Photo: Adobe Stock / LicensedWesterdam docks at Tomari Wharf No.8 (Naha Cruise Terminal) in Naha — Wakasa: Kencho-mae station and Kokusai-dori ~20 min on foot (1.5 km). Trial ¥240 shuttle to Kokusai-dori on some calls, or taxi ~5 min (~¥850).
Rain on about 10 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Wed 24 Feb appears here from Thu 18 Feb.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Naha station · The official figures →
Dates, times and berths from the port authorities' schedules · checked · Takumi Yamada
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 07:00–17:30: 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 Naha Port Authority (那覇港管理組合) via NACRU, the joint Naha/Hirara/Ishigaki cruise berth-booking system (クルーズ船寄港予約システム) — public list views for 2026 and 2027; the daily programme has the final word.
07:00–17:30 · about 8.5 usable hours · gangway by 16:00
About 8.5 usable hours, back at the gangway by 16:00: the port's full timed day fits, and so does a guided day that returns in time.
The guided day for these callsKarate History Tour in OkinawaPrivate car · per person5.0★ · 46from US$123 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.
Wed, 24 Feb 2027, 07:00–17:30 (10.5 h in port), at Tomari Wharf No.8 (Naha Cruise Terminal). Off the ship from 07:30, back at the gangway by 16:00. 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 24 Feb call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5hfoodeasy
For short calls: the island’s pantry, a soba lunch and Kokusai-dori, nothing rushed.
Costs about ¥2,000 per couple in taxis
Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hhistoryfood
For walkers who want the Ryukyu story and the food in one downhill arc.
Costs about ¥3,000–4,000 per couple
Needs a 9-hour callabout 7hhistorynature
For long calls: the Battle of Okinawa remembered, then the caves and the coast road.
Costs about ¥12,000–16,000 per couple by taxi, or book a private car and guide from US$570 per car (entry fees and lunch extra)
Each takes no more than the 24 Feb call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Private car · per group5.0★ · 12needs a 10-hour callA private car with driver and English-speaking guide for four to eight hours, with a sample route in northern …
US$285 per person for 2 · US$570 per carWhy it is here
Private car · per group5.0★ · 9needs a 10-hour callA private car with driver and English-speaking guide for four to eight hours around Naha and the south: Shuri,…
US$285 per person for 2 · US$570 per carWhy it is here
Private car · per person5.0★ · 46needs a 9-hour callA private karate history day from Ageshio Japan: the Matsuyama Park monuments, the Okinawa Prefecture Karate M…
from US$123 per person · max 15Why 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.
Westerdam docks at Tomari Wharf No.8 (Naha Cruise Terminal) in Naha — Wakasa: Kencho-mae station and Kokusai-dori ~20 min on foot (1.5 km). Trial ¥240 shuttle to Kokusai-dori on some calls, or taxi ~5 min (~¥850). Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Wed, 24 Feb 2027: 07:00–17:30 (10.5 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 8.5 usable hours on the next call (Wed, 24 Feb 2027), back at the gangway by 16:00.
3 of the port's timed days fit the next call: The market morning (about 2.5h), Kingdom and market (about 5h), The southern day (about 7h). 3 guided days fit the call.
On a usual February day Naha reaches about 20 °C (68 °F), with a low of about 15 °C (59 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 10 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Naha. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Dates, times and berths from Naha Port Authority (那覇港管理組合) via NACRU, the joint Naha/Hirara/Ishigaki cruise berth-booking system (クルーズ船寄港予約システム) — public list views for 2026 and 2027. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
