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Your ship · your port · your hoursIn port Thu, 15 Apr 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port). 4 calls listed in all, below.
The port has not published Sapphire Princess's berth in Kanazawa for 15 Apr.
Shared cars with a guide first; each takes no more than the 15 Apr call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 15 Apr callPrivate car · per person5.0★ · 139A private four-to-five-hour walk around Kanazawa by foot and local bus, with a local guide who is also a nurse.
US$227 each · US$454 for twoTaxi ~10 min from the shipneeds an 8-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here
Fits your 15 Apr callSmall group4.9★ · 573
Fits your 15 Apr callPrivate5.0★ · 67Tours 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.
Cut to the 15 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-hour callabout 2hfoodeasy
For a short call, realistically this far from downtown.
Free on foot; a taxi back from Ono is about ¥1,100
Open in Google Maps, in 2 parts
Needs a 7.5-hour callabout 5.5hviewswalk
For Kenroku-en and its neighbours — the reason you docked.
Costs about ¥3,700 for the taxi in (per car), then ¥220 Loop Bus and ¥310 bus 04 back
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Thu, 15 Apr 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 12 days in 30 — the rain-day plan is worth a look
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Thu 15 Apr appears here from Fri 9 Apr.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Kanazawa station · The official figures →
Arrivals run 07:00–09:00 and departures 16:00–18:00: check your own date in the table before choosing a day.
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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 09:00 to 16:00 or 18:00 · about 7 usable hours · gangway by 14:30 or 16:30
About 7 usable hours, back at the gangway by 14:30 or 16:30: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.
The guided day for these callsKanazawa Highlights: Garden, Castle, Samurai & Geisha+TaxiShared car · per person5.0★ · 462from US$56 per person · max 15 · fits 4 of 4 half-day calls · open on 2 of the 4 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 Sapphire Princess's berth in Kanazawa for 15 Apr; ships here normally use Muryoji cruise terminal (2020) — or Ohama Wharf for MSC Bellissima (no terminal); Tonomizu for some second ships. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Thu, 15 Apr 2027: 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port); Thu, 10 Jun 2027: 09:00–18:00 (9 h in port); Thu, 1 Jul 2027: 09:00–18:00 (9 h in port); Mon, 9 Aug 2027: 07:00–16:00 (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 Thu, 15 Apr 2027, back at the gangway by 15:30.
2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Thu, 15 Apr 2027: The port-side secret (about 2h), The garden core (about 5.5h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.
On a usual April day Kanazawa reaches about 17 °C (63 °F), with a low of about 8 °C (47 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 12 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Kanazawa. 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.
