Dazaifu and back
Follow this route6 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: Hakata in three hours (about 3h)
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Your ship · your port · your hoursWhere does Seven Seas Navigator dock in Fukuoka?
In port Sun, 25 Apr 2027, 09:30–19:30 (10 h in port). 2 calls listed in all, below.
The short answer
The port has not published Seven Seas Navigator's berth in Fukuoka for 25 Apr.
Cut to the 25 Apr call
What fits your 8 hours
Off the ship and back
The berth, the way into town and back in Fukuoka
Book before you sail
Every guided day in FukuokaThree more guided days that fit 8 hours
Shared cars with a guide first; each takes no more than the 25 Apr call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 25 Apr callSmall group5.0★ · 171Day trip from central Fukuoka.Rental cycle in Shikanoshima island
US$26 each · US$52 for twoTaxi ~30 min from the shipneeds a 6-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here
Fits your 25 Apr callPrivate4.9★ · 79Fukuoka Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
US$157 each · US$314 for twoPickup on requestneeds an 8-hour callfits 99% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here
Fits your 25 Apr callPrivate4.9★ · 175Fukuoka Private Tour with a Local: Highlights & Hidden Gems
US$64 each · US$128 for twoTully's Coffee central meeting point, or a listed city hotelneeds a 10-hour callfits 57% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy 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.
On your own
All ten, rankedMore of Fukuoka within 8 hours
Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
Mentaiko to take home
Spicy cod roe, brought from Korea and reinvented in this city in 1949.
Motsunabe and gomasaba
Offal hotpot in a garlic-and-chive broth, and raw mackerel dressed in sesame.
Ohori Park and the castle ruins
The outer moat of Fukuoka Castle, remade as a Chinese-style pond garden with islands and bridges.
Tochoji’s wooden Buddha
Japan’s largest seated wooden Buddha, over ten metres, with a dark walk-through passage beneath it representing hell.
The Mongol invasion wall
After the Mongols landed in 1274, Japan built a stone wall along twenty kilometres of this bay.Days that fit Seven Seas Navigator’s call
Rainy-day plan8 hours ashore: the days that fit
Cut to the 25 Apr 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
Old Hakata on foot
For anyone with three hours who wants a shrine, a bowl of ramen, and no fuss.
- 0:00Bus or taxi to Canal City
- 0:25Kushida Shrine
- 1:05Tonkotsu ramen at a Hakata counter
- 1:50Canal City or the Hakata Machiya folk museum
- + 1 more stop on the full route
Costs about ¥420 pp return by bus, or about ¥2,800 per taxi return (our estimate)
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Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hhistorywalk
Pilgrimage to Dazaifu
For readers happy on a train who want a famous shrine and a museum, unrushed.
- 0:00BRT bus to Tenjin
- 0:25Nishitetsu train to Dazaifu
- 1:10Dazaifu Tenmangu
- 2:15Umegae mochi on the approach
- + 2 more stops on the full route
Costs about ¥1,400 pp return via Tenjin (bus ¥210 + train ¥480 each way)
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Your 25 Apr call on one page
Seven Seas Navigator in Fukuoka: the day sheet
Sun, 25 Apr 2027, 09:30–19:30 (10 h in port). Off the ship from 10:00, back at the gangway by 18:00. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
At the pier, before you set off
The terminalCruise Center: information desk in English, Chinese and Korean, and an exchange machine that turns foreign cash into yen only, in about one minute.
Cash and ATMsBuses need ¥1,000 notes or coins (no larger change); the nearest foreign-card ATMs are a 7-Eleven 650 m and Hakata-ko post office 680 m away.
Steps and slopesSubway gates take contactless cards at all 36 stations; the walk from the ship to the International Terminal bus stop is about 500 m.
Weather ashore · a usual April day in Fukuoka
20° / 12°C68° / 53°F
Rain on about 10 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Sun 25 Apr appears here from Mon 19 Apr.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Fukuoka station · The official figures →
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Every Seven Seas Navigator call at Fukuoka
2 calls listed, Apr 2027–May 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day
Arrivals run 08:00–09:30 and departures 18:00–19:30: check your own date in the table before choosing a day.
Sun 25 Apr2027In port: 09:30–19:30usable: ~8 hberth: —Full day
Wed 5 May2027In port: 08:00–18:00usable: ~8 hberth: —Full 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.
Sun 25 Apr, Wed 5 May
08:00 or 09:30 to 18:00 or 19:30 · about 8 usable hours · gangway by 16:30 or 18:00
About 8 usable hours, back at the gangway by 16:30 or 18:00: more than a half day — two districts, or a guided day that returns in time; the port's full timed day needs longer.
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 2 of 2 full-day calls · open on 2 of the 2 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.
Quick answers
Seven Seas Navigator at Fukuoka
Where does Seven Seas Navigator dock in Fukuoka?
The port has not published Seven Seas Navigator's berth in Fukuoka for 25 Apr; ships here normally use Chuo Wharf Berth 5 (Cruise Center) — a second ship uses Chuo Berth 6 or Hakozaki Wharf. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
How long is Seven Seas Navigator in Fukuoka?
Sun, 25 Apr 2027: 09:30–19:30 (10 h in port); Wed, 5 May 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 8 usable hours on the call of Sun, 25 Apr 2027, back at the gangway by 18:00.
What can you do in Fukuoka with 8 hours from Seven Seas Navigator?
2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Sun, 25 Apr 2027: Hakata in three hours (about 3h), Dazaifu and back (about 5h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.
What is the weather like in Fukuoka in April?
On a usual April day Fukuoka reaches about 20 °C (68 °F), with a low of about 12 °C (53 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 10 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.
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.