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The turquoise water of Kabira Bay, Ishigaki

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Where does Navigator of the Seas dock in Ishigaki?

In port Wed, 3 Mar 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port).

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Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Ishigaki

Days that fit Navigator of the Seas’s call

7 hours ashore: the days that fit

Cut to the 3 Mar call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.

Rainy-day plan

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Ishigaki cruise portKabira Bay, IshigakiIshigaki beef, at lunch, Ishigaki

Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hviewsnature

Kabira Bay and back

For the postcard bay, a glass-bottom boat and beef, without a full day out.

  1. 0:00Taxi or tour to Kabira Bay
  2. 0:45The glass-bottom boat
  3. 1:45The headland viewpoint
  4. 2:30Back toward town
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Costs about ¥9,200 per car by taxi, there and back

Coral walls and red-tiled roofs on Taketomi island, IshigakiTaketomi and the sand lanes, IshigakiIshigaki beef sushi, Ishigaki, Japan

Needs a 9-hour callabout 7hhistorywalk

Taketomi and the sand lanes

For the best day this port offers: a coral-walled village and a buffalo cart.

Needs the ship in by 12:50

  1. 0:00Shuttle to the island ferry terminal (last boat back 17:50)
  2. 0:30Ferry to Taketomi
  3. 1:00Walk the village
  4. 2:00A water buffalo cart, narrated with sanshin
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Costs about ¥1,880 pp ferry return (+¥300 voluntary island fee)

Your 3 Mar call on one page

Navigator of the Seas in Ishigaki: the day sheet

Wed, 3 Mar 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port), at Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m). Off the ship from 08:30, back at the gangway by 15:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.

At the pier, before you set off

The terminalNo building or rain shelter: toilets only. No Wi-Fi, ATM, exchange or tourist desk; a pool for 21 taxis; immigration temporary or on board.
Cash and ATMsNothing at the quay. Yaeyama Post Office ATM, 375 m from the ferry terminal, 8:00–21:00 daily, foreign cards, ¥50,000 limit. Cash for Taketomi, taxis.
Wi-Fi and dataNo Wi-Fi at the quay.
Steps and slopesThe quay is flat, but the 3 km walk to town climbs a bridge: take the shuttle or a taxi. Ferry terminal is step-free.
Weather ashore · a usual March day in Ishigaki
24° / 19°C75° / 65°F

Rain on about 10 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet

The forecast for Wed 3 Mar appears here from Thu 25 Feb.

Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Ishigakijima Island station · The official figures →

Every Navigator of the Seas call at Ishigaki

1 call listed, Mar 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day

Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 08:00–17:00: plan one day and repeat it.

Wed 3 Mar2027In port: 08:00–17:00usable: ~7 hberth: Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m)Half day

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 Ishigaki Port (City of Ishigaki) via NACRU, the joint Naha/Hirara/Ishigaki cruise berth-booking system (クルーズ船寄港予約システム) — public list views for 2026 and 2027; the daily programme has the final word.

Tour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 14 Nov; a date can close as seats sell.

Quick answers

Navigator of the Seas at Ishigaki

Where does Navigator of the Seas dock in Ishigaki?

Navigator of the Seas docks at Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m) in Ishigaki — Town is 40–50 min on foot — further than the map suggests. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Navigator of the Seas in Ishigaki?

Wed, 3 Mar 2027: 08:00–17:00 (9 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 Wed, 3 Mar 2027, back at the gangway by 15:30.

What can you do in Ishigaki with 7 hours from Navigator of the Seas?

3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Wed, 3 Mar 2027: The town, on foot (about 3h), Kabira Bay and back (about 5h), Taketomi, and the sand lanes (about 7h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.

What is the weather like in Ishigaki in March?

On a usual March day Ishigaki reaches about 24 °C (75 °F), with a low of about 19 °C (65 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 10 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Ishigakijima Island. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.

Checked · Visited in person · Takumi Yamada

Dates, times and berths from Ishigaki Port (City of Ishigaki) via NACRU, the joint Naha/Hirara/Ishigaki cruise berth-booking system (クルーズ船寄港予約システム) — public list views for 2026 and 2027. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.