11 Night Round Trip from Tokyo on the Sapphire Princess

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Reserve your balcony cabin on the Sapphire Princess and get ready for eleven nights of exciting sailing across the sea from Tokyo and back!

This trip is noteworthy because you'll only stop in once-in-a-lifetime cities like Sakata, Akita, and Sakaiminato. This route is an interesting one for the Sapphire, As it sails it just once.

We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so there are no surprises at checkout. Coming in at under $165 a day for a balcony cabin, this represents a very strong deal.


The Sapphire Princess

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

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

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

Your Itinerary

This cruise spends seven port days and three days at sea. High points include visits to extremely rare stops like Sakaiminato in addition to long stops in Akita and Sakata.

Map of this cruise's route
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Wed4August 4thWednesday
4:00pm
Thu5August 5thThursday
At Sea (Cruising)
Fri6August 6thFriday
9:00am – 11:59pm
9:00am – 11:59pm
Sat7August 7thSaturday
8:00am – 11:59pm
8:00am – 11:59pm
Sun8August 8thSunday
At Sea (Cruising)
Mon9August 9thMonday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Tue10August 10thTuesday
7:00am – 5:00pm
Wed11August 11thWednesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Thu12August 12thThursday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Fri13August 13thFriday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Sat14August 14thSaturday
At Sea (Cruising)
Sun15August 15thSunday
6:00am – 4:00pm
6:00am – 4:00pm
Day 3Akita
Day 6Kanazawa
Day 7Sakaiminato
Day 8Busan

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on August 20th of last year, The price of a balcony room on this itinerary has fluctuated between $2,127 and $3,424 inclusive of taxes and port charges. At $325 below the previous all time low of $2,127 today is a great time to reserve your balcony cabin.

Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.


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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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