Cruise to Japan and South Korea with a 4-year-old child

Duration: 7 days. Time: February. Per capita cost: 3000 yuan. With whom: Parent-child. Activity: Cru[...]

Duration: 7 days. Time: February. Per capita cost: 3000 yuan. With whom: Parent-child. Activity: Cruise. Posted on 2023-03-09 14:21.
From February 27 to March 4, 2016, mother and grandma took Tongtong on a cruise trip abroad. At 12:30 on February 27, they went out. Father sent mother, grandma and Tongtong to Shanghai and took a taxi to Qingdao Liuting Airport. Tongtong was very curious about the passport inspection of mother, grandma and Tongtong during security check, as well as taking photos, checking fingerprints and full-body scanning. After mother explained, Tongtong concluded: “This shows that we are not bad people.” At 5 pm, the plane landed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. This was Tongtong’s first time on a plane and he didn’t feel any discomfort. He was very excited. That night, they stayed at Orange Hotel along Metro Line 2. They had dinner at a restaurant. Tongtong ate well and his little tummy was fine.
On February 28, after having breakfast at the hotel, they took Metro Line 2 to the Oriental Pearl Tower. At noon, they had a buffet at a height of 263 meters. In the afternoon, they went to the Shanghai Exhibition Hall and played with the movie wall and old-fashioned telephones inside. They took Metro Line 2 back to the hotel and had dinner at a restaurant. Tongtong defecated normally. They were very happy during the two days at the hotel. They liked the soft bed and various light control buttons.
On February 29, after having breakfast at the hotel, they checked out at 10:30 am.They took Metro Line 2 and then transferred to Metro Line 3 and then took a bus in Baoshan District. Father sent mother, grandma and Tongtong to the Pudong Wusong International Cruise Terminal for security check and then returned to Qingdao. Mother and grandma took Tongtong on board and visited everywhere. They watched magic shows, listened to piano music, listened to Italian tenor singers, watched concerts, took cable cars, watched dances, played with fountains, had buffets and Western food. They watched the sea on the deck and used the bed in the room as a trampoline to jump. When they saw foreign uncles, they said “HELLO THANK YOU.” Tongtong also learned a Japanese sentence, “ありがとうございます.” On March 1, they arrived in Jeju, South Korea and tasted the famous banana milk in South Korea. At night, they tried to leave Tongtong in the children’s club for an hour (20:00 – 21:00). When mother and grandma went to pick him up on time, they walked on the right side of the ship’s side. The teacher of the club took the children and walked on the left side of the ship’s side and transferred from the bow on the 5th floor to the stern on the 2nd floor. Mother, grandma and Tongtong missed each other. They chased all the way. When Tongtong saw them, he felt wronged and cried. That night, he also cried once in the middle of the night. On March 2, they arrived in Fukuoka, Japan and ate the famous plum blossom cakes and Hokkaido ramen. On March 3, there was a sea cruise. They participated in the pirate game in the children’s club.Tongtong cried from the beginning to the end. In the middle of the night, he cried and said he missed grandpa. On March 4th, at 9 am, the ship docked at the Shanghai Pudong Wusong International Cruise Terminal. They took the free shuttle bus, then transferred to Metro Line 3, and subsequently took Metro Line 2. From Hongqiao Railway Station, they took the high-speed train home.

Throughout the entire process, there was no discomfort at all. The mental state was good. The child could greet the waiters on the ship, who were non-native speakers of Chinese, generously. Moreover, the hygiene habits in South Korea and Japan made Tongtong accustomed to going to the toilet when needing to urinate.