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Your ship · your port · your hoursIn port Fri, 12 Mar 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port). 2 calls listed in all, below.
Seven Seas Explorer docks at East Wharf E2 in Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan).
0:45Jishan Street lanes before the crowds
2:45The lantern-lane photo stops on the descent
4:15Spare window: Miaokou stalls near the gate
4:45Back through the port gate to the quayFollow this route7 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: The Miaokou graze (about 2.5h)
Each takes no more than the 12 Mar call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 12 Mar 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 12 Mar callSmall group5.0★ · 39
Fits your 12 Mar callSmall group5.0★ · 18A 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$186 for twoTaxi ~40 min from the shipneeds a 7-hour callfits 98% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is hereTours are booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). If you book, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend.
Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
Cut to the 12 Mar call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5hfoodwalk
For anyone with two hours: the Guanyin above, then Keelung’s street-food canon.
Costs about NT$ coins — the night market is the budget
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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
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Fri, 12 Mar 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port), at East Wharf E2. Off the ship from 08:30, back at the gangway by 15:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Average high and low for March — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Fri 12 Mar appears here from Sat 6 Mar.
Normals 1991–2020: Central Weather Administration (Taiwan), Keelung station · The official figures →
Arrivals run 07:00–08:00 and departures 16:00–17:00: check your own date in the table before choosing a day.
Add all 2 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.
07:00 or 08:00 to 16:00 or 17:00 · about 7 usable hours · gangway by 14:30 or 15:30
About 7 usable hours, back at the gangway by 14:30 or 15:30: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.
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 2 of 2 half-day calls · open on 1 of the 2 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.
Seven Seas Explorer 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.
Fri, 12 Mar 2027: 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port); Sun, 28 Nov 2027: 07:00–16:00 (9 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 7 usable hours on the call of Fri, 12 Mar 2027, back at the gangway by 15:30.
2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Fri, 12 Mar 2027: The Miaokou graze (about 2.5h), The Jiufen round (about 5h). 3 guided days fit the call.
On a usual March day Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan) reaches about 21 °C (70 °F), with a low of about 16 °C (60 °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.
