Photo: Morio / CC BY-SA 3.02 calls on record: the pattern
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 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Port and Harbor — Cruise Call Calendar (as of 2026-09-30); the daily programme has the final word.
Asuka III starts or ends a cruise in Tokyo on 15 Dec
The schedule's note: Turnaround (embarkation/disembarkation): the cruise from Kobe ends; a Tokyo round trip begins. This is not a sightseeing port day, so no timed day or tour is cut to it.
- Airport. Haneda is about 25 minutes by car from either terminal; Narita about 60 minutes from Odaiba and 70 from Harumi. Rail from Tokyo Teleport to Haneda takes 29 minutes. Fares are not published by the terminal.
- Luggage. The courier (takkyubin) counter on 2F at Odaiba sends bags on; luggage storage at Harumi is not published. Embarkation shuttles may carry ticket holders only.
- A night ashore. For Odaiba, sleep in Daiba (Hilton Tokyo Odaiba, Grand Nikko), on the airport-bus route and 2 minutes by Yurikamome; for Harumi, Ginza or Tokyo Station.
- Staying aboard for the next cruise? The port's timed days, each with the call it needs, are on the Tokyo page.
Asuka III at Tokyo
Where does Asuka III dock in Tokyo?
At Tokyo International Cruise Terminal, according to the port's published schedule. From the berth: Odaiba: Yurikamome station 8 min on foot. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
How long is Asuka III in Tokyo?
Tue, 15 Dec 2026: 08:30–16:30 (8 h in port); Thu, 17 Dec 2026: 08:30–16:30 (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 (Tue, 15 Dec 2026).
Is 15 Dec a port day for Asuka III in Tokyo?
No: the schedule marks it as an embarkation or disembarkation day. Its note: Turnaround (embarkation/disembarkation): the cruise from Kobe ends; a Tokyo round trip begins. Haneda is about 25 minutes by car from either terminal; Narita about 60 minutes from Odaiba and 70 from Harumi. Rail from Tokyo Teleport to Haneda takes 29 minutes. Fares are not published by the terminal. The courier (takkyubin) counter on 2F at Odaiba sends bags on; luggage storage at Harumi is not published. Embarkation shuttles may carry ticket holders only.
Dates, times and berths from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Port and Harbor — Cruise Call Calendar (as of 2026-09-30). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.