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Your ship · your port · your hoursNext call Tue, 10 Nov 2026, 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port).
Seabourn Encore docks at Chuo Wharf Berth 5 in Fukuoka — Chuo Wharf: town reachable by short bus/taxi. 500 m walk to the BRT stop.
Rain on about 9 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Tue 10 Nov appears here from Wed 4 Nov.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Fukuoka station · The official figures →
Dates, times and berths from the port authorities' schedules · checked · Takumi Yamada
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 08:00–18:00: plan one day and repeat it.
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 daylight stretch. Dates and times from City of Fukuoka Port & Airport Bureau — 2026 cruise call results (実績, as of 2026-09-01) + schedule to end of November (予定, berth bookings as of 2026-10-16) (as of 2026-10-16); 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.
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 1 of 1 full-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 29 Oct; a date can close as seats sell.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026, 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port), at Chuo Wharf Berth 5. Off the ship from 08:30, back at the gangway by 16:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
“Leave by” is the gangway time minus the taxi time quoted above and 15 minutes to find a taxi; on big-ship days ranks run out, so leave earlier rather than later.
Cut to the 10 Nov 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)
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)
Shared cars with a guide first; each takes no more than the 10 Nov call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
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from US$147 per person · max 15Why it is here
Small group5.0★ · 171needs a 6-hour callA three-hour bicycle rental on Shikanoshima, a fishing-village island in Genkai National Park, from a small lo…
from US$26 per person · max 10Why it is here
Private4.9★ · 79needs an 8-hour callA private six-hour walking day in Fukuoka with a government-licensed English-speaking guide from Japan Guide A…
from US$157 per person · max 10Why it is hereTours 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.
Seabourn Encore docks at Chuo Wharf Berth 5 in Fukuoka — Chuo Wharf: town reachable by short bus/taxi. 500 m walk to the BRT stop. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026: 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 8 usable hours on the next call (Tue, 10 Nov 2026), back at the gangway by 16:30.
2 of the port's timed days fit the next call: Hakata in three hours (about 3h), Dazaifu and back (about 5h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.
On a usual November day Fukuoka reaches about 18 °C (65 °F), with a low of about 11 °C (51 °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.
Dates, times and berths from City of Fukuoka Port & Airport Bureau — 2026 cruise call results (実績, as of 2026-09-01) + schedule to end of November (予定, berth bookings as of 2026-10-16) (as of 2026-10-16). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
