Shinko No 4 Pier is completed in 1922, Now It has 649 meter length berths on east side（Q1,Q2,R ） and 591 meter length berths on west side (O1,O2,P) and the longest Passenger/cruise ship wharf in Japan.

It can accommodate two Grand Class ships or four 50,000-ton-class cruise ships.

Since International Ferry routes has been opened, West side berths generally used as International Ferry berth now.

Port Terminal station on the Port Island Line (Port Liner) of Kobe New TransitCo., Ltd is located just above the Kobe Port Terminal, If you go to center of Kobe, get off at Sannomiya Station; 2nd stop and terminus, time required: 5 min./fare: 200 yen).

SS Rotterdam berthed at Kobe Port Terminal on her 1987 Grand Circle Cruise.

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The Naka Pier Passenger terminal is located on the first and second floors of the complex, which also houses the Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel on its third to 14th floors.

Nearest stations:

To and from Minato Motomachi Station on the Kaigan Line: 7 min. on foot.

To and from Motomachi Station on the JR Kobe line: 15 min. on foot.

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Excursion 2: The Glory of Mt. Rokko
Tour Code: KBE-C
Tour Length: Half-Day (Approximately 4 hours)
Tour Price: $119

MS Amsterdam berthed at the Kobe Port Terminal on Shinko No. 4 Pier.

Kobe Port Terminal has a total of six berths on both sides, West side berths mainly used by International Ferries to China.

The elevated Port Terminal station for the Kobe New Transit adjacent to the Kobe Port Terminal.
Sannomiya Station or Downtown Area can be reached in five minutes ride from the Kobe Port Terminal.

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Starting in Hong Kong with stops in Shanghai, Xingang(Beijing), Dalian, Pusan, Nagasaki, Kobe.

2013 Sails: Feb 18, Mar 18

14-DAY CHINA & JAPAN

Starting in Kobe with stops in Nagasaki, Pusan, Dalian, Xingang(Beijing), Shanghai, Hong Kong.

2013 Sails: Mar 4

14-DAY CHINA & JAPAN

Starting in Kobe with stops in Nagasaki, Pusan, Dalian, Xingang(Beijing), Shanghai, Kobe.

2013 Sails: Apr 1

17-DAY TRANSPACIFIC CROSSING

Starting in Kobe with stops in Yokohama, Hakodate, Kushiro, Kodiak, Cruise Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, Vancouver.

2013 Sails: Apr 14

Volendam is proceeding to Harumi Passenger Terminal in the Port of Tokyo

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Nautica visits Naha on Feb 28 2014, Kobe (for Kyoto) on Feb 28/Mar 01 and Hiroshima on Mar 02 on 16 days Pearl of the Orient cruise embarks Hong Kong on Feb 22 2014.

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According to Crystal Symphony Cruise Itinerary from Kobe to Vancouver, Embark time in the afternoon of April 12th and She is schedulled to dock on April 10th at the Kobe Port Terminal as Amsterdam docked: see photos above in my previous post.

If you have a time prior to dinner and Shuttle bus available between Teminal and Motomachi on April 12th, you may explore Chinatown(Nankinmachi) or Take Monorail to Sanomiya Station from the elevated Port Terminal Station on Five minute ride, Sogo Department store(10am to 8PM) is just accross the street or stolle in the Underground Shopping Mall: Sanchika Town (10AM to 8PM )

On April 13th, Have you already booked one of Shore Excursions which arranged by Crystal Cruises?

Below is Shore Excursions Program for Kobe

KOB-A Kobe Kaleidoscope

KOB-D Complete Osaka Highlights

KOB-E Gion: Kyoto’s Geisha District

KOB-F Awajishima Island Acquaintance

KOB-G Nara Sojourn

KOB-H Classic Kyoto by Bullet Train

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Luminous Kobe 2 leave Naka Pier Passenger terminal (Refer to my previous thread posted on Dec 18 2009) at 12:00 for 2 hours, 16:00 for 2 hours on Sat, Sun and National Holiday, 1 hours 30 minutes on Weekday, 19:00 for 2 hours 20 minutes.

From Left; Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel, "luminous kobe 2", Kobe Maritime Museum and Hotel Okura Kobe

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