Photo: Bahnfrend / CC BY-SA 4.0Seven Seas Navigator, port by port along your cruise
Date, port, berth, the hours you can actually use ashore and the time to be back at the gangway. Pick the date your cruise starts and the ports of that sailing line up here; otherwise these are the next 12 of 19 listed calls, through Thu, 13 May 2027.
Wed, 21 Apr 2027Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan)
Fri, 23 Apr 2027Kagoshima
Sat, 24 Apr 2027Nagasaki
Sun, 25 Apr 2027Fukuoka
Mon, 26 Apr 2027Shimonoseki
Tue, 27 Apr 2027Hiroshima
Wed, 28 Apr 2027Kochi
Thu, 29 Apr 2027 · Embark / disembark dayKobe
Embarkation days as the ports list them. Not sure? Pick the nearest one and read on from your port.
| Date | Port | Berth | In port | Usable* | Be back by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 21 Apr 2027 | Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan) | East Wharf E2 | 07:00–16:00 | ~7 h | 14:30 |
| Fri, 23 Apr 2027 | Kagoshima | — | 07:00–17:00 | ~8 h | 15:30 |
| Sat, 24 Apr 2027 | Nagasaki | — | 07:00–18:00 | ~9 h | 16:30 |
| Sun, 25 Apr 2027 | Fukuoka | — | 09:30–19:30 | ~8 h | 18:00 |
| Mon, 26 Apr 2027 | Shimonoseki | Arcaport | 08:00–21:00 | ~11 h | 19:30 |
| Tue, 27 Apr 2027 | Hiroshima | — | 08:00–17:00 | ~7 h | 15:30 |
| Wed, 28 Apr 2027 | Kochi | Kochi New Port, Sanri No.7 Wharf (usual berth) | 09:00–18:00 | ~7 h | 16:30 |
| Thu, 29 Apr 2027 (embark/disembark day) | Kobe | — | 07:00–21:00 | — | — |
| Fri, 30 Apr 2027 | Kochi | Kochi New Port, Sanri No.7 Wharf (usual berth) | 09:30–18:30 | ~7 h | 17:00 |
| Sat, 1 May 2027 | Beppu | Beppu International Tourist Port, No.4 Pier (usual berth) | 09:00–17:00 | ~6 h | 15:30 |
| Sun, 2 May 2027 | Kagoshima | — | 10:00–19:00 | ~7 h | 17:30 |
| Mon, 3 May 2027 | Nagasaki | — | 07:30–19:00 | ~9.5 h | 17:30 |
* Usable = time in port minus 2 hours: half an hour to get ashore, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, and back at the gangway an hour before that. "Be back by" is that gangway time. Schedules change; the port's own list is the reference.
Checked · calls from the port schedules and the cruise lines’ itineraries · Takumi Yamada
Where does Seven Seas Navigator dock in Japan?
The berth decides your day. Port by port, with the one guided day that fits the call most ships make there.
KobePort Tower over the harbour, five minutes' walk from Naka Pier.BerthKobe Port Terminal (most international ships) or Naka Pier
Into townTrain to Sannomiya, ~5 min, ¥210
Seven Seas Navigator in Kobe →
KagoshimaA smoking volcano 15 minutes across the water, ¥250 by ferry.BerthMarine Port Kagoshima
Into townShuttle to Town, ~30 min
Seven Seas Navigator in Kagoshima →
NagasakiThe whole harbour from Mt Inasa, 20 minutes by bus, then the ropeway.BerthDowntown
Into townWalk to Glover Garden, 10–15 min
Seven Seas Navigator in Nagasaki →
FukuokaA hundred riverside food stalls with ten stools each, open from dusk.BerthHakata Port, Chuo Wharf
Into townBus to Hakata Station, about 20 min, ¥260
Seven Seas Navigator in Fukuoka →
HiroshimaThe A-Bomb Dome, the cenotaph and the museum, 35 minutes by tram.BerthUjina or Itsukaichi
Into townTram to A-Bomb Dome, about 40 min, ¥240 flat
Seven Seas Navigator in Hiroshima →
KochiKatsurahama's curved beach and the shrine on its rock, 10–15 minutes by taxi.BerthKochi New Port
Into townShuttle to City centre, ~25–30 min
Seven Seas Navigator in Kochi →Berths at the other 5 ports
BeppuSeven boiling springs, cobalt blue to iron red, about 15 minutes by bus.BerthBeppu Port
Into townBus to the hells, about 15 min, ¥260
Seven Seas Navigator in Beppu →
NahaThe hilltop castle of the Ryukyu kings, rebuilt after the 2019 fire.BerthWakasa terminal or Shinko No.12
Into townWalk to Kokusai-dori, ~20 min
Seven Seas Navigator in Naha →
Keelung (Taipei)Stepped lanes hung with red lanterns on a hillside above the coast.BerthWest or East quays, downtown
Into townWalk to Keelung Railway Station, ~4 min
Seven Seas Navigator in Keelung (Taipei) →
JejuA crater risen straight out of the sea, an hour by taxi.BerthJeju Port or Gangjeong
Into townBus to Dongmun Market, 7 min, ₩5,000 a ride
Seven Seas Navigator in Jeju →
ShimonosekiFugu sushi on the strait, and a tunnel to Kyushu.BerthArcaport or Choshu Dejima No.2
Into townArcaport: on foot to Karato, about 15 min · Choshu Dejima: taxi to Karato, about 20 min, ~¥3,900
Seven Seas Navigator in Shimonoseki →Your call, port by port
Seven Seas Navigator spends three weeks in Japan in spring 2027: Hong Kong to Kobe from 18 April, a 9-night Kobe round trip from 29 April, then Kobe to Singapore from 8 May with Kochi and Naha.
Three things Seven Seas Navigator passengers should know
Naha comes once, on the way outThe only Okinawa call is Naha on 11 May 2027, on the voyage from Kobe to Singapore; 25 April is Fukuoka (Hakata), 09:30–19:30. Regent gives the Naha call as 07:00–17:00, the port list 07:00–17:30. Your voyage documents decide.
Kobe is the turnaroundEmbarkation and disembarkation are at Kobe, not Osaka. Kyoto is about an hour away by train.
Questions Seven Seas Navigator passengers ask
Where does Seven Seas Navigator sail in Japan in 2027?
From Hong Kong (18 April) to Kobe (29 April) via Keelung, Kagoshima, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Hiroshima and Kochi; a Kobe round trip to 8 May with Kochi, Beppu, Kagoshima, Nagasaki, Jeju, Fukuoka and Hiroshima; then Kobe to Singapore with Kochi and Naha.
Where does Seven Seas Navigator dock in Naha?
At Tomari Wharf No.8, the Naha Cruise Terminal, the berth nearest town, on the 11 May 2027 call.
