Photo: Adobe Stock / LicensedThe port has not published Le Soléal's berth in Kagoshima for 23 Mar.
Also in port: Seven Seas Explorer, 10:00–18:00.
0:50Sengan-en: the lords’ garden with the volcano as scenery
2:20Taxi to the Sakurajima ferry, cross the bay
3:00Lava trail + foot bath on the island
5:15Shiroyama observatory — city, bay, volcanoFollow this route8 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: The Tenmonkan sprint (about 2.5h) · The volcano crossing (about 5h)
Shared cars with a guide first; each takes no more than the 23 Mar call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 23 Mar callPrivate5.0★ · 4A 30-minute rickshaw ride past Kagoshima's castle walls, Terukuni Shrine and the Saigo Takamori statue, for up to two people.
US$71 each · US$142 for twoTaxi ~20 min from the shipneeds a 4-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here
Fits your 23 Mar callPrivate car · per person5.0★ · 7
Fits your 23 Mar callPrivate car · per group5.0★ · 25Tours 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.
Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
Cut to the 23 Mar call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5hfoodshopping
For short calls that still want the famous shaved ice.
Free–1,500 pp (shuttle, or a shared taxi)
Open in Google Maps, in 4 parts
Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hnaturewalk
For anyone who wants to say they walked on an active volcano.
Costs about under ¥1,000 pp — ¥250 ferry each way plus the shuttle
Open in Google Maps, in 4 parts
Needs a 9.5-hour callabout 7.5hhistorynature
For a full day pairing a feudal garden with the crater view.
Costs about ¥10,000–12,000 per couple all day in taxis
Open in Google Maps, in 5 parts
Tue, 23 Mar 2027, 07:30–17:30 (10 h in port). Off the ship from 08:00, back at the gangway by 16:00. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Rain on about 12 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Tue 23 Mar appears here from Wed 17 Mar.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Kagoshima station · The official figures →
Arrivals run 06:30–08:45 and departures 15:30–21:30: check your own date in the table before choosing a day.
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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 stretch ashore between 08:00 and 21:00 (the night is not touring time). Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet; the daily programme has the final word.
06:30 or 08:45 to 17:30 or 21:30 · about 8 to 13 usable hours · gangway by 16:00 or 20:00
About 8–13 usable hours, back at the gangway by 16:00 or 20:00: the port's full timed day fits, and so does a guided day that returns in time.
The guided day for these callsDiscover the Wonders of Sakurajima Half Day Tour in KagoshimaShared car · per person4.8★ · 65from US$94 per person · max 15 · fits 4 of 4 full-day calls · open on 3 of the 4 checkedWhy it is here, and the clock07:30–15:30 · about 6 usable hours · gangway by 14:00
About 6 usable hours, back at the gangway by 14:00: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.
No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.
Tour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 14 Nov; a date can close as seats sell.
The port has not published Le Soléal's berth in Kagoshima for 23 Mar; ships here normally use Marine Port Kagoshima — or Kita-futo for smaller ships. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Tue, 23 Mar 2027: 07:30–17:30 (10 h in port); Mon, 29 Mar 2027: 08:45–20:00 (11.3 h in port); Sat, 15 May 2027: 07:30–18:00 (10.5 h in port); Sun, 26 Sept 2027: 07:30–15:30 (8 h in port); Sun, 10 Oct 2027: 06:30–21:30 (15 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 call of Tue, 23 Mar 2027, back at the gangway by 16:00.
3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Tue, 23 Mar 2027: The Tenmonkan sprint (about 2.5h), The volcano crossing (about 5h), Lords & lava (about 7.5h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.
On a usual March day Kagoshima reaches about 18 °C (64 °F), with a low of about 9 °C (48 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 12 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Kagoshima. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Checked · Visited in person · Takumi Yamada
Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
