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Your ship · your port · your hoursNext call Tue, 1 Dec 2026, 07:00–15:00 (8 h in port), at Sendai port district. Below: only the plans and tours that fit that call.
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 07:00–15:00: 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 MLIT Tohoku Regional Development Bureau — ２０２６年東北管内港湾のクルーズ船寄港予定 (map PDF; 仙台塩釜港 columns) (as of 2026-08-31); the daily programme has the final word.
07:00–15:00 · about 6 usable hours · gangway by 13:30
About 6 usable hours, back at the gangway by 13:30: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.
The guided day for these callsHalf Day Tour in Sendai Retro Alleyways and Specialty FoodsSmall groupfrom US$97 per person · max 15 · fits 1 of 1 half-day callWhy it is here, and the clock →Tue, 1 Dec 2026, 07:00–15:00 (8 h in port), at Sendai port district. Off the ship from 07:30, back at the gangway by 13:30. 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 1 Dec 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 2.5hfamilyeasy
For short calls: the aquarium and the outlet mall, both minutes from the berth.
Costs about taxis ~¥2,000–3,000 per car
Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hviewshistory
For anyone: the pine islands, a bay boat and Zuiganji, twenty minutes by train.
Costs about taxis ~¥3,000 per car + train ¥253 each way
Needs an 8-hour callabout 6hfoodviews
For long calls: a tuna bowl at the market, the Basho boat, then the temples.
Costs about three taxis ~¥6,500–7,000 per car + train ¥253 each + boat ¥1,500 each (about ¥10,000 for two)
Each takes no more than the 1 Dec call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Private4.8★ · 26needs a 7-hour callA private four-hour walk with a government-licensed guide, choosing two or three sights in Sendai or Matsushim…
from US$107 per person · max 10Why it is here →
Private5.0★ · 12needs a 5-hour callFull samurai armour and 30 minutes to walk the Sendai Castle grounds in it.
from US$32 per person · max 3Why it is here →
Private5.0★ · 18needs a 5-hour callA 30-minute session dressed in full samurai armour, with posing help, at the Sendai Castle site.
from US$19 per person · max 3Why 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.
At Sendai port district, according to the port's published schedule. From the berth: A closed cargo quay — no walking out; JR Nakanosakae is ~10 min by car. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Tue, 1 Dec 2026: 07:00–15:00 (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 (Tue, 1 Dec 2026).
3 of the port's timed days fit the next call: Beside the port (about 2.5h), Matsushima by train (about 5h), Shiogama to Matsushima by boat (about 6h). 3 guided days fit the call.
Dates, times and berths from MLIT Tohoku Regional Development Bureau — ２０２６年東北管内港湾のクルーズ船寄港予定 (map PDF; 仙台塩釜港 columns) (as of 2026-08-31). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
