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Your ship · your port · your hoursNext call Wed, 10 Mar 2027, 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port). Below: only the plans and tours that fit that call.
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 08:00–18:00: plan one day and repeat it.
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 Kochi Prefecture Port Promotion Division (FY2026 schedule + FY2025/FY2026 actuals PDFs) (as of 2026-10-05); the daily programme has the final word.
08:00–18:00 · about 8 usable hours · gangway by 16:30
About 8 usable hours, back at the gangway by 16:30: the port's full timed day fits, and so does a guided day that returns in time.
The guided day for these callsKochi Shore Excursion: Customized Car Tour, Licensed GuidePrivate car · per person4.9★ · 80from US$395 per person · max 7 · fits 1 of 1 full-day call · open on 1 of the 1 checkedWhy it is here, and the clock →Tour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 25 Oct; a date can close as seats sell.
Wed, 10 Mar 2027, 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port). Off the ship from 08:30, back at the gangway by 16:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
“Leave by” is the gangway time minus the taxi time quoted above and 15 minutes to find a taxi; on big-ship days ranks run out, so leave earlier rather than later.
Cut to the 10 Mar call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 5-hour callabout 3hhistoryfood
For a 5-hour call by pre-booked taxi, or 6 hours on the shuttle: one castle, one tataki plate.
The first city shuttle leaves about an hour after arrival, and the last one is back at the port only an hour before departure: take the one before it
Costs about taxi from about ¥3,120 per car each way (ship to castle), or the city shuttle; castle ¥500
Needs a 6-hour callabout 4hhistoryfood
For the city's two anchors with the sit-down lunch they deserve.
The first city shuttle leaves about an hour after arrival, and the last one is back at the port only an hour before departure: take the one before it
Costs about the city shuttle (free in 2025–26); castle ¥500; Hirome lunch ¥1,500–2,500
Needs a 9-hour callabout 7hviewshistory
For 9-hour-plus calls: the beach by taxi first, then the castle and a late Hirome lunch.
The first city shuttle leaves about an hour after arrival, and the last one is back at the port only an hour before departure: take the one before it
Costs about two taxis, from about ¥1,840 (ship to beach) and ¥4,160 (beach to castle) per car, plus the shuttle back (free in early 2026; ask at the gangway, a fare is being studied); castle ¥500
Each takes no more than the 10 Mar call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Private car · per person4.9★ · 80needs an 8-hour callA six-hour private car tour with a government-licensed guide, where you choose three or four stops from a list…
from US$395 per person · max 7Why it is here →
Private car · per group4.2★ · 25needs a 7-hour callA private car with a Japanese-speaking driver, not a guide, for five hours covering Katsurahama, Kochi Castle …
US$232 per person for 2 · US$464 per carWhy it is here →
Shared car · per person4.5★ · 33needs a 7-hour callA four-hour small-group walk around Kochi Castle, Hirome Market and Hachimangu Shrine, starting at JR Kochi St…
from US$128 per person · max 12Why it is here →Tours are booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). If you book, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend.
The port has not named the berth in its published schedule. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Wed, 10 Mar 2027: 08:00–18:00 (10 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 8 usable hours on the next call (Wed, 10 Mar 2027).
3 of the port's timed days fit the next call: The castle glimpse (about 3h), Castle & market, unhurried (about 4h), The Katsurahama loop (about 7h). 3 guided days fit the call.
Dates, times and berths from Kochi Prefecture Port Promotion Division (FY2026 schedule + FY2025/FY2026 actuals PDFs) (as of 2026-10-05). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
