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Cruises to Kagoshima 2026–2027: every ship, date and berth

The next 20 calls with dates and times, which ships come, where they sail from, and how long they stay.

According to the official schedule published by Kagoshima Prefecture cruise schedule (as of August 5, 2026), Kagoshima has 110 cruise calls scheduled for 2026 (Jan–Oct 2026) — 100 by international ships and 10 by Japanese-operated ships. Compiled by Port of Japan, verified August 26, 2026.

Next callTue, 13 Oct 2026Spectrum of the Seas · 07:00–16:00 · Marine Port Kagoshima
Next 30 days19 calls28 on the published schedule in all
Most frequent shipMSC Bellissima5 upcoming calls
Calls by month
  1. Oct 2613
  2. Nov 2615
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Upcoming cruise calls at Kagoshima

From the Kagoshima Prefecture — 観光客船の入港予定（令和8年）鹿児島港 schedule, updated Tue, 1 Sept 2026 — published up to Sat, 28 Nov 2026. Checked .

DateShipIn portBerthSailing
Tue, 13 Oct 2026Spectrum of the SeasShanghai → Naha07:00–16:009hMarine Port KagoshimaShanghai → Naha
Wed, 14 Oct 2026MSC BellissimaSouth Korea → Tokyo08:30–19:0010h 30mMarine Port KagoshimaSouth Korea → Tokyo
Sat, 17 Oct 2026LuminaraNagasaki → Tokyo08:00–14:006hNorth WharfNagasaki → Tokyo
Wed, 21 Oct 2026Star NavigatorJeju → Naha11:00–20:009hMarine Port KagoshimaJeju → Naha
Thu, 22 Oct 2026Star SeekerNagasaki → Shingu09:00–18:009hNorth WharfNagasaki → Shingu
Fri, 23 Oct 2026MSC BellissimaSouth Korea → Tokyo08:30–19:0010h 30mMarine Port KagoshimaSouth Korea → Tokyo
Sat, 24 Oct 2026Viking OrionBeppu → Sasebo08:00–18:0010hMarine Port KagoshimaBeppu → Sasebo
Mon, 26 Oct 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Shimizu07:00–17:0010hMarine Port KagoshimaNagasaki → Shimizu
Tue, 27 Oct 2026WesterdamShimizu → Nagasaki08:00–17:009hMarine Port KagoshimaShimizu → Nagasaki
Tue, 27 Oct 2026LuminaraNagasaki → Tokyo08:00–14:006hNorth WharfNagasaki → Tokyo
Wed, 28 Oct 2026Seven Seas ExplorerNagasaki → Beppu08:00–17:009hMarine Port KagoshimaNagasaki → Beppu
Wed, 28 Oct 2026Silver MoonNagasaki → Shimizu08:00–18:0010hNorth WharfNagasaki → Shimizu
Fri, 30 Oct 2026Star SeekerShingu → Nagasaki08:00–17:009hNorth WharfShingu → Nagasaki
Sun, 1 Nov 2026MSC BellissimaSouth Korea → Tokyo08:30–19:0010h 30mMarine Port KagoshimaSouth Korea → Tokyo
Mon, 2 Nov 2026Silver MoonTokyo → Nagasaki12:00–19:007hMarine Port KagoshimaTokyo → Nagasaki
Fri, 6 Nov 2026LuminaraSasebo → Tokyo08:00–14:006hNorth WharfSasebo → Tokyo
Sat, 7 Nov 2026Diamond PrincessNagasaki → Aburatsu09:00–18:009hMarine Port KagoshimaNagasaki → Aburatsu
Tue, 10 Nov 2026MSC BellissimaSouth Korea → Tokyo08:30–19:0010h 30mMarine Port KagoshimaSouth Korea → Tokyo
Wed, 11 Nov 2026Asuka IIIHososhima → Yokohama08:00–17:009hMarine Port KagoshimaHososhima → Yokohama
Fri, 13 Nov 2026Seabourn EncoreNagasaki → Osaka08:00–18:0010hMarine Port KagoshimaNagasaki → Osaka
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Sat, 14 Nov 2026MSC BellissimaTokyo → Naha08:00–16:00Tokyo → Naha
Tue, 17 Nov 2026Star NavigatorKeelung → Sasebo08:00–20:00Keelung → Sasebo
Wed, 18 Nov 2026Norwegian JadeHiroshima → Nagasaki10:30–18:30Hiroshima → Nagasaki
Thu, 19 Nov 2026Diamond PrincessNagasaki → Beppu07:00–16:00Nagasaki → Beppu
Tue, 24 Nov 2026Norwegian JadeNagasaki → Hiroshima07:00–14:30Nagasaki → Hiroshima
Wed, 25 Nov 2026Spectrum of the SeasHong Kong → Nagasaki07:00–19:00Hong Kong → Nagasaki
Fri, 27 Nov 2026Diamond PrincessYokohama → Nagasaki09:00–18:00Yokohama → Nagasaki
Sat, 28 Nov 2026Eastern VenusNagasaki → Busan08:00–17:00Nagasaki → Busan

Which cruises go to Kagoshima

12 ships on the Jan–Oct 2026 schedule, busiest first. Where we have a guide to the ship, you see where it sails from.

Celebrity Millennium×18
When
Mar–Oct
Sails from
Tokyo / Yokohama · 12-night roundtrips; Sep–Oct one-ways to Seoul (Incheon)
Usually in port
07:00–17:00
Comes from → goes to
Nagasaki / Hiroshima → Shimizu / Yokohama
Next call
Mon, 26 Oct 2026
MSC Bellissima×14
When
Feb–Oct
Sails from
Naha & Keelung · Short island loops between Okinawa and Taiwan
Usually in port
08:30–19:00
Comes from → goes to
South Korea / Tokyo → Tokyo / Naha
Next call
Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Star Navigator×12
When
Mar–Oct
Usually in port
08:00–20:00
Comes from → goes to
Keelung / Jeju → Yatsushiro / Naha
Next call
Wed, 21 Oct 2026
Diamond Princess×7
When
Mar–Sep
Sails from
Yokohama · Roundtrips nearly all season
Usually in port
06:30–16:00
Comes from → goes to
Nagasaki / Yokohama → Kochi / Nagasaki
Next call
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Asuka III×6
When
Jan–Oct
Usually in port
08:00–17:00
Comes from → goes to
Yokohama / Matsuyama → Kobe / Yokohama
Next call
Wed, 11 Nov 2026
Star Seeker×5
When
Sep–Oct
Usually in port
08:00–17:00
Comes from → goes to
Shingu / Nagasaki → Nagasaki / Shingu
Next call
Thu, 22 Oct 2026
Le Soléal×5
When
Mar–Jun
Usually in port
07:30–20:00
Comes from → goes to
Miyazaki / Nagasaki → Miyanoura (Yakushima) / Miyazaki
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Luminara×5
When
Mar–Oct
Usually in port
08:00–14:00
Comes from → goes to
Nagasaki / Sasebo → Tokyo / Kobe
Next call
Sat, 17 Oct 2026
Costa Serena×4
When
Jan–Oct
Usually in port
09:00–19:00
Comes from → goes to
Naha / Sasebo → Nagasaki / Tokyo
Mitsui Ocean Fuji×3
When
Jan, Apr, Aug
Usually in port
10:00–18:00
Comes from → goes to
Tokyo / Nagasaki → Naze (Amami) / Hiroshima
Crystal Symphony×3
When
Mar–May
Usually in port
07:30–17:00
Comes from → goes to
Nagasaki / Keelung → Beppu / Kochi
Seven Seas Explorer×3
When
Apr–May, Oct
Usually in port
07:30–17:30
Comes from → goes to
Shanghai / Nagasaki → Tokyo / Beppu
Next call
Wed, 28 Oct 2026

Around 15 more ships call 1–3 times — Regatta, Seabourn Encore, Spectrum of the Seas, Westerdam, Silver Moon, Viking Venus & Orion, SH Minerva and others.

Note: Nov–Dec not yet published.

How long you get ashore in Kagoshima

10htypical time in port
0%of calls under 6 hours
51%of calls 10 hours or more

From 125 dated calls with published arrival and departure times. Take off about half an hour to get ashore and keep the last hour before all-aboard free — our timed Kagoshima plans already do that maths.

Earlier in 2026 — 97 calls
Sun, 11 Oct 2026Costa SerenaKochi → Nagasaki09:00–19:00Kochi → Nagasaki
Sat, 10 Oct 2026Azamara PursuitBeppu → Nagasaki13:00–22:00Beppu → Nagasaki
Sat, 10 Oct 2026Star SeekerShingu → Nagasaki08:00–17:00Shingu → Nagasaki
Fri, 9 Oct 2026Celebrity MillenniumYatsushiro → Hiroshima07:00–16:00Yatsushiro → Hiroshima
Thu, 8 Oct 2026Asuka IIINagasaki → Yokohama08:00–17:00Nagasaki → Yokohama
Mon, 5 Oct 2026Viking VenusBeppu → Nagasaki09:30–19:30Beppu → Nagasaki
Fri, 2 Oct 2026Star SeekerNagasaki → Shingu09:00–18:00Nagasaki → Shingu
Wed, 30 Sept 2026Celebrity MillenniumHiroshima → Nagasaki07:00–18:00Hiroshima → Nagasaki
Sat, 26 Sept 2026National Geographic ResolutionMiyanoura (Yakushima) → Nagasaki08:00–18:00Miyanoura (Yakushima) → Nagasaki
Sun, 20 Sept 2026Star SeekerShingu → Nagasaki08:00–17:00Shingu → Nagasaki
Sat, 19 Sept 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Shimizu07:00–17:00Nagasaki → Shimizu
Tue, 15 Sept 2026Star NavigatorKeelung → Sasebo08:00–20:00Keelung → Sasebo
Mon, 14 Sept 2026National Geographic ResolutionMiyanoura (Yakushima) → Nagasaki08:00–18:00Miyanoura (Yakushima) → Nagasaki
Sun, 13 Sept 2026SH MinervaUwajima → Sakitsu08:00–19:00Uwajima → Sakitsu
Sat, 12 Sept 2026Diamond PrincessNagasaki → Kochi07:00–16:00Nagasaki → Kochi
Mon, 7 Sept 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Shimizu07:00–17:00Nagasaki → Shimizu
Wed, 2 Sept 2026Star NavigatorJeju → Naha11:00–20:00Jeju → Naha
Thu, 27 Aug 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Shimizu07:00–17:00Nagasaki → Shimizu
Tue, 25 Aug 2026Star NavigatorKeelung → Sasebo08:00–20:00Keelung → Sasebo
Sun, 23 Aug 2026Diamond PrincessNagasaki → Shimizu07:00–16:00Nagasaki → Shimizu
Sat, 22 Aug 2026Mitsui Ocean FujiJeju → Nishinoomote (Tanegashima)08:00–22:00Jeju → Nishinoomote (Tanegashima)
Wed, 19 Aug 2026Star NavigatorJeju → Naha11:00–20:00Jeju → Naha
Fri, 14 Aug 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Shimizu07:00–17:00Nagasaki → Shimizu
Sun, 26 Jul 2026Diamond PrincessJeju → Yokohama08:30–17:00Jeju → Yokohama
Wed, 22 Jul 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Tokyo07:00–16:00Nagasaki → Tokyo
Tue, 14 Jul 2026Star NavigatorKeelung → Yatsushiro07:30–19:00Keelung → Yatsushiro
Thu, 9 Jul 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Shimizu07:00–17:00Nagasaki → Shimizu
Mon, 6 Jul 2026MSC BellissimaKeelung → Aburatsu07:30–19:00Keelung → Aburatsu
Sun, 28 Jun 2026MSC BellissimaSasebo → Keelung09:00–20:00Sasebo → Keelung
Tue, 23 Jun 2026Star NavigatorKeelung → Yatsushiro08:00–20:00Keelung → Yatsushiro
Mon, 15 Jun 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Shimizu07:00–17:00Nagasaki → Shimizu
Tue, 9 Jun 2026Star NavigatorKeelung → Yatsushiro08:00–20:00Keelung → Yatsushiro
Mon, 8 Jun 2026Asuka IIIBeppu → Naze (Amami)10:00–21:00Beppu → Naze (Amami)
Sun, 7 Jun 2026MSC BellissimaSouth Korea → Tokyo08:30–18:30South Korea → Tokyo
Sat, 6 Jun 2026Costa SerenaYatsushiro → Nagasaki09:00–19:00Yatsushiro → Nagasaki
Wed, 3 Jun 2026Le SoléalKochi → Miyanoura (Yakushima)12:30–21:30Kochi → Miyanoura (Yakushima)
Sun, 31 May 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Hiroshima06:30–16:00Nagasaki → Hiroshima
Fri, 29 May 2026MSC BellissimaSouth Korea → Tokyo08:30–18:30South Korea → Tokyo
Mon, 25 May 2026Diamond PrincessNagasaki → Kochi06:30–15:30Nagasaki → Kochi
Fri, 22 May 2026Le SoléalNagasaki → Miyazaki07:30–20:00Nagasaki → Miyazaki
Thu, 21 May 2026Celebrity MillenniumHiroshima → Nagasaki06:00–18:00Hiroshima → Nagasaki
Wed, 20 May 2026MSC BellissimaSouth Korea → Tokyo13:00–20:30South Korea → Tokyo
Tue, 19 May 2026Star NavigatorKeelung → Yatsushiro07:30–19:30Keelung → Yatsushiro
Mon, 18 May 2026Crystal SymphonyNagasaki → Tokyo07:30–17:30Nagasaki → Tokyo
Mon, 18 May 2026SH MinervaSakitsu → Uwajima07:00–17:00Sakitsu → Uwajima
Sun, 17 May 2026Viking OrionNagasaki → Beppu06:30–16:30Nagasaki → Beppu
Sat, 16 May 2026Le SoléalMiyazaki → Nagasaki07:30–18:30Miyazaki → Nagasaki
Fri, 15 May 2026MSC BellissimaBusan → Tokyo11:30–19:30Busan → Tokyo
Mon, 11 May 2026LuminaraSasebo → Tokyo07:30–13:30Sasebo → Tokyo
Mon, 11 May 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Shimizu06:30–17:00Nagasaki → Shimizu
Sat, 9 May 2026Eastern VenusNagasaki → Busan07:30–18:00Nagasaki → Busan
Fri, 8 May 2026MSC BellissimaJeju → Tokyo08:30–18:30Jeju → Tokyo
Wed, 6 May 2026Star NavigatorJeju → Naha10:30–19:30Jeju → Naha
Sat, 2 May 2026MSC BellissimaSouth Korea → Tokyo08:30–19:00South Korea → Tokyo
Fri, 1 May 2026Seven Seas ExplorerShanghai → Tokyo07:30–20:00Shanghai → Tokyo
Wed, 29 Apr 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Tokyo06:30–16:00Nagasaki → Tokyo
Tue, 28 Apr 2026Viking VenusSasebo → Beppu07:00–17:00Sasebo → Beppu
Mon, 27 Apr 2026MSC BellissimaSouth Korea → Tokyo08:00–18:30South Korea → Tokyo
Fri, 24 Apr 2026Silver MoonKobe → Nagasaki07:30–17:30Kobe → Nagasaki
Sat, 18 Apr 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Shimizu07:30–17:00Nagasaki → Shimizu
Fri, 17 Apr 2026RegattaYokohama → Keelung08:30–18:00Yokohama → Keelung
Fri, 17 Apr 2026LuminaraNaze (Amami) → Kobe08:00–18:30Naze (Amami) → Kobe
Thu, 16 Apr 2026Costa SerenaSasebo → Keelung10:00–19:00Sasebo → Keelung
Wed, 15 Apr 2026Star NavigatorJeju → Naha10:35–20:00Jeju → Naha
Tue, 14 Apr 2026Crystal SymphonyKeelung → Kochi06:30–15:30Keelung → Kochi
Mon, 13 Apr 2026MSC BellissimaTokyo → Naha07:30–16:00Tokyo → Naha
Mon, 13 Apr 2026RegattaNagasaki → Okinawa06:30–17:00Nagasaki → Okinawa
Sat, 11 Apr 2026Coral PrincessYatsushiro → Kochi07:00–16:00Yatsushiro → Kochi
Fri, 10 Apr 2026Asuka IIIYokohama → Ishigaki07:30–17:00Yokohama → Ishigaki
Wed, 8 Apr 2026Mitsui Ocean FujiNagasaki → Hiroshima11:30–20:00Nagasaki → Hiroshima
Wed, 8 Apr 2026Seabourn EncoreNagasaki → Hososhima07:30–17:30Nagasaki → Hososhima
Tue, 7 Apr 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Yokohama07:30–17:00Nagasaki → Yokohama
Mon, 6 Apr 2026Seven Seas ExplorerShanghai → Tokyo07:30–17:30Shanghai → Tokyo
Sun, 5 Apr 2026MSC BellissimaHiroshima → South Korea10:30–19:00Hiroshima → South Korea
Fri, 3 Apr 2026Diamond PrincessNagasaki → Matsuyama06:30–16:00Nagasaki → Matsuyama
Tue, 31 Mar 2026Spectrum of the SeasYatsushiro → Shanghai06:30–18:00Yatsushiro → Shanghai
Mon, 30 Mar 2026Crystal SymphonyNagasaki → Beppu07:30–17:00Nagasaki → Beppu
Sat, 28 Mar 2026LuminaraNagasaki → Tokyo08:00–14:00Nagasaki → Tokyo
Fri, 27 Mar 2026Le SoléalNagasaki → Miyazaki07:30–20:00Nagasaki → Miyazaki
Thu, 26 Mar 2026Mein Schiff 6Nagasaki → Shanghai07:30–19:00Nagasaki → Shanghai
Wed, 25 Mar 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Shimizu07:30–17:00Nagasaki → Shimizu
Tue, 24 Mar 2026Asuka IIYokohama → Hakata07:30–16:00Yokohama → Hakata
Sat, 21 Mar 2026Le SoléalMiyazaki → Miyanoura (Yakushima)07:30–21:00Miyazaki → Miyanoura (Yakushima)
Fri, 20 Mar 2026Seabourn EncoreKobe → Nagasaki07:30–18:00Kobe → Nagasaki
Thu, 19 Mar 2026Diamond PrincessYokohama → Nagasaki08:00–17:00Yokohama → Nagasaki
Wed, 18 Mar 2026WesterdamKochi → Nagasaki07:00–18:00Kochi → Nagasaki
Sat, 14 Mar 2026Celebrity MillenniumNagasaki → Yokohama06:30–17:00Nagasaki → Yokohama
Fri, 13 Mar 2026Diamond PrincessNagasaki → Kochi06:30–16:00Nagasaki → Kochi
Thu, 12 Mar 2026Asuka IIINaze (Amami) → Kobe07:30–17:00Naze (Amami) → Kobe
Tue, 10 Mar 2026Star NavigatorKeelung → Yatsushiro08:00–20:00Keelung → Yatsushiro
Fri, 20 Feb 2026MSC BellissimaNaha → Shanghai14:00–22:00Naha → Shanghai
Mon, 16 Feb 2026RegattaIshigaki → Nagasaki07:00–17:00Ishigaki → Nagasaki
Wed, 4 Feb 2026Asuka IIIMatsuyama → Kobe12:00–22:00Matsuyama → Kobe
Wed, 21 Jan 2026Costa SerenaNaha → Tokyo08:00–18:00Naha → Tokyo
Tue, 20 Jan 2026Asuka IIIYokohama → Beppu08:00–17:00Yokohama → Beppu
Wed, 7 Jan 2026Mitsui Ocean FujiTokyo → Naze (Amami)10:00–18:00Tokyo → Naze (Amami)
Tue, 6 Jan 2026Viking YidunYokohama → Hirara (Miyakojima)11:00–19:00Yokohama → Hirara (Miyakojima)

Source. Ship counts are counted line by line from the official schedule of Kagoshima Prefecture cruise schedule (as of August 5, 2026); dates and times from Kagoshima Prefecture — 観光客船の入港予定（令和8年）鹿児島港. 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.

The Kagoshima guideBerth, shuttle, and what fits your hours ashoreTimed shore plans2–3h / 4–6h / 8h+ — printable, measured from the gangwayEvery Japan port's scheduleCruise calls at 28 ports, busiest first

Questions about cruises to Kagoshima

Which cruise ships go to Kagoshima?

Celebrity Millennium (×18), MSC Bellissima (×14), Star Navigator (×12), Diamond Princess (×7), Asuka III (×6), Star Seeker (×5) lead the 110-call schedule for Jan–Oct 2026, with more ships calling less often. Ships with their own guide on this site link to it from the table on this page.

When is the next cruise ship at Kagoshima?

On the official schedule as of 2026-09-01: Spectrum of the Seas on Tue, 13 Oct 2026 (07:00–16:00); MSC Bellissima on Wed, 14 Oct 2026 (08:30–19:00); Luminara on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 (08:00–14:00). Ports add and cancel calls, so check your cruise line's documents for your own date.

How long do cruise ships stay in Kagoshima?

Across 125 dated calls with published times, the typical stay is about 10h; 0% are under six hours and 51% are ten hours or more. Our Kagoshima guide has timed plans for each of those lengths.

What do you do at Kagoshima on a cruise call?

That is this site's whole specialty: our Kagoshima 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 port-of-japan.com/kagoshima/

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