11 Night Japan Explorer, Spring Flowers aboard the Sapphire Princess

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Book your outside cabin on the Sapphire Princess and prepare for eleven nights of refreshing sailing through the sea from Tokyo and back!

Spending time at exotic ports such as Matsuyama, Miyazaki, and Toba makes this trip particularly exciting. This route is a special one for the Sapphire, As it sails it just once.

This price just dropped, so book quickly to lock in your outside room before the price increases again! This is the total price for an outside cabin, including entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes.


The Sapphire Princess

More than 2,600 people can comfortably sail on this top-rated Grand class vessel, based in Tokyo and refurbished less than one year ago in 2025.

The Sapphire Princess is home to 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 sailing spends eight port days and two sea days. Major features include a long stop in Kobe in addition to visits to very uncommon destinations like Matsuyama, Miyazaki, and Toba.

Map of this cruise's route
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Sat6March 6thSaturday
4:00pm
Sun7March 7thSunday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Mon8March 8thMonday
9:00am – 5:00pm
9:00am – 5:00pm
Tue9March 9thTuesday
At Sea
Wed10March 10thWednesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Thu11March 11thThursday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Fri12March 12thFriday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Sat13March 13thSaturday
10:00am – 7:00pm
10:00am – 7:00pm
Sun14March 14thSunday
7:00am – 3:30pm
7:00am – 3:30pm
Mon15March 15thMonday
9:30am – 11:00pm
9:30am – 11:00pm
Tue16March 16thTuesday
At Sea
Wed17March 17thWednesday
6:00am
6:00am
Day 3Kochi
Day 5Busan
Day 10Kobe

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on March 12th of this year, The price of this cruise has ranged between $2,012 and $2,711 for an outside room, inclusive of taxes and port charges.

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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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