My disappointment was with the shuttle offered by HAL. The cost of it was just about the price of a taxi one way- so if you shared with others it was better to taxi. However, in Shanghai the taxis also tried to cheat you if leaving the port. Also, the HAL shuttle hours were ridiculous. We were there overnight, and the last shuttle was at 430pm. Which meant that people missed out on the colorful night time lighting of the Bund, which was a highlight for me. Without a tour I felt like I saw a lot and it was great not being in a large group. Walking the Bund in day and night was the best, then Yu Garden, then Shanghai Museum. Wandering little streets and eating dumplings with locals, that's the fun stuff! Read Less

Surprised by the affluence of the city, variety of architecture and overall vibrancy. Read Less

I enjoyed Shanghai. Very clean and well presented. Read Less

We arrived three days before the cruise and stayed 1 night at Shanghai Disneyland and two nights in town. Disneyland was very pleasant and quiet. We stayed at the Disneyland Hotel and then a 5 star hotel all for only around $300 a night. Read Less

Difficult to get to the airport without using a taxi. Can try using the metro and cruise shuttle combination, but might be more daunting to get to the port. Had no problems using it to get back, but need to plan in advance. Large city, lots of haze. Worth staying in a nice hotel, plenty of Western or French fusion-style food around the Bund, local options in the area seem limited. Some tours are available to see a nearby village for a more traditional authentic experience. Read Less

Amazing city to visit! We stayed at the courtyard by Marriott international tourism area and went to shanghai Disney the day before we got on the ship! The taxis were very affordable just make sure they use the meter and you have the place you want to go written out in Chinese. The hotel will help you. We visited the bund as well and that’s amazing to see at night. The taxi cost about 200rmb to get from the Disneyland area to the cruise port in Embarkation was a breeze but I am a platinum member and the priority really helped! Most people speak English there in the ship terminal. Read Less

Embarkation port - long queues and long wait only to be put on a shuttle bus and transported to another terminal. Read Less

Excellent city tour Read Less

Shangahi, and the Longemont hotel were both very nice. Good service, transfers from PuDong airport and to cruise terminal both well organized and prompt. Read Less

Great private tour to the water village, dumpling making and night gondola ride. Read Less

Saw both the older city as well as the new skyscraper area. Well arranged Read Less

Lots of ancient artifacts including sculpture and bronze Read Less

This was a walking tour on the river top walkway. Spectacular views across the river of the wild skyscrapers on the other side. Read Less

This was part of the City Tour and again it was really nice to see a historic classical Chines garden. Read Less

We were still on a Cruise 1st land tour of China whilst experiencing Shanghai. We found Shanghai to be wonderful. We did a morning tour of the city including the Bund and the Shanghai Museum. We also visited the Old Town for shopping (cheap) and Nanjing Road (expensive shopping). The highlight however was a Night Cruise on the Huangpu River. Simply Stunning. Highly recommend this cruise, it certainly finished our Land component with a bang. Read Less

Shanghai is an absolutely amazing place! We got the Maglev direct from the Airport and then straight onto the Metro. All the subway lines are colour-coded so you can't really get lost. We stayed at the Radisson Blu next to People's Park which is pretty much in the middle of the City. Nanjing Rd is very expensive for shopping but a visit to the Jade Bhudda temple and Yu gardens is a must! Read Less

Shanghai River cruise at dusk to see the Bund and modern buildings lighting up, best skyline in Asia. Visit Yu gardens and old town Read Less

Met by a friend and enjoyed the sights and some excellent Chinese food. Read Less

Just walked town. Shangai is all tall buildings and huge development, but it is losing any soul. Prices were stupidly expensive and all of the street stalls have been demolished with scyscrapers, Gucci stores and the like. Read Less

China was the only country we were ripped off out of 23 countries on this 50 day cruise. We were forced to pay US$170 approximately for what should have been a $10-15 lunch. The lunch was OK but the cost was a ripoff. Read Less

Was told they would except any visa or mastercard. No they didn't !!! Read Less

Cruise billed as Chinese New Year, Everything shut! No Dragons or firework celebrations in fact nothing to indicate it was New year. Good job we could get food in our Hotel Read Less

Taxi's are dishonest! Read Less

Overnight after flight, great hotel, appalling embarkation procedure (worst ever)... Read Less

This was a free tour to keep us occupied as the ship was several hours late docking, but we were all tired from the overnight flight from London, stressed out by Chinese Immigration and had all lost the will to live! Read Less