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(statistics) of all Kai Tak cruise ship calls in Hong Kong, ~80% of the passengers are on round-trip itineraries from here. Many passengers/crew fly in and out of HK, stay in local hotels, and many of them stay additional days. Located near the terminal shopping malls report increased spending by cruise ship passengers. Cruise lines spend on local advertising, provisioning, port pilots and tug boat assistance, dockworkers and ground handlers, buses, tour operators, commissions.
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Seaport's mid-stream operations involve the handling of container ships at anchorage/at sea. These operations are performed mainly by barges, which load/offload the containers from/to docking piers located nearby. This port service (at sea container handling) is unique for Hong Kong and ogten preffered by smaller cargo shipping companies du to the service's significantly lower handling fees in comparison to those at the dedicated container terminals. The port's mid-stream operations include 11 container yards covering a total area of approx 0,28 km2 (0,1 mi2) with frontage length approx 3,2 km (2 mi). Kai Tak cruise terminal located nowhere near any metro station (closest is 2.5 miles). But there is taxi or business-sponsored free shuttle take you to nearest metro station.
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Shuttle bus service to Diamond Hill metro station The port often offers a free shuttle bus service from the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal to the nearest MTR station which is Diamond Hill / Kwum Tong. Here you can hop on the green line of the metro system which can take you to many places in Hong Kong is little time. More information about the shuttle is usually given by the tourist information at the exit of the cruise terminal. On ship call days, there are free shuttle buses for debarking cruise passengers and crew to nearby MTR stations adjoining shopping malls.
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From Star Ferry pier, is a 1 km walk to Central station EXIT-K (elevated walkway from the pier to Landmard Chater (Chater Road) part. Then walk EAST for 5 min, the K-EXIT is in Statue Square Garden, next to Mandarin Oriental Hotel. There is no EXIT number signage at all MTR entrances (I think worldwide metro entrance also), online Google map shows the EXIT location, or go inside Central stn and follow the direction signage.
New transport set-up at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal helps passengers reach city centre faster, operator says
The ship looked like a floating skyscraper with its 16 decks above water. Its call here was part of a 54-day repositioning itinerary from New York to Shanghai. Kwai Tsing Container Terminals are in the harbor's northwestern part.
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The Cruise Port facilities supports two berths, combined they will be able to handle 8,400 cruise passengers who will embark/disembark through five passenger boarding bridges. Designed by renowned British architect Sir Norman Foster, this is the first facility to open as part of the redeveloped Kai Tak Airport. You don’t have to wait for your ship to come in to visit, it makes the most of its location at the tip of the old runway. There’s a 23,000-square-metre public park on the rooftop with panoramic views of Victoria Harbour; on a sunny day, the clouds are reflected in the park’s lily ponds.
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We recommend local cruise visitors to take a taxi or public transportation to the terminal, in case a parking space is not available when you arrive. Taxis are inexpensive and relatively honest, but supply is limited during debark, particularly on weekday mornings. We recommend debarking independent passengers to consider taking a free or paid shuttle bus, and onward taxi/MTR/bus after alighting. The annual berth utilisation rate of Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, which offers two berths accommodating vessels of up to 50,000 tonnes (49,000 long tons), rose to 76% last year[when? Between 2001 and 2005, some 11 cruise vessels had to berth mid-stream and at container terminals because Ocean Terminal could not meet market demand.
During turn calls, additional paid shuttle service is typically available both from the cruise line (e.g. to airport) and from the terminal operator (e.g. to Kowloon Airport Express and Tsim Sha Tsui area hotels, and/or Hung Hom Station). Hong Kong has used the break from international calls to improve its offerings for cruise operators with new attractions in the West Kowloon Cultural District and a new one-stop boundary crossing. There is also a new metro station, road connection and bus services close to the cruise terminal to make it easier for passengers to travel to the city.
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Eventually will be Kai Tai cruise terminal Corp and cruise companies footing the shuttle bills, so there will be scaleback. Tourist arrive at HK airport can purchase the MTR day pass for HK $65, but not available for cruise arrival. When Spectrum OTS first HK arrival in July, it was a totally chaos because lack of transportation arrangements, cruise passengers spent most of the day queuing for transport. It was on the world news, and HK government learned the hard way. Make sure to spend some time in the largest rooftop garden in Hong Kong. Bent was responding to complaints by taxi drivers who had driven into the terminal on Saturday after the government ramped up cab services under its new transport measures and offered perks such as coupons for petrol and tunnel fares.
10 km (6 mi) by road to Kowloon Station on the Airport Express Line, or West Kowloon Station with high speed rail service. The Ocean Terminal has a 3-story building, an adjacent shopping mall (with over 450 retail shops), a bus station and a taxi rank. In Harbour City, there are also over 50 restaurants, 3 luxury hotels, 2 large cinemas, 700+ retail shops.
The Government wanted to seek lawmakers' approval to fund the site formation works and facilities required for the provision of government services in the fourth quarter of 2008. At that time, the estimated cost ranges from $1.8 billion to $2 billion. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government issued an open tender on 9 November 2007 for the development of the new cruise terminal.
He also said he hoped taxi drivers would be allowed to request a surcharge for picking up passengers at the terminal. Passengers were able to leave faster under the government’s new arrangements, which included increased bus routes between the terminal and various locations in Hong Kong, he added. Passengers disembarking at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal were able to board transport to the city centre this past weekend nearly twice as fast as before due to new measures, the operator of the port on Monday said.
The building has adopted a wide-span design, allowing the interior to have a clear structural span of 41m. The passenger waiting halls on two floors can be converted to a multipurpose venue to be used for conferences, exhibitions and banquets during the non-peak seasons of cruise operations. The ground floor encompasses the baggage handling area, customs hall, back office functions, passenger departure hall pick-up area, and a coach staging area.
They provide good information and brochures specifically designed for this cruise terminal. MTR station East Tsim Sha Tsui, exit L5, would be your closest MTR station around. Make sure to ask for a map or directions at the cruise terminal.
Private car and taxi drop-off areas are located a level above the ground floor. The second floor of the building incorporates the passenger check-in and waiting halls, as well as a public colonnade, and ancillary commercial areas. Our berth allocation policy and schedule of fees and charges are available on demand for cruise lines and their shipping agents. The Government at first adopted a market-driven approach in the new development.
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