Our "Best of Japan" Cruise on the Celebrity Millennium had another country included on the itinerary, a whole day in Busan, South Korea.
The day before we enjoyed a sea crossing from Hiroshima where we had visited the wonderful Temple and Shrine on Miyajima Island, you can watch that episode here:
https://youtu.be/29OeIuqDOk8
I've heard that all international cruises have to include a port outside of Japan so the bonus for us was a full day spent in Busan.
We pre-booked the "Sea Breeze of Busan" tour through Celebrity Cruises and it cost us £163 ($220) each with a 15% discount applied.
The coach took us to the 'Temple by the Sea' first but not before it had a slight coming together with a Jaguar about 5 minutes into the trip!
Fortunately no one was injured but it was a reminder of why you wear your seatbelt even on a tour bus.
The temple was not our 'cup of tea' it was a very commercial tourist trap.
Next was a small island where the APEC building was visited, interesting but many were surprised this was on the tour at all, after that it was a very nice Korean Barbecue for lunch and a rush back to the coach in heavy rain.
Next stop was the BIFF (Busan International Film Festival) site which was next to a huge shopping mall where we had 45 minutes to wander around.
The last and most interesting stop was the Fish market which for me is a must see place on any visit to Busan, amazing stalls with live fish, squid, snails, shell fish, you name it and it was there.
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