Photo: Jack Adamenko / CC BY 4.0 (cropped) We have written a dedicated guide for this ship: Navigator of the Seas in Shimizu: The Transpacific Stop — the plan for each of her clocks at this port.
Every Navigator of the Seas call at Shimizu
| Date | In port | Ashore* | From → to | Status | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 17 Oct 2026 | 07:00–18:00 | ~9.5 h | Hakodate → Tokyo | Confirmed | 7 hours or more |
| Thu, 13 May 2027 | 07:00–18:00 | ~9.5 h | — | Line listing | 7 hours or more |
*Usable hours = in port, minus 30 minutes to get off and the 60 minutes back on board before departure that every plan on this site keeps. Source: Shimizu Port Cruise Promotion Committee (list of 5 Oct 2026, checked 9 Oct 2026); 2027 from the cruise lines’ published itineraries. Your ship’s daily programme always wins.
What ~9.5 hours ashore gets you
A big-ship day: the gangway, taxi rank and ropeway queue fill fast, so the first hour decides the day.
Mt. Fuji & Miho no Matsubara: The Guided Four Hours
A gentle guided walk: Miho's pine grove, Dream Plaza and the waterfront, with tea and a snack — no long drives.
From US$129 per person · max 10 Meets at the pier 5.0★ · 2 reviews · 4 hours Seats open on 17 Oct · take the 10:00 start Why it's on this list →
Mt. Fuji View Customized Tour with a Licensed Guide
The guide-not-a-bus option: a licensed local who shows you Shimizu and Shizuoka your way, for the price of a ship's coach seat.
From US$157 per person · max 10 Pickup on request 4.9★ · 100 reviews · 6 hours Seats open on 17 Oct · take the 09:00 start Why it's on this list →
Shimizu Private Custom Tour with a Local Guide
The food-and-port-town day: Miho's pines for the view, the tuna market for lunch, and a local who can order for you.
From US$194 per person · max 15 Taxi ~5 min from the ship 4.9★ · 30 reviews · 5 hours Seats open on 17 Oct · take the 08:00 start Why it's on this list →Navigator of the Seas at Shimizu
When does Navigator of the Seas visit Shimizu?
2 calls on our list for 2026 and 2027: 17 Oct 2026, 13 May 2027. Dates in 2027 are the cruise line’s published itinerary until the port committee confirms them, about a month ahead.
What time does Navigator of the Seas arrive in Shimizu?
On the next call (Sat, 17 Oct 2026) she is in port 07:00–18:00. That leaves about 9.5 usable hours ashore once you allow 30 minutes to get off and are back on board 60 minutes before departure.
Where does Navigator of the Seas dock in Shimizu?
Most ships use Hinode Pier, a 12-minute walk from S-Pulse Dream Plaza and about 27 minutes from the Kashi-no-Ichi fish market. On busy days a ship can be sent to Okitsu, a container berth you cannot walk out of — then the shuttle bus is the only way into town.
Which tours fit a Navigator of the Seas call?
On a 07:00–18:00 call: Mt. Fuji & Miho no Matsubara: The Guided Four Hours; Mt. Fuji View Customized Tour with a Licensed Guide; Shimizu Private Custom Tour with a Local Guide. Each is checked against the tour's own start times and her arrival and departure, with the hour before all-aboard kept free.
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