Cruise stop · Gruž port
Costa Deliziosa in Dubrovnik
Thursday, 17 September 2026. A normal Dubrovnik shore day — the Old Town at a sensible pace, with room for one highlight.
Schedule updated 7 August 2026 · Port of DubrovnikYour day at a glance.
Published port times, an all-aboard estimate and the hours that are genuinely yours after travel to and from the ship.
- Arrives
- 12:00 Berth 12
- All aboard
- 19:00 Estimated, about an hour before the 20:00 departure
- Hours ashore
- 4h 5m In the Old Town, after disembarkation and both journeys
- Old Town
- Busy 2 ships in port · around 3,056 cruise berths
Do the City Walls at 08:00 opening or after 16:00. Stradun and Pile Gate will be shoulder-to-shoulder mid-morning.
What realistically fits.
Based on 4h 5m in the Old Town, in the order most cruise passengers should take them.
Old Town on foot, unhurried
Enough for Pile Gate, Onofrio's Fountain, Stradun, Luža Square, the Old Port and a coffee or lunch, without watching the clock the whole time.
Old Town plus the City Walls
The Walls circuit takes 1.5–2 hours in the heat and costs €40 for adults. Do it first thing or late, and keep the Old Town streets for afterwards.
Hour by hour.
Costa Deliziosa is scheduled alongside at Berth 12, Gruž cruise port.
Realistic time off the ship once the gangway queue and terminal walk are done.
In the Old Town at Pile or Ploče Gate, using bus, taxi, shuttle or a private pickup.
Leave the Old Town to be back on board comfortably before all aboard.
Estimated all aboard — always follow the time printed in your daily programme.
Scheduled departure from Dubrovnik.
Request a ship-timed pickup.
A private local driver who knows the Costa Deliziosa schedule, meets you at Gruž and guarantees you are back well before 19:00. Fixed published prices, no ship-excursion queue.
Take the map with you.
Gruž port, the city gates, bus and taxi areas and the recommended walking route, ready for your 4h 5m ashore.
Costa Deliziosa — Dubrovnik cruise map
Key passenger locations and recommended routes from Gruž Port through the Old Town.
Offline tip: download the GPX route before leaving the ship and open it in an offline-capable map app. The route and saved place list remain available; live background map tiles need internet unless your map app has downloaded them.
Port times from the official Port of Dubrovnik cruise schedule. All-aboard, hours ashore and crowd level are locally calculated estimates — your ship's daily programme always takes priority.