Cruise stop · Gruž port
Emerald Kaia in Dubrovnik
Monday, 12 October 2026. A tight call. Plan one thing well rather than three things badly.
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
- 23:00 Gruž Anchorage
- All aboard
- 23:00 Estimated, about an hour before the 23:59 departure
- Hours ashore
- 0h In the Old Town, after disembarkation and both journeys
- Old Town
- Busy 3 ships in port · around 3,269 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 0h in the Old Town, in the order most cruise passengers should take them.
A short look at the Old Town only
With this little time ashore, take the quickest option into town, walk Stradun and the main square, then head straight back. Skip the City Walls and any boat trip.
Hour by hour.
Emerald Kaia is scheduled alongside at Gruž Anchorage, 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 Emerald Kaia schedule, meets you at Gruž and guarantees you are back well before 23:00. 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 0h ashore.
Emerald Kaia — 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.