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Next call Mon, 26 Oct 2026, 09:00–17:00 (8 h in port), at Naka Pier Cruise Terminal (NAKA-BC). The schedule marks it as an embarkation or disembarkation day, not a port day. Your other calls differ; each is listed below.
7 calls on record: the pattern
Asuka III uses Kobe as a home port this season, not a stop: every upcoming date at Naka Pier Cruise Terminal (NAKA-BC) is an embarkation or disembarkation day, including the 2 Dec changeover when she stays alongside overnight. Port Tower and Nankinmachi are a short walk from the pier.
Usable hours follow the one rule: off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that. Overnight calls count the longest daylight stretch. Dates and times from Kobe Tourism Bureau Port Promotion Dept. (linked from City of Kobe schedule page): ETA table + 2026 actuals PDF (as of 2026-10-17); the daily programme has the final word.
The mistake to avoid: Expecting a port day: there is none on the sheet, so a passenger staying aboard through a changeover should treat those hours as a Pier & lanterns walk (about 2.5 hours) at most, with the ship's programme as the clock.
Asuka III starts or ends a cruise in Kobe on 26 Oct
The schedule's note: Turnaround (embarkation/disembarkation): one cruise ends and the Kobe–Hiroshima–Hakata cruise begins. This is not a sightseeing port day, so no timed day or tour is cut to it.
- Airport. Kansai Airport: bus from T1 stop 12 to Bay Shuttle, 31 minutes, ¥1,880 including Port Liner ride; sailings 6:20–23:50; Port Terminal 13 minutes on.
- Luggage. Terminal lockers ¥200–600, ¥100 coins only. Yamato counters at Kobe Airport and KIX T1 4F; bags sent to KIX arrive 7:00 next day, ¥2,600–4,680.
- A night ashore. Sannomiya or Motomachi for the Port Liner, JR and limousine bus; or the Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel, whose building is the Naka Pier terminal.
- Staying aboard for the next cruise? The port's timed days, each with the call it needs, are on the Kobe page.
Asuka III at Kobe
What kind of day does Asuka III give you in Kobe?
Asuka III uses Kobe as a home port this season, not a stop: every upcoming date at Naka Pier Cruise Terminal (NAKA-BC) is an embarkation or disembarkation day, including the 2 Dec changeover when she stays alongside overnight. Port Tower and Nankinmachi are a short walk from the pier. The mistake to avoid: Expecting a port day: there is none on the sheet, so a passenger staying aboard through a changeover should treat those hours as a Pier & lanterns walk (about 2.5 hours) at most, with the ship's programme as the clock.
Where does Asuka III dock in Kobe?
At Naka Pier Cruise Terminal (NAKA-BC), according to the port's published schedule. From the berth: Port Terminal: Port Liner station outside, two stops (~5 min, ¥210) to Sannomiya. Naka Pier: Port Tower 5 min, Nankinmachi ~12–15 min, JR Motomachi 15 min. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
How long is Asuka III in Kobe?
Mon, 26 Oct 2026: 09:00–17:00 (8 h in port); Wed, 2 Dec 2026: 09:00 to 3 Dec 17:00 (overnight); Tue, 8 Dec 2026: 09:00–17:00 (8 h in port); Fri, 11 Dec 2026: 09:00–17:00 (8 h in port); Sun, 13 Dec 2026: 09:00–17:00 (8 h in port). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 6 usable hours on the next call (Mon, 26 Oct 2026).
Is 26 Oct a port day for Asuka III in Kobe?
No: the schedule marks it as an embarkation or disembarkation day. Its note: Turnaround (embarkation/disembarkation): one cruise ends and the Kobe–Hiroshima–Hakata cruise begins. Kansai Airport: bus from T1 stop 12 to Bay Shuttle, 31 minutes, ¥1,880 including Port Liner ride; sailings 6:20–23:50; Port Terminal 13 minutes on. Terminal lockers ¥200–600, ¥100 coins only. Yamato counters at Kobe Airport and KIX T1 4F; bags sent to KIX arrive 7:00 next day, ¥2,600–4,680.
Dates, times and berths from Kobe Tourism Bureau Port Promotion Dept. (linked from City of Kobe schedule page): ETA table + 2026 actuals PDF (as of 2026-10-17). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.