Originally Posted by
CHSBoater
Thank you KI-NRT. I read and enjoy all of your ryokan reviews and trust your judgement. What gave me pause about Kobe Minato Onsen Ren was it appears to be on a pier which I'm afraid might service cruise ships. Having lived near the cruise ship terminal in Charleston, SC I would hate to have one of those things outside my window belching smoke for its generators 24/7. If you have any information on that, it would be appreciated.
The large cruise ships will moor at the pier closest to the Port Terminal Station (Pier Number 4) and the Onsen Ren is on Pier Number 1 (roughly 10 minutes apart on foot)
There will be large Cruise ships arriving or departing on close to 100 out of 365 days next year. There will be days when more than one large ship is there at a time, perhaps those are the days you might want to avoid.
You can cross check your proposed dates on this or similar resources:
https://www.cruisetimetables.com/kob...dule-2026.html