Photo: Adobe Stock / LicensedThe port has not published Noordam's berth in Busan (Korea) for 2 Oct.
Also in port: Explora III, 08:00–19:00.
0:00Taxi to Jagalchi Market (~15 min from North Port)
1:00Hoe lunch upstairs — point downstairs first
2:40Gukje Market rummage
3:30Yongdusan escalators up to Busan TowerFollow this route6 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: The Yeongdo close-in (about 3h)
Each takes no more than the 2 Oct call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
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Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
Cut to the 2 Oct 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 3hwalkviews
Only if your ship docks at Yeongdo -- most ships use North Port, where the Nampo classic is the day.
From Yeongdo
Taxi ~₩10,000–15,000 each way — agree the return pickup
Open in Google Maps, in 4 parts
Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hfoodshopping
For those who want the fish market, film square and market quarter in one loop.
From North Port
Taxis ~₩30,000 across the day; Gamcheon and Jagalchi browsing are free
Open in Google Maps, in 3 parts
Sat, 2 Oct 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port). 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.
Rain on about 4 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Sat 2 Oct appears here from Sun 26 Sept.
Normals 1991–2020: Korea Meteorological Administration, Busan station · The official figures →
Every upcoming call arrives at 08:00; departures run 17:00–18:00, and the departure decides your 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.
08:00–18:00 · about 8 usable hours · gangway by 16:30
About 8 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.
08:00–17:00 · about 7 usable hours · gangway by 15:30
About 7 usable hours, back at the gangway by 15:30: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.
No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.
The port has not published Noordam's berth in Busan (Korea) for 2 Oct; ships here normally use International Passenger Terminal, North Port (most calls; main berth takes ships up to 170,000 GT) — Yeongdo Cruise Terminal for MSC Bellissima and when North Port is full. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Sat, 2 Oct 2027: 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port); Mon, 1 Nov 2027: 08:00–18:00 (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 Sat, 2 Oct 2027, back at the gangway by 15:30.
2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Sat, 2 Oct 2027: The Yeongdo close-in (about 3h), The Nampo classic (about 5h). 2 guided days fit the call.
On a usual October day Busan (Korea) reaches about 23 °C (73 °F), with a low of about 15 °C (58 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 4 days in 30. These are the Korea Meteorological Administration's 1991–2020 normals for Busan. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · 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.
