10 Night Japan Explorer aboard the Sapphire Princess

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Get ready for ten nights of refreshing travel across the sea when you step aboard the Sapphire Princess from Tokyo and back again.

This cruise is particularly exciting because you'll exclusively visit extremely rare ports such as Nagoya and Hiroshima. This route is a rare one for the Sapphire. As a matter of fact, this is the only time it's scheduled to sail it!

Our price includes all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes. No sneaky extra fees!


The Sapphire Princess

Over 2,600 guests can comfortably cruise on this top-rated Grand class vessel, based in Tokyo and refurbished only one year ago in 2025.

The Sapphire Princess offers guests a casino, a spa, and a gym.

Ship class
Grand
Built
2004
Refurbished
2025
Guests
2,678
Crew
1,100
Length
951 ft
Sapphire Princess
Northstar observation capsuleDiscovery Sea Programs

Your Itinerary

This sailing includes seven port days and two sea days. Major features include visits to extremely rare stops like Nagoya in addition to long stops in Osaka and Hiroshima.

Map of this cruise's route
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Wed7July 7thWednesday
4:00pm
Thu8July 8thThursday
7:00am – 3:00pm
7:00am – 3:00pm
Fri9July 9thFriday
8:00am – 8:00pm
8:00am – 8:00pm
Sat10July 10thSaturday
7:00am – 3:00pm
7:00am – 3:00pm
Sun11July 11thSunday
9:00am – 9:00pm
9:00am – 9:00pm
Mon12July 12thMonday
Kanmon Straits, Japan (Cruising)
Tue13July 13thTuesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Wed14July 14thWednesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Thu15July 15thThursday
At Sea
Fri16July 16thFriday
10:00am – 5:00pm
10:00am – 5:00pm
Sat17July 17thSaturday
6:00am
6:00am
Day 2Nagoya
Day 3Osaka
Day 4Kochi
Day 7Busan

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed seven months ago, The cost of a room on this sailing has varied between $1,172 and $1,632 inclusive of taxes and port fees.

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Wifi and Cell Service

GigSky offers plans that cover internet on and off the ship at a fraction of the Princess price. For this cruise, get a 11-day plan for only $143.22. The connection works onboard and on shore.

Your plan includes 500MB per day of high speed data, plus unlimited messaging, rideshare, maps, and email.

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Alternate Sailings

The Sapphire sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. This is the only ship that sails this exact route.

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Data as of Nov 8, 2026

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