Photo: Tiouraren (Y.-C. Tsai) / CC BY-SA 4.0Le Soléal docks at Wharf 20, Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal in Kaohsiung (Taiwan).
0:30Dragon and Tiger Pagodas: in by the dragon, out by the tiger, then the zigzag bridge
2:15Ferry to Cijin, NT$30
2:30Kaohsiung Lighthouse on Qihou hill
7:00Back at the gangwayFollow this route8 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: The Music Center and Pier-2 by light rail (about 3h) · Cijin by light rail and ferry (about 5h)
Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
Cut to the 18 Sept 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 3h
Calls of 5 hours or more, the afternoon Norwegian Jade call (11:00–18:00) among them. No taxi needed
Two or three light-rail rides, NT$20 each; coins only at the machines
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Needs a 7-hour callabout 5h
Calls of 7 hours or more. The lighthouse opens at 10:00
Light rail NT$20 each way, ferry NT$30 each way, exact cash or a stored-value card
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Needs a 9-hour callabout 7h
Calls of 9 hours or more: Westerdam (07:00–16:00), Sapphire Princess and Diamond Princess (07:00–19:00). Times assume 07:30 off the ship
Costs about NT$650 in all: taxi to Lotus Pond about NT$285 and on to the Gushan pier about NT$285, our estimates; ferry NT$30 each way; light rail NT$20 back
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Sat, 18 Sept 2027, 07:30–18:00 (10.5 h in port), at Wharf 20, Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal. Off the ship from 08:00, back at the gangway by 16:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Average high and low for September — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
Hot: water, a hat and breaks in the shade
The forecast for Sat 18 Sept appears here from Sun 12 Sept.
Normals 1991–2020: Central Weather Administration (Taiwan), Kaohsiung station · The official figures →
Arrivals run 07:30–16:45 and departures 18:00–18:30: 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 Taiwan International Ports Corporation — cruise schedule search, Kaohsiung Port (高雄港) (as of 2026-11-13); the daily programme has the final word.
07:30–18:00 · about 8.5 usable hours · gangway by 16:30
About 8.5 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.
No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.
16:45–18:30 · about 0 usable hours · gangway by 17:00
About 0 usable hours, back at the gangway by 17:00: stay within a short taxi ride of the berth, one place done properly, and skip anything that needs a coach.
No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.
Le Soléal docks at Wharf 20, Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal in Kaohsiung (Taiwan) — Light rail C9 Cruise Terminal 1 min; MRT Sanduo Shopping District Exit 5 18 min (port operator). Music Center about 25 min, Pier-2 about 35 min, Formosa Boulevard about 45 min — our estimates. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Sat, 18 Sept 2027: 07:30–18:00 (10.5 h in port); Mon, 1 Nov 2027: 16:45–18:30 (1.8 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 8.5 usable hours on the call of Sat, 18 Sept 2027, back at the gangway by 16:30.
3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Sat, 18 Sept 2027: The Music Center and Pier-2 by light rail (about 3h), Cijin by light rail and ferry (about 5h), Lotus Pond, then Cijin by ferry (about 7h).
On a usual September day Kaohsiung (Taiwan) reaches about 32 °C (89 °F), with a low of about 26 °C (79 °F). These are the Central Weather Administration (Taiwan)'s 1991–2020 normals for Kaohsiung. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
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Dates, times and berths from Taiwan International Ports Corporation — cruise schedule search, Kaohsiung Port (高雄港) (as of 2026-11-13). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
