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Where does MSC Bellissima dock in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan)?

In port Tue, 17 Nov 2026, 12:00–20:00 (8 h in port). 24 calls listed in all, below.

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Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan) in one glance

Jiufen lantern town, Keelung (Taipei)

Jiufen lantern town

Gold-rush lanes stacked on a sea cliff, red lanterns lighting the teahouses at dusk — the town that launched a thousand postcards.about 5h round trip · Bus 788 ~40–55 min (taxi ~20 min)Yehliu Geopark, Keelung (Taipei)

Yehliu Geopark

The Queen’s Head and a shoreline of mushroom rocks carved by wind and sea — geology doing sculpture.about 5h · Taxi ~25 min (from ~NT$450) or bus 790Lai A-Po taro-ball shop on Jishan Street, Jiufen, Keelung (Taipei)

Taro balls above the sea

Warm, chewy taro and sweet-potato balls in a teahouse hanging over the coast — A-Gan-Yi ladles the famous bowl at the top of the stairs.on your Jiufen trip · Bus 788 to Jiufen ~40–55 min (taxi ~20 min)
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What fits your 6 hours

Taipei: Disappearing Flavors of Taiwan Food Tour with 12+ Tasters, Keelung (Taipei)Fits your 17 Nov call · with a guide · Keelung (Taipei)Taipei: Disappearing Flavors of Taiwan Food Tour with 12+ TastersSmall group4.9★ · 26 reviewsUS$69 each · US$138 for twoTaxi ~40 min from the shipneeds a 7-hour callfits 98% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadOpen on your date, 17 Nov · checked 14 NovWhy we would book it, and the clock
Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan)

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Three more guided days that fit 6 hours

Each takes no more than the 17 Nov call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.

Every guided day in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan)
2-Hour Private Dadaocheng Walking Tour, Keelung (Taipei)Fits your 17 Nov callPrivate5.0★ · 19

2-Hour Private Dadaocheng Walking Tour

A 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 hereTaiwanese Gourmet Cooking Class in Taipei, Keelung (Taipei)Fits your 17 Nov callSmall group5.0★ · 18

Taiwanese Gourmet Cooking Class in Taipei

A three-hour Taipei class that starts with a guided walk through a working market in Wanhua, then cooks lunch from what you bought.

US$93 each · US$186 for twoTaxi ~40 min from the shipneeds a 7-hour callfits 98% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is hereStreet Food Cooking Class in Taipei: Gua Bao/Lu Rou Fan/Boba Tea, Keelung (Taipei)Fits your 17 Nov callSmall group5.0★ · 25

Street Food Cooking Class in Taipei: Gua Bao/Lu Rou Fan/Boba Tea

A two-hour Taipei class making gua bao, braised pork rice and bubble milk tea — the street-food classics.

US$79 each · US$158 for twoTaxi ~40 min from the shipneeds a 6-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here

Tours 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.

On your own

More of Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan) within 6 hours

Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.

All ten, ranked
Zhongzheng Park & the Guanyin, Keelung (Taipei)

Zhongzheng Park & the Guanyin

The white goddess of mercy has watched Keelung’s harbor since 1969 — climb through the temple terraces for the full panorama of your ship below.about 1.5h uphill · On foot uphill · needs a 3.5-hour call
Days that fit MSC Bellissima’s call

6 hours ashore: the days that fit

Cut to the 17 Nov call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.

Rainy-day plan

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Zhongzheng Park & the Guanyin, Keelung (Taipei)Miaokou Night Market crawl, Keelung (Taipei)Keelung Miaokou Night Market

Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5hfoodwalk

The Miaokou graze

For anyone with two hours: the Guanyin above, then Keelung’s street-food canon.

  1. 0:00Walk to Zhongzheng Park, climb to the Guanyin
  2. 0:50Descend to Miaokou Night Market
  3. 1:20The canon: nutritious sandwich, dingbiancuo, paopao ice
  4. 2:10Lee Hu Bakery — pastries since 1882
  5. + 1 more stop on the full route

Costs about NT$ coins — the night market is the budget

Open in Google Maps, in 2 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Zhongzheng Park, Guanyin → Miaokou Night Marketon foot
  2. 2Miaokou Night Market → Lee Hu Bakery → Your shipon foot
Follow this route
Jiufen Old Street, Keelung (Taipei)Red lanterns above the stepped lanes of Jiufen at sunset, Keelung (Taipei)Keelung harbour at night, Taiwan

Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hviewswalk

The Jiufen round

For early risers who want the lantern lanes before the coaches arrive.

  1. 0:00Taxi to Jiufen (~20 min, longer in traffic) — go EARLY
  2. 0:45Jishan Street lanes before the crowds
  3. 2:00A-Gan-Yi taro balls above the sea
  4. 2:45The lantern-lane photo stops on the descent
  5. + 3 more stops on the full route

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

  1. 1Your ship → Jiufen Old Streetby taxi
  2. 2Jiufen Old Street → Jishan Street laneson foot
  3. 3Jishan Street lanes → A-Gan-Yi taro ballson foot
  4. 4A-Gan-Yi taro balls → Miaokou stallstrain or bus
  5. 5Miaokou stalls → Back to the shipon foot
Follow this routeGuided versionPrivate Day Trip to Jiufen, Shifen and Yehliu ParkAdds Shifen and Yehliu to Jiufen, with a private driver on the clock · from US$190
Your 17 Nov call on one page

MSC Bellissima in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan): the day sheet

Tue, 17 Nov 2026, 12:00–20:00 (8 h in port), at West Wharf W3. Off the ship from 12:30, back at the gangway by 18:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.

At the pier, before you set off

The terminalBoth: toilets, accessible toilets, lifts, service counter, AED, wheelchair service. East adds ATM, exchange counter, convenience store; West a tax-refund counter. No tourist desk published.
Cash and ATMsMiaokou stalls are cash only. East terminal has an ATM and exchange counter (machines take USD, JPY, RMB only); West's nearest is 450 m away.
Wi-Fi and dataFree iTaiwan Wi-Fi, no registration, in the Keelung Station hall; the terminals publish no Wi-Fi.
Steps and slopesTerminals and station are step-free with lifts; Miaokou and Maritime Plaza are flat, 400–770 m. Jiufen is steep steps. TIPC lists wheelchair service.
Weather ashore · a usual November day in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan)
24° / 20°C74° / 67°F

Average high and low for November — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet

The forecast for Tue 17 Nov appears here from Wed 11 Nov.

Normals 1991–2020: Central Weather Administration (Taiwan), Keelung station · The official figures →

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Every MSC Bellissima call at Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan)

24 calls listed: 3 port days, 21 embark/disembark days. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day

Arrivals run 08:00–12:00 and departures 18:00–20:00: check your own date in the table before choosing a day.

Tue 17 Nov202612:00–20:00~6 hWest Wharf W3Half day
Wed 25 Nov202607:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembark
Sun 29 Nov202607:00–23:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembarkAlso in port: Star Navigator, 11:00–16:00 at East Wharf E2. About 7,500 passengers between the two ships: expect busy taxis and sights in town; go ashore early.
Fri 4 Dec202607:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembarkAlso in port: Star Navigator, 16:00–21:00 at East Wharf E2. About 7,500 passengers between the two ships: expect busy taxis and sights in town; go ashore early.
Tue 8 Dec202607:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembarkAlso in port: Star Navigator, 15:00–20:00 at East Wharf E2. About 7,500 passengers between the two ships: expect busy taxis and sights in town; go ashore early.
Sat 12 Dec202607:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembark
Wed 16 Dec202607:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembarkAlso in port: Star Navigator, 10:00–16:00 at East Wharf E2. About 7,500 passengers between the two ships: expect busy taxis and sights in town; go ashore early.
Sun 20 Dec202607:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembarkAlso in port: Star Navigator, 14:00–20:00 at East Wharf E2. About 7,500 passengers between the two ships: expect busy taxis and sights in town; go ashore early.
16 more listed
Thu 24 Dec202607:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembark
Mon 28 Dec202607:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembark
Fri 1 Jan202707:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembark
Tue 5 Jan202707:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembark
Sat 9 Jan202707:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembark
Wed 13 Jan202707:00–18:00—West Wharf W3Embark / disembarkAlso in port: Star Navigator, 10:00–16:00 at East Wharf E2. About 7,500 passengers between the two ships: expect busy taxis and sights in town; go ashore early.
Thu 11 Mar202707:00–17:30—West Wharf W3Embark / disembark
Sun 14 Mar202707:00–17:30—West Wharf W3Embark / disembark
Fri 19 Mar202710:00–19:30—West Wharf W3Embark / disembarkAlso in port: Star Navigator, 15:00–21:00 at East Wharf E4. About 7,500 passengers between the two ships: expect busy taxis and sights in town; go ashore early.
Tue 23 Mar202707:00–17:30—West Wharf W3Embark / disembark
Sun 25 Apr202712:00–20:00~6 hWest Wharf W3Half day
Thu 13 May202708:00–18:00~8 hWest Wharf W3Full dayAlso in port: Seven Seas Navigator, 09:00–19:00 at East Wharf E2. About 6,200 passengers between the two ships: expect busy taxis and sights in town; go ashore early.
Thu 16 Dec202707:00–18:00——Embark / disembark
Mon 20 Dec202707:00–18:00——Embark / disembark
Fri 24 Dec202707:00–18:00——Embark / disembark
Tue 28 Dec202707:00–18:00——Embark / disembark

Add all 24 calls to your calendar

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) and the cruise line’s published itinerary; the daily programme has the final word.

Tour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 14 Nov; a date can close as seats sell.

Quick answers

MSC Bellissima at Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan)

Where does MSC Bellissima dock in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan)?

MSC Bellissima docks at West Wharf W3 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.

How long is MSC Bellissima in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan)?

Tue, 17 Nov 2026: 12:00–20:00 (8 h in port); Wed, 25 Nov 2026: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Sun, 29 Nov 2026: 07:00–23:00 (16 h in port); Fri, 4 Dec 2026: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Tue, 8 Dec 2026: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Sat, 12 Dec 2026: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Wed, 16 Dec 2026: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Sun, 20 Dec 2026: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Thu, 24 Dec 2026: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Mon, 28 Dec 2026: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Fri, 1 Jan 2027: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Tue, 5 Jan 2027: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Sat, 9 Jan 2027: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Wed, 13 Jan 2027: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Thu, 11 Mar 2027: 07:00–17:30 (10.5 h in port); Sun, 14 Mar 2027: 07:00–17:30 (10.5 h in port); Fri, 19 Mar 2027: 10:00–19:30 (9.5 h in port); Tue, 23 Mar 2027: 07:00–17:30 (10.5 h in port); Sun, 25 Apr 2027: 12:00–20:00 (8 h in port); Thu, 13 May 2027: 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port); Thu, 16 Dec 2027: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Mon, 20 Dec 2027: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Fri, 24 Dec 2027: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port); Tue, 28 Dec 2027: 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 6 usable hours on the call of Tue, 17 Nov 2026, back at the gangway by 18:30.

What can you do in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan) with 6 hours from MSC Bellissima?

2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Tue, 17 Nov 2026: The Miaokou graze (about 2.5h), The Jiufen round (about 5h). 3 guided days fit the call.

What is the weather like in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan) in November?

On a usual November day Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan) reaches about 24 °C (74 °F), with a low of about 20 °C (67 °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.

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · Takumi Yamada

Dates, times and berths from Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) cruise site — Keelung sailing list (船期資訊) (as of 2026-11-13) and the cruise line’s published itinerary. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.