Photo: Adobe Stock / LicensedEuropa 2 docks at East Wharf E2 in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan).
0:45Loop: Yehliu’s Queen’s Head first — light and tides
2:30Loop: Shifen — launch a sky lantern on the tracks
4:30Loop: Jiufen teahouse late lunch
7:45Back at the gangwayFollow this route6 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: The Miaokou graze (about 2.5h) · The Jiufen round (about 5h)
Each takes no more than the 1 May call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 1 May callPrivate5.0★ · 19
Fits your 1 May callPrivate5.0★ · 19A private two-hour walk through Dadaocheng and Dihua Street with a licensed English-speaking guide.
US$35 each · US$70 for twoTaxi ~40 min from the shipneeds a 6-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here
Fits your 1 May callSmall group5.0★ · 39Tours are booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). If you book, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend.
Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
Cut to the 1 May call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5hfoodwalk
For anyone with two hours: the Guanyin above, then Keelung’s street-food canon.
Costs about NT$ coins — the night market is the budget
Open in Google Maps, in 2 parts
Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hviewswalk
For early risers who want the lantern lanes before the coaches arrive.
Taxi to Jiufen ~NT$400–450 each way per car (meter floor), or bus 788 about NT$30 each way pp
Open in Google Maps, in 5 parts
Needs a 10-hour callabout 8hnatureviews
For long calls: Yehliu’s rocks, a Shifen lantern and Jiufen tea, or Taipei instead.
Trains ~NT$150, plus the Taipei 101 deck (NT$600) if you go up
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Sat, 1 May 2027, 18:00 to 2 May 18:00 (overnight), at East Wharf E2. The ship stays the night and sails 2 May at 18:00; be back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Average high and low for May — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
Warm: a sun hat and water
The forecast for Sat 1 May appears here from Sun 25 Apr.
Normals 1991–2020: Central Weather Administration (Taiwan), Keelung station · The official figures →
Europa 2 stays the night on every upcoming call here, arriving at 18:00 and sailing the next day at 18:00: the first day is the long one.
Usable hours follow the one rule: off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that. Overnight calls count the longest stretch ashore between 08:00 and 21:00 (the night is not touring time). Dates and times from Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) cruise site — Keelung sailing list (船期資訊) (as of 2026-11-13); the daily programme has the final word.
18:00–18:00 · about 8.5 usable hours · gangway by 16:30
The ship stays the night: the longest stretch ashore between 08:00 and 21:00 is what counts, and an evening ashore is a bonus, not the plan.
The guided day for these callsTaipei: Disappearing Flavors of Taiwan Food Tour with 12+ TastersSmall group4.9★ · 26from US$69 per person · max 12 · fits 1 of 1 overnight call · open on 1 of the 1 checkedWhy it is here, and the clockTour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 14 Nov; a date can close as seats sell.
Europa 2 docks at East Wharf E2 in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan) — Downtown either way: Miaokou Night Market ~15 min on foot from West 3, ~6–8 min from East 2; Keelung Station 4 min (West) or 8 min (East). Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Sat, 1 May 2027: 18:00 to 2 May 18:00 (overnight). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 8.5 usable hours on the call of Sat, 1 May 2027, back at the gangway by Sun 2 May 16:30. The night (21:00–08:00) is not touring time: the longest stretch ashore is 08:00–16:30 on 2 May, about 8.5 hours.
3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Sat, 1 May 2027: The Miaokou graze (about 2.5h), The Jiufen round (about 5h), North coast or Taipei — decide once (about 8h). 3 guided days fit the call.
On a usual May day Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan) reaches about 28 °C (82 °F), with a low of about 22 °C (72 °F). These are the Central Weather Administration (Taiwan)'s 1991–2020 normals for Keelung. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
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Dates, times and berths from Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) cruise site — Keelung sailing list (船期資訊) (as of 2026-11-13). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
