Photo: Barry Skeates / CC BY 2.0 (cropped) We have written a dedicated guide for this ship: Royal Princess in Shimizu: The Short-Call Playbook — the plan for each of her clocks at this port.
Every Royal Princess call at Shimizu
| Date | In port | Ashore* | From → to | Status | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 5 Oct 2026 | 07:00–14:00 | ~5.5 h | Yokohama → Osaka | Called · Hinode No.1 Pier | — |
*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 ~5.5 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 from Four Angles: the Short Car Tour
The Fuji tour that fits a normal call: four hours from the pier and back, per-person pricing, and seats on most cruise days.
From US$129 per person · max 8 Meets at the pier 5.0★ · 14 reviews · 4 hours Seats open on 5 Oct · take the 08:00 start Why it's on this list →
Private Shimizu Highlights by Jumbo Taxi
The one I'd book for a first call with 5–6 hours: Nihondaira, Kunozan and Miho — all three of Shimizu's big sights — in four hours, with the ropeway and the driving handled.
US$350 per person for 2 · US$699 per vehicle Meets at the pier 4.9★ · 156 reviews · 4 hours Seats open on 5 Oct · take the 08:30 start Why it's on this list →
Private Shimizu for Two: The Sedan Tour
Our most-recommended Shimizu tour — Nihondaira, the ropeway to Kunozan, and Miho — in a sedan sized for two or three.
US$259 per person for 2 · US$518 per vehicle Meets at the pier 4.9★ · 34 reviews · 4 hours Seats open on 5 Oct · take the 08:30 start Why it's on this list →Royal Princess at Shimizu
When does Royal Princess visit Shimizu?
1 call on our list for 2026: 5 Oct 2026.
What time does Royal Princess arrive in Shimizu?
On the most recent call (Mon, 5 Oct 2026) she is in port 07:00–14:00. That leaves about 5.5 usable hours ashore once you allow 30 minutes to get off and are back on board 60 minutes before departure.
Where does Royal Princess dock in Shimizu?
The port committee lists Hinode No.1 Pier for 5 Oct. 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 Royal Princess call?
On a 07:00–14:00 call: Mt. Fuji from Four Angles: the Short Car Tour; Private Shimizu Highlights by Jumbo Taxi; Private Shimizu for Two: The Sedan Tour. 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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