 4:11 PM local · GMT+08:00
Currency: Singapore dollar. Cards are accepted. US dollars are not the local currency.
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China
Sailing regions: The China coast, Vietnam, and Japan, in the years the ships are based here.
Flight access: Cathay Pacific and HK Express. Long-haul partners include British Airways, Qantas, and the US lines when a nonstop is scheduled.
Time: 4:11 PM local · GMT+08:00
Currency: Hong Kong dollar. Cards are accepted. The Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the US dollar, but shops price in Hong Kong dollars.
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Yokohama, Japan
Sailing regions: Japan and Korea. Longer sailings continue into Southeast Asia. The ship uses Yokohama. Tokyo is inland, and the train from Yokohama takes about half an hour.
Flight access: ANA and Japan Airlines, plus United, American, and Delta into Haneda or Narita. Haneda is about 30 minutes from Yokohama. Narita is about 90 minutes.
Time: 5:11 PM local · GMT+09:00
Currency: Japanese yen. Cards are widely accepted. Cash is still useful in smaller places.
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China
Sailing regions: Ships sail to Japan and Korea when a season is scheduled. Ships do not depart from here year-round.
Flight access: China Eastern, Air China, and China Southern. A US nonstop is not something to count on.
Time: 4:11 PM local · GMT+08:00
Currency: Chinese yuan. Local payment apps are common. A foreign card can fail, so it is not something to count on.
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Taipei, Taiwan
Sailing regions: Short sailings to Japan. Ships dock at Keelung. Taipei is about 45 minutes from the pier.
Flight access: Fly Taipei. China Airlines, EVA Air, and Starlux.
Time: 4:11 PM local · GMT+08:00
Currency: New Taiwan dollar. Cards are accepted in Taipei. Smaller shops may want cash.
See Asia CruisesThese cities come in the middle of a sailing. You usually do not start or finish the cruise here.
Laem Chabang, Thailand
The Grand Palace is in Bangkok. The ship docks at Laem Chabang. The palace is about an hour and a half to two hours from the pier. Some ships stay overnight.
Airlines: Fly Bangkok. Thai Airways and Bangkok Airways, plus the Middle East and Asian long-haul lines.
Time: 3:11 PM local · GMT+07:00
Currency: Thai baht. Cards are accepted in the city. Markets often want cash.
Thailand
On sailings from Singapore. Patong has the beach. Phuket Old Town has the older streets. The Phi Phi islands are offshore. The ship docks at Phuket Deep Sea Port, at Ao Makham. Patong is about 40 minutes by taxi. Old Town is about 30 minutes. A boat to the Phi Phi islands is about an hour to an hour and a half after you leave the ship.
Airlines: Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, and Thai AirAsia. Many trips connect in Bangkok.
Time: 3:11 PM local · GMT+07:00
Currency: Thai baht. Cards are accepted at larger shops. Cash is useful on the beach.
Phu My, Vietnam
District 1 is the center of the city. The ship docks at Phu My. District 1 is about an hour and a half to two hours from the pier.
Airlines: Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet into Ho Chi Minh City.
Time: 3:11 PM local · GMT+07:00
Currency: Vietnamese dong. Cards work in hotels and larger restaurants. Cash is what street stalls take.
Benoa, Indonesia
The ship uses Benoa, on longer sailings between Asia and Australia. You can go to beaches on the south coast, about 20 to 40 minutes away, and to temples such as Tanah Lot, closer to an hour.
Airlines: Fly Denpasar. Garuda, Singapore Airlines, Jetstar, and Qatar.
Time: 4:11 PM local · GMT+08:00
Currency: Indonesian rupiah. Cards are accepted in hotels. Cash is useful in markets.
Japan
On Japan sailings from Tokyo. Dotonbori is the nightlife street in Osaka. The ship docks at the Tempozan terminal on Osaka Bay. Dotonbori is about 20 minutes from the pier. Some ships stay overnight.
Airlines: ANA, Japan Airlines, and Peach into Kansai.
Time: 5:11 PM local · GMT+09:00
Currency: Japanese yen. Cards are widely accepted. Cash is still useful in smaller places.
South Korea
On Japan and Korea sailings. Jagalchi Market is near the cruise terminal.
Airlines: Korean Air and Asiana. Many itineraries fly Seoul and connect.
Time: 5:11 PM local · GMT+09:00
Currency: South Korean won. Cards are accepted.
The cruise fare is usually billed in US dollars. On shore, prices are in the currency named on that city’s card. US cash works in the United States and Puerto Rico. Elsewhere, including Canada, a shop that takes US bills usually sets a worse rate than your bank. If you want cash, order the local currency from your bank before you leave. A travel card with no international transaction fee is the other way to pay.
The fare is for a category, not always for a specific cabin number. A balcony on one line is not the same size, or the same inclusion, as a balcony on another.
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