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Seabourn Encore in Toba

Next call Thu, 5 Nov 2026, 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port), at Sadahama (Toba Marine Terminal) — tender. Below: only the plans and tours that fit that call.

2 calls this seasonabout 8.5 usable hours3 timed days fit
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Days that fit Seabourn Encore’s call

8.5 hours ashore: the days that fit

Timed from the gangway and cut to this call. The hour before all-aboard is already kept free.

If it rains: The all-indoors bay day →

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2–3 h callabout 2.5heasycrafts

Pearls at the pier

For short calls and tender-watchers: the ama demo and pearl museum, five minutes away.

  1. 0:00Tender ashore, walk the waterfront to Mikimoto Pearl Island
  2. 0:20Catch the ama diver demonstration
  3. 0:50Pearl Museum and the Mikimoto story
  4. 1:50Walk back via Toba 1-bancho by the station
  5. + 1 more stops on the full route

Costs about ¥1,650 pp for the island — everything else on this plan is a free walk

4–6 h callabout 5hfamilyfood

Pearls, dugong, tekone-zushi

For anyone with five hours: pearls, the aquarium and a fisherman’s rice bowl, no train.

  1. 0:00Tender ashore → Mikimoto Pearl Island
  2. 1:40Walk 5 min to Toba Aquarium
  3. 3:10Lunch: tekone-zushi at Tenbinya honten
  4. 4:10Waterfront stroll back to the terminal
  5. + 1 more stops on the full route

Costs about ~¥6,000 pp: island ¥1,650 + aquarium ¥2,800 + tekone-zushi lunch ~¥1,600

8 h+ callabout 6.5hhistorywalk

Ise Jingu, honestly timed

For long calls and steady walkers: Japan’s holiest shrine, timed to the minute.

  1. 0:00Early tender, walk ~10 min to Toba Station
  2. 0:25Kintetsu local to Isuzugawa (¥360, 11 min)
  3. 1:00Bus to Naiku-mae (¥300, ~9 min)
  4. 1:30Ise Jingu Naiku — 90 minutes, unhurried
  5. + 4 more stops on the full route

Costs about ~¥3,500 pp transit + lunch — the shrine itself is free

Quick answers

Seabourn Encore at Toba

Where does Seabourn Encore dock in Toba?

At Sadahama (Toba Marine Terminal) — tender, according to the port's published schedule. From the berth: From the Sadahama landing: station 5–10 min, Mikimoto Pearl Island and the aquarium 10–15 min, all flat. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Seabourn Encore in Toba?

Thu, 5 Nov 2026: 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port); Thu, 25 Feb 2027: 10:00–19:00 (9 h in port). Allow half an hour to get ashore and be back an hour before departure, so plan for about 8.5 usable hours on the longest call.

What can you do in Toba with 8.5 hours from Seabourn Encore?

3 of the port's timed days fit: Pearls at the pier (about 2.5h), Pearls, a dugong, and a fisherman’s lunch (about 5h), Ise Jingu, timed (about 6.5h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.

Dates, times and berths from Mie Prefecture Cruise Promotion Council: cruise call schedule for Mie (PDF) + Toba Port Cruise Council page for cancellations. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.