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Costa Cruises' Serena is the first international large-scale cruise ship to use Taiwan as its home port after the COVID-19 epidemic. Departing from Keelung Port in Taiwan, the sailing range reaches Japan and South Korea, where Costa Cruises docksNext to the Keelung Port Building of Keelung Port Branch. This time the rich family signed upCosta Cruises Nagasaki and Busan 6-day touritinerary. The rich man was really nervous when he took a cruise abroad for the first time! Record the departure process and boarding time at Keelung Port and share some experiences.
Friends taking Costa Cruises can only enter through the green framed main entrance in the picture below. There is no way to pass through the side entrance (near Hidden Sushi), so be careful. If you are coming to pick up family or friends from the cruise, you can park your car in the two parking lots framed in blue and walk for about 10 minutes.
Exterior photo of the Keelung Port Building of the Keelung Port Branch, excerpted from Google Street View.
Boarding process sharing
A photo of the lobby of the Base Port Building, due to thisCosta Cruises Nagasaki and Busan 6-day itineraryAffected by Typhoon Kanu, the entire voyage was restricted to cruise ships, and many friends canceled their itineraries. Therefore, there were not many people queuing that day. Instead of walking through the winding queuing lanes, we went directly to the left channel to go to the luggage check-in area.
The big yellow signboard of Costa Cruises, behind itBaggage check-in. The large signboard states the baggage check-in time, boarding start time and final boarding time. correct! If you have elderly people traveling with you at home, you can ask the staff if you can take the priority lane.
Below is the luggage tag document provided by the travel agency. You need to tie it to the luggage you want to check. Costa staff will deliver it to the designated room according to the room number on it. Because there were two, the rich man’s family brought two luggage this time, both of which were under the rich man’s name.
In fact, the boarding start time is the time when you can start boarding. The wealthy family finished hauling their luggage at about 4:40 pm, and the luggage check-in was very fast. In fact, they just handed the luggage to the Costa Cruises staff, and the staff only did a little checking. Just look at the name on the luggage tag, that's all, no other checks were done. The rich man was curious, what would happen if contraband was placed in the luggage? After storing your luggage, you can go to the waiting area on the second floor of the Base Port Building. By the way, take a cruiseNo weight limit for luggageYes.
Notice! Meat, fruits and agricultural products are not allowed when entering or exiting the cruise ship, and you will be severely punished if caught.
Other prohibited items include liquids and fresh food in any form, but personal care products, medicines or food for children are allowed on the cruise. Please refer to the manual for details. So this time I didn’t even bring Little Rich Man’s long-lasting milk. I hope there will be enough fresh milk on the cruise.
By the way, the advantage of taking a cruise isThere is no weight limit for luggage, so there is no need to weigh it when checking in luggage. I have seen many friends go to Japan to buy household appliances. I am really envious of rich people.
The photo taken by the millionaire at 4:15 p.m. showed that the number of people queuing up that day was quite small. The port staff at Keelung Port on the spot kept saying that if you don’t want to wait in line here, then come back at 8 p.m. (one hour before the final boarding) If you queue, there will be a lot less people.
The picture below is a photo of the queue at 5:08 pm. At this time, the queue has reached the end of the red line. There were only 1,500 passengers on the cruise ship that day. If it were the normal 3,800 tourists, it would definitely be full earlier. You need to think about your strategy. Friends who are worried that they won’t be able to get off the ship should get on the cruise ship early. Those who lose the guessing game go to the queue first, and the others go to Keelung Temple to eat and drink (laughs). The rich man's family joined the queue at about 6 o'clock, and there were probably 400-500 people at the scene.
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Boarding started on time at 6 p.m. that day. There were only about 6 check-in counters open that day, and each counter was staffed by 2-3 Costa Cruises staff.Ferry tickets, passport control and taking photos of each passenger, and bound the ticket with the passenger's photo, the rich man felt that the inspection speed was quite fast. It only took about 25 minutes from the formal start of queuing to the completion of check-in, and we entered the next level.
Be sure to bring the black and white Costa cruise tickets provided by the travel agency. It is mentioned above that the size of hand luggage cannot exceed 55cm x 35cm x 25cm.
After checking your Costa Cruises ticket and passport, go through a long corridor and arrive at the second inspection area. There is a photo area in the inspection area. Costa Cruises' photographers will take photos of each passenger. The photos can be purchased after boarding the cruise ship.
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This is the personal and carry-on luggage inspection area. In fact, it is just like traveling abroad. All bags and carry-on luggage need to go through the Just like the key, remember to take it out first.
After the luggage inspection is OK, you can prepare to go through customs. Just like Taoyuan International Airport, there are automatic customs clearance and manual customs clearance. The rich man took the little rich man for manual inspection. Everyone applied for customized customs clearance, but there were fewer people for manual inspection, and the inspection was completed in one go. There are toilets near customs. correct! The customs stamp for leaving the country will also be stamped.
After passing the customs, you will see a duty-free shop, which seems to mainly sell alcoholic products. After purchasing, it is no problem to pick up the goods after returning to the country after the cruise, which is very convenient. But you still have to pay attention to the purchase limit per person. According to the regulations announced by the Ministry of Finance for inbound passengers carrying limited duty-free tobacco and alcoholic beverages:
The quantity of duty-free tobacco and alcoholic beverages is 1 liter of alcohol (no limit on the number of bottles); 200 cigarettes (1 stick) or 25 cigars or 1 pound of tobacco.
And according to regulations, it can only be used for personal use or as gifts. If you are caught selling duty-free tobacco and alcohol, you will be fined for violating the Tobacco and Alcohol Management Act. Be careful!
Before boarding a Costa cruise, the last step is that the staff will scan each passenger's ticket at the cruise gate and compare the photo in the passport with the photo taken at the check-in counter to see if they are of the same person. After confirming that there is no problem, the passport will be taken away. Get ready to enter the Costa Cruises Serena! After checking the photo time, the rich family finally entered the Costa Cruise at 6:50, which was quite fast.
After finishing the Bormat buffet dinner, I returned to the room and looked at the beautiful Lido Butterfly Garden on the shore. At 10 o'clock in the evening, the Costa cruise ship left Keelung Port on time and officially set off. We waved to passers-by on the shore and we will see you again in four days. Hello!
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Costa Cruises Serena – shared facilities on each floor
Since this Costa Cruise itinerary was changed to a full sea voyage without disembarking, we had to use as many facilities as possible on the cruise ship. Let’s take a look at this super large cruise ship that can carry 3,800 passengers.
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