91 cruise calls are on the official 2026 schedule (Apr–Dec 2026). Here is every ship, its season, and — because this is what we actually do —what to do with your hours once you are there.
According to the official schedule published by Hiroshima Prefecture cruise schedule (as of August 18, 2026), Hiroshima has 91 cruise calls scheduled for 2026 (Apr–Dec 2026) — 86 by international ships and 5 by Japanese-operated ships. Compiled by Port of Japan, verified August 26, 2026.
Around 20 more ships call 1–2 times — Seabourn Encore, Seven Seas Explorer, Viking Venus & Orion, Crystal Symphony, MSC Bellissima, The World and others. 21 calls are already published for March 2027.
Note: Jan–Mar 2026 sits in the previous fiscal-year table.
2027: 21 calls already published for March 2027, led by Norwegian Jade ×5 and Sapphire Princess ×2.
Source, honestly. Counted line by line from the official schedule of Hiroshima Prefecture cruise schedule (as of August 18, 2026). Schedules shift — ships cancel for weather, ports add late calls — so treat this as the season's shape, and your cruise line's documents as the letter. Ship names link to our guides decoding every Japanese port each ship visits.
Celebrity Millennium (×9), Diamond Princess (×8), Heritage Adventurer (×8), Azamara Pursuit (×5), Le Soléal (×5), Luminara (×5) lead the 91-call schedule, with more ships calling less often. The busiest names hold their own guides on this site, each decoding every Japanese port they visit.
91 calls are on the official Hiroshima Prefecture cruise schedule schedule for Apr–Dec 2026 (jan–mar 2026 sits in the previous fiscal-year table) — 86 international and 5 Japanese-operated.
That is this site's whole specialty: our Hiroshima guide carries timed shore plans for 2–3h, 4–6h and 8h+ calls, measured from the gangway with a 60-minute safety margin — plus the exact bus, tram or shuttle from the berth. Start at https://port-of-japan.com/hiroshima/
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