Hong Kong – Sea Palace

A visit to one of the various ship’s restaurants firmly moored in the harbour should not be missed when visiting Hong Kong. We take one of the countless small ferry boats to get to the Sea-Palace, one of the ship’s restaurants.

We have pre-booked a table, as there is a large crowd here, especially in the run-up to Christmas. In the evening hours you can enjoy the magnificent sunset in the bay during the crossing.

The ferry boats run at short intervals and are used like a bus system in Hong Kong. On the Sea-Palace we first receive a small aperetif as a welcome.

The ship’s restaurant has an estimated 1000 seats in several restaurants.

Afterwards we are guided to our table. In typical Chinese tradition, various bowls and pots with a wide variety of delicacies are set up in the middle. Every guest can now choose the right dishes.

Of course, we eat with chopsticks, which is already quite easy for us. Many other foreign guests have their little problem and we have seen some visitors to the restaurant who left the ship hungry rather than satiated.

The interior of the ship is richly decorated with Chinese masks and figures. The ships have several floors in which the individual restaurants are housed. On the way back we pass other restaurant ships, which are brightly lit and make a great conrast to the nearby skyline of Hong Kong. As they pass by, they look like huge temple complexes.