10 Night Japan Explorer aboard the Sapphire Princess

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Step aboard the Sapphire Princess and settle in for ten nights of refreshing sailing through the sea from Tokyo and back again!

Stopping in once-in-a-lifetime destinations such as Nagoya, Hiroshima, and Kochi makes this sailing particularly interesting. This route is a rare one for the Sapphire, As it sails it just once.

Place your deposit now, because the price of this sailing is going up! Lock in your balcony room before the price increases. We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so that you can compare trips easily.


The Sapphire Princess

The Sapphire Princess, based in Tokyo and refurbished less than one year ago in 2025, is a highly-rated Grand class cruise ship that can carry comfortably over 2,600 people.

The Sapphire Princess has a gym, a casino, and a spa.

Ship class
Grand
Built
2004
Refurbished
2025
Guests
2,678
Crew
1,100
Length
951 ft
Sapphire Princess
Gym

Your Itinerary

This itinerary includes two days at sea and seven days in port. High points include long stops in Osaka and Hiroshima plus visits to rare stops like Nagoya and Kochi.

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 (Cruising)
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 balcony cabin on this sailing has fluctuated between $2,447 and $2,602 including taxes and port fees. Now this cruise is only $105 more expensive than the all time low of $2,447 so secure your balcony room now before it goes up.

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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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