11 Night Circle Japan Cruise aboard the Sapphire Princess

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Step aboard the Sapphire Princess and prepare for eleven nights of luxurious cruising across the sea from Tokyo and back!

Spending time at extremely rare cities such as Sakata, Kanazawa, and Aomori makes this cruise notable. This route is an interesting one for the Sapphire, As it sails it just once.

Coming in at less than $140 a day, this represents a good value. We include all all taxes and fees in our price, so there are no sneaky extra fees. This price just dropped, so book quickly to lock in your stateroom before the price rises again!


The Sapphire Princess

The Sapphire Princess, based in Tokyo and refurbished only one year ago in 2025, is a top-rated Grand class cruise ship that can carry comfortably more than 2,600 guests.

The Sapphire Princess has a spa, a gym, 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 itinerary is made up of three sea days and seven days in port. Major features include a long stop in Hakodate as well as visits to once-in-a-lifetime ports like Sakata, Kanazawa, and Aomori.

Map of this cruise's route
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Sat5June 5thSaturday
4:00pm
Sun6June 6thSunday
At Sea (Cruising)
Mon7June 7thMonday
8:00am – 10:00pm
8:00am – 10:00pm
Tue8June 8thTuesday
7:00am – 5:00pm
7:00am – 5:00pm
Wed9June 9thWednesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Thu10June 10thThursday
9:00am – 6:00pm
9:00am – 6:00pm
Fri11June 11thFriday
At Sea (Cruising)
Sat12June 12thSaturday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Sun13June 13thSunday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Mon14June 14thMonday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Tue15June 15thTuesday
At Sea (Cruising)
Wed16June 16thWednesday
6:00am – 4:00pm
6:00am – 4:00pm
Day 3Hakodate
Day 4Aomori
Day 6Kanazawa
Day 8Busan

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on August 20th of last year, The price of a room on this sailing has ranged between $1,457 and $1,947 inclusive of taxes and port fees. Now this itinerary is just $65 higher than the all time low of $1,457 so secure your stateroom now before it goes up.

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. No other ship sails this exact same route.

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