Star Navigator
Keelung’s Okinawa ship — Naha, Ishigaki and Miyakojima
Same line: Star Voyager · StarDream Cruises (StarCruises): the line guide
Star 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 192 listed calls, through Thu, 30 Dec 2027.
Sat, 31 Oct 2026Ishigaki
Wed, 4 Nov 2026Naha
Thu, 5 Nov 2026Ishigaki
Sat, 7 Nov 2026Ishigaki
Mon, 9 Nov 2026Naha
Tue, 10 Nov 2026Ishigaki
Thu, 12 Nov 2026Naha
Tue, 17 Nov 2026Kagoshima
This ship’s schedule has no embarkation days marked, so pick the day you are at any of these ports.
| Date | Port | Berth | In port | Usable* | Be back by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 31 Oct 2026 | Ishigaki | Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m) | 10:00–20:00 | ~8 h | 18:30 |
| Wed, 4 Nov 2026 | Naha | Tomari Wharf No.8 (Naha Cruise Terminal) | 15:00–23:59 | ~6.5 h | 22:29 |
| Thu, 5 Nov 2026 | Ishigaki | Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m) | 14:00–23:00 | ~7 h | 21:30 |
| Sat, 7 Nov 2026 | Ishigaki | Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m) | 10:00–20:00 | ~8 h | 18:30 |
| Mon, 9 Nov 2026 | Naha | Tomari Wharf No.8 (Naha Cruise Terminal) | 15:00–23:59 | ~6.5 h | 22:29 |
| Tue, 10 Nov 2026 | Ishigaki | Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m) | 14:00–23:00 | ~7 h | 21:30 |
| Thu, 12 Nov 2026 | Naha | Tomari Wharf No.8 (Naha Cruise Terminal) | 11:00–21:00 | ~8 h | 19:30 |
| Tue, 17 Nov 2026 | Kagoshima | Marine Port Kagoshima | 08:00–20:00 | ~10 h | 18:30 |
| Wed, 18 Nov 2026 | Sasebo | Miura Wharf (Sasebo Port International Terminal) | 07:00–16:00 | ~7 h | 14:30 |
| Thu, 19 Nov 2026 | Naha | Tomari Wharf No.8 (Naha Cruise Terminal) | 15:00–22:00 | ~5 h | 20:30 |
| Sat, 21 Nov 2026 | Ishigaki | Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m) | 10:00–20:00 | ~8 h | 18:30 |
| Tue, 24 Nov 2026 | Busan (Korea) | International Passenger Terminal, North Port (MBF-1) | 09:00–20:00 | ~9 h | 18:30 |
* 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.
Calls from the port authorities' schedules · checked · Takumi Yamada
Where does Star 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.
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
Open the Naha guide
IshigakiCoral-stone walls, red tiled roofs and white sand lanes, 15 minutes offshore.BerthNew Port cruise quay (Painuhama)
Into townShuttle to Town, ~10 min
Open the Ishigaki guide
MiyakojimaSeven kilometres of white sand over clear shallows, 20 minutes by car.BerthHirara Port cruise berth
Into townWalk to Hirara town, ~15 min
Open the Miyakojima guide
KochiOne of Japan's twelve original keeps, steep stairs to the top.BerthKochi New Port
Into townShuttle to City centre, ~25–30 min
Open the Kochi guide
SaseboA 50-minute boat through 208 islands, ¥390 by bus from the station.BerthMiura Wharf, central
Into townWalk to Arcade, 5 min
Open the Sasebo guide
NagasakiThe Peace Park statue and the museum, 40 minutes by tram.BerthDowntown
Into townWalk to Glover Garden, 10–15 min, free on foot
Open the Nagasaki guide
OsakaTakoyaki, okonomiyaki and a 580-metre covered market, ¥290 by subway.BerthTempozan, Osaka Port
Into townTrain to Dotonbori, ~30 min
Open the Osaka guide
KagoshimaA smoking volcano 15 minutes across the water, ¥250 by ferry.BerthMarine Port Kagoshima
Into townShuttle to Town, ~30 min
Open the Kagoshima guide
BusanA hillside of stepped, pastel-painted houses, 15 minutes by taxi.BerthTwo terminals
Into townWalk to Busan Station, ~10–15 min
Open the Busan guide
KobeTen thousand vermilion torii climbing a mountain, five minutes from Kyoto Station.BerthKobe Port Terminal (most international ships) or Naka Pier
Into townTrain to Sannomiya, ~5 min, ¥210
Open the Kobe guideThe most frequent foreign caller in Okinawa: 101 Naha, 54 Ishigaki and 29 Miyakojima calls on the port lists through December 2027, nearly all on round trips from Keelung, with a few five-night Kyushu and Korea cruises (Sasebo, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Busan) and one longer run to Kochi, Osaka and Kobe.
Three things Star Navigator passengers should know
Cruises begin in Taiwan, so the first Japanese call of each one is a face-to-face passport check for everyone aboard. Budget the first hour for it; the ship × port pages mark which calls are entry calls.
Service, menus and announcements are in Chinese and the Taiwan operation bills in New Taiwan dollars. Sales are through StarDream Cruises and its travel partners in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Our photograph shows the ship as SuperStar Virgo at Hong Kong’s Ocean Terminal, the name she carried from 1999 to 2019 — same hull, two names later.
Questions Star Navigator passengers ask
Where does Star Navigator dock in Naha?
At Tomari Wharf No.8 (Naha Cruise Terminal) on 85 of her 101 listed calls, a short walk or taxi from Kokusai-dori; the other 16 use the 2nd Cruise Berth on Shinko Wharf No.12, which needs the shuttle or a taxi into town. Our Naha page gives the walk and taxi times from each.
How long does Star Navigator stay in port?
Nine hours on most calls, in four patterns: 12:00–21:00, 10:00–19:00, 09:00–18:00 and 07:00–16:00. Allowing half an hour to get ashore and an hour’s margin before all-aboard, that is about seven usable hours — enough for every half-day plan on our Okinawa pages and most full-day tours.
Does Star Navigator go anywhere in Japan besides Okinawa?
A little: on the port lists through December 2027 she has two calls each at Kochi, Sasebo and Nagasaki, one each at Osaka, Kobe and Kagoshima, and one at Busan in Korea, on the five- and seven-night cruises. The other 184 calls are Naha, Ishigaki and Miyakojima.
