9 Night Japan Explorer aboard the Diamond Princess

Settle in for nine nights of relaxing travel through the sea when you join the Diamond Princess from Tokyo and back again.

Stopping in extremely rare cities like Toba, Kochi, and Hiroshima makes this trip notable. This route is an interesting one for the Diamond, As it sails it just once.

Book quickly, because the price of this itinerary is going up! Reserve your stateroom before the price moves upwards. We include all meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees in the price, so that you can compare trips easily. At under $195 per day, this is a value.

Day 7: Busan
Casino

The Diamond Princess

More than 2,700 travelers can comfortably cruise on this top-rated Grand class vessel, based in Tokyo and refurbished only five years ago in 2020.

The Diamond Princess delights guests with a gym, a spa, and a casino.

Diamond Princess
Spa

Pricing Information

Since being listed ten months ago, The cost of this sailing has varied between $1,474 and $1,848 for a room, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port fees. This graph indicates the price over time for the various classes of cabin. Now this cruise is just nineteen percent more expensive than the all time low of $1,474 so reserve your cabin now before it goes up.

inside
outside
balcony
suite
$1,749
$1,999
$2,649
$3,539
$194.33/day
$222.11/day
$294.33/day
$393.22/day
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Your Itinerary

This cruise spends six port days and two days at sea. High points include a long stop in Osaka as well as visits to very uncommon destinations like Toba, Kochi, and Hiroshima.

DatePortArriveDepart
Thu, Oct 1Tokyo, Japan 3:00pm
Fri, Oct 2Toba, Japan 7:00am4:00pm
Sat, Oct 3Osaka, Japan 8:00am8:00pm
Sun, Oct 4Kochi, Japan 7:00am3:00pm
Mon, Oct 5Hiroshima, Japan 9:00am7:00pm
Tue, Oct 6International Date Line (Cruising)
Kanmon Straits, Japan (Cruising)
Tue, Oct 6Busan, South Korea 7:00am4:00pm
Wed, Oct 7Nagasaki, Japan 7:00am4:00pm
Thu, Oct 8At Sea
Fri, Oct 9Tokyo, Japan 6:30am
October 1st, 2026  - Japan Explorer on the Princess Diamond
Your Route
Day 4: Kochi
Gym
Day 3: Osaka

Alternate Sailings

The Diamond sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. No other ship sails this exact same route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.

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Last Updated: Jul 3, 2025

Last Modified: Jul 3, 2025

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