10 Night Japan Explorer aboard the Sapphire Princess

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Settle in for ten nights of refreshing cruising through the sea when you embark on the Sapphire Princess from Tokyo and back.

This cruise is particularly interesting because you will only stop in exotic ports like Nagoya, Hiroshima, and Kochi. This route is an interesting one for the Sapphire, As it sails it just once.

The price includes all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. No surprises at checkout! Act quickly, because the price of this sailing is going up! Lock in your suite before the price goes up.


The Sapphire Princess

Based in Tokyo and refurbished less than one year ago in 2025, over 2,600 people can cruise on this top-rated Grand class cruise ship.

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

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

Your Itinerary

This itinerary includes seven days in port and two days at sea. Major features include long stops in Osaka and Hiroshima in addition to visits to extremely 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 suite on this itinerary has ranged between $2,742 and $3,591 inclusive of taxes and port fees. This itinerary has just risen in price, so reserve your suite now before it goes up more.

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Alternate Sailings

The Sapphire sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. No other ship sails this exact same route.

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