Why not the Keelung <-> Xiamen Cosco ferry? 14h is too long?
Didn’t know about that one. 14h is a little too long for me especially on a boat 
That reminds me of my dad’s stories of shipping out to Kinmen on a troop transport. I guess slightly better.
For my updated itinerary since I’m ending up in one of the Northeast provinces it makes more sense to fly deeper into China. I picked the destination based on what was available on the day of week I needed to travel.