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Your ship · your port · your hoursIn port Sun, 31 Jan 2027, 07:00–21:00 (14 h in port). 7 calls listed in all, below.
The port has not published MSC Bellissima's berth in Fukuoka for 31 Jan.
0:00Dazaifu in the morning
3:30Ohori Park and the castle ruins
5:00Tenjin — arcades, department stores, mentaiko
8:30The yatai open along Nakasu
9:30Back to the berthFollow this route5 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: Hakata in three hours (about 3h) · Dazaifu and back (about 5h)
Shared cars with a guide first; each takes no more than the 31 Jan call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 31 Jan callSmall group5.0★ · 171
Fits your 31 Jan callPrivate4.9★ · 79
Fits your 31 Jan callPrivate4.9★ · 175Tours 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 31 Jan 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 3hwalkfood
For anyone with three hours who wants a shrine, a bowl of ramen, and no fuss.
Costs about ¥420 pp return by bus, or about ¥2,800 per taxi return (our estimate)
Open in Google Maps, in 4 parts
Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hhistorywalk
For readers happy on a train who want a famous shrine and a museum, unrushed.
Costs about ¥1,400 pp return via Tenjin (bus ¥210 + train ¥480 each way)
Open in Google Maps, in 5 parts
Needs a 12-hour callabout 10hhistoryfood
For late-stay visitors who want the shrine, the park and the street food at dusk.
Needs a sailing at 21:00 or later
Costs about ¥2,000 pp
Open in Google Maps, in 4 parts
Sun, 31 Jan 2027, 07:00–21:00 (14 h in port). Off the ship from 07:30, back at the gangway by 19:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Rain on about 9 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Sun 31 Jan appears here from Mon 25 Jan.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Fukuoka station · The official figures →
Every upcoming call leaves at 21:00; arrivals run 07:00–10:00, so the arrival decides how much of the day you get.
Add all 7 calls to your calendar
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.
07:00 or 10:00 to 21:00 · about 9 to 12 usable hours · gangway by 19:30
About 9–12 usable hours, back at the gangway by 19:30: more than a half day — two districts, or a guided day that returns in time; the port's full timed day needs longer.
The guided day for these callsColors of Japan, Fukuoka Nokonoshima Island Park & Wagyu BBQShared car · per person5.0★ · 17from US$147 per person · max 15 · fits 7 of 7 full-day calls · open on 2 of the 7 checkedWhy it is here, and the clockTour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 14 Nov; a date can close as seats sell.
The port has not published MSC Bellissima's berth in Fukuoka for 31 Jan; ships here normally use Chuo Wharf Berth 5 (Cruise Center) — a second ship uses Chuo Berth 6 or Hakozaki Wharf. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Sun, 31 Jan 2027: 07:00–21:00 (14 h in port); Tue, 9 Feb 2027: 07:00–21:00 (14 h in port); Mon, 9 Aug 2027: 10:00–21:00 (11 h in port); Sat, 14 Aug 2027: 07:00–21:00 (14 h in port); Sat, 18 Sept 2027: 07:00–21:00 (14 h in port); Thu, 23 Sept 2027: 10:00–21:00 (11 h in port); Sat, 2 Oct 2027: 10:00–21:00 (11 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 12 usable hours on the call of Sun, 31 Jan 2027, back at the gangway by 19:30.
3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Sun, 31 Jan 2027: Hakata in three hours (about 3h), Dazaifu and back (about 5h), The full Fukuoka day, ending at a yatai (about 10h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.
On a usual January day Fukuoka reaches about 10 °C (50 °F), with a low of about 4 °C (39 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 9 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Fukuoka. 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.
