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Your ship · your port · your hoursIn port Mon, 12 Apr 2027, 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port). 2 calls listed in all, below.
The port has not published MSC Bellissima's berth in Hiroshima for 12 Apr.
Also in port: Regatta, 10:00–21:00. About 6,300 passengers between the two ships: expect a queue for taxis and buses; go ashore early.
0:00Tram/taxi from the port to Peace Park (~40 min)
0:45Peace Memorial Museum — two unhurried hours
2:45Cenotaph, the flame, the Dome across the river
5:15Back at the gangwayFollow this route6 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: The port-side hour (about 2.5h)
Each takes no more than the 12 Apr call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 12 Apr callShared car · per person5.0★ · 35
Fits your 12 Apr callPrivate5.0★ · 73
Fits your 12 Apr callPrivate5.0★ · 38Tours 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 12 Apr 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 2.5hwalkeasy
For a short call — a waterfront walk plus one extra if booked.
Trams ¥240 flat if you ride
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Needs a 7.5-hour callabout 5.5hhistorywalk
For visitors who came for the one reason ships stop here.
Trams ¥480 round trip; Peace Museum ¥200
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Mon, 12 Apr 2027, 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port). Off the ship from 07:30, back at the gangway by 14:30. 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 Mon 12 Apr appears here from Tue 6 Apr.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Hiroshima station · The official figures →
Arrivals run 07:00–09:00 and departures 16:00–19:00: check your own date in the table before choosing a day.
Add all 2 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.
09:00–19:00 · about 8 usable hours · gangway by 17:30
About 8 usable hours, back at the gangway by 17:30: 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 callsHiroshima Peace (Heiwa) Walking Tour at World Heritage SitesSmall group5.0★ · 1048from US$88 per person · max 7 · fits 1 of 1 full-day call · open on 1 of the 1 checkedWhy it is here, and the clock07:00–16:00 · about 7 usable hours · gangway by 14:30
About 7 usable hours, back at the gangway by 14:30: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.
The guided day for these callsHiroshima Peace (Heiwa) Walking Tour at World Heritage SitesSmall group5.0★ · 1048from US$88 per person · max 7 · fits 1 of 1 half-day call · open on 1 of the 1 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 Hiroshima for 12 Apr; ships here normally use Ujina No.5 by the 2024 cruise terminal (most ships) — or Itsukaichi (mostly the second ship on two-ship days). Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Mon, 12 Apr 2027: 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port); Sat, 8 May 2027: 09:00–19:00 (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 7 usable hours on the call of Mon, 12 Apr 2027, back at the gangway by 14:30.
2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Mon, 12 Apr 2027: The port-side hour (about 2.5h), The peace pilgrimage (about 5.5h). 3 guided days fit the call.
On a usual April day Hiroshima reaches about 20 °C (68 °F), with a low of about 10 °C (50 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 9 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Hiroshima. 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.
