Himeji (Japan Hyogo)
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Port Himeji cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Himeji, Japan Hyogo. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.
| Day | Ship | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April, 2025 Saturday |  Norwegian Spirit | 06:00 | 16:00 |
Himeji is a port city in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture (Kansai region, southern-central Honshu Island), with population around 540,000. Since 1871, the city was the capital of Shikama Prefecture, but in 1876 Shikama merged into Hyogo. In 2006, into Himeji City were merged the neighboring towns Yasutomi, Kodera, Ieshima and Yumesaki.
Among the best-known tourist attractions are Himeji Castle (14th century built, stone-made hilltop castle, UNESCO site), Shoshazan Engyo-ji (10th century built wooden temple), Mt Seppiko, Himeji Central Park (1984-opened wildlife park / amusement park), Himeji Tegarayama Green House (botanical garden), Himeji Koko-en (1992-opened traditional Japanese garden).
In the end of WW2 (1938-1945), on July 3, 1945, an US bomber aircraft group of 107 planes bombed the city. During the air raid were dropped 767 tons of incendiary bombs, destroying most (over 63% of all buildings). Fortunately, the bombing didn't affect at all the historic Himeji Castle.
As cruise port, Himeji became popular with the homeported in Yokohama ship Diamond Princess (Princess Cruises). The 3250-passenger liner included Himeji in its summer 2019 Japan cruise program. Himeji was included as call por in the 8-day "Spring Flowers" and 16-day "Grand Spring Flowers" itineraries (shown below).
8-day "Spring Flowers (prices from USD 1420 pp)
| Date / Time | Port |
|---|---|
| 03 Apr 17:00 | Departing from Yokohama |
| 04 Apr 07:00 - 15:30 | Toba |
| 05 Apr 07:00 - 18:00 | Himeji |
| 06 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Kochi City |
| 08 Apr 07:00 - 16:00 | Busan, South Korea |
| 10 Apr 07:00 - 17:00 | Yokkaichi |
| 11 Apr | Arriving in Yokohama |
16-day "Grand Spring Flowers (prices from USD 2750 pp)
| Date / Time | Port |
|---|---|
| 03 Apr 17:00 | Departing from Yokohama |
| 04 Apr 07:00 - 15:30 | Toba |
| 05 Apr 07:00 - 18:00 | Himeji |
| 06 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Kochi City |
| 08 Apr 07:00 - 16:00 | Busan, South Korea |
| 10 Apr 07:00 - 17:00 | Yokkaichi |
| 11 Apr 06:00 - 17:00 | Yokohama |
| 12 Apr 10:00 - 18:00 | Ishinomaki |
| 13 Apr 10:00 - 19:00 | Hakodate |
| 14 Apr 09:00 - 18:00 | Niigata City |
| 16 Apr 07:00 - 16:00 | Busan, South Korea |
| 17 Apr 10:00 - 20:00 | Kagoshima City |
| 19 Apr | Arriving in Yokohama |
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