13 Night Japan Explorer with Kumano Fireworks Cruise aboard the Sapphire Princess

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Book your outside cabin on the Sapphire Princess and prepare yourself for thirteen nights of breathtaking cruising across the sea from Tokyo and back!

Visiting extremely rare stops like Kumano, Wakayama, and Nagoya makes this sailing noteworthy. This route is an interesting one for the Sapphire, As it sails it just once.

Book now, because the price of this itinerary is on its way up! Lock in your outside room before the price increases. We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so that you can compare sailings easily. At under $175 per day for an outside cabin, this represents a good deal.


The Sapphire Princess

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

The Sapphire Princess has a casino, a spa, 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 consists of one sea day and eleven port days. Major features include long stops in Kobe, Nagoya, and Hiroshima plus visits to extremely rare destinations like Kumano and Wakayama.

Map of this cruise's route
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Sun15August 15thSunday
4:00pm
Mon16August 16thMonday
8:00am – 9:00pm
8:00am – 9:00pm
Tue17August 17thTuesday
6:00pm – 10:00pm
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Wed18August 18thWednesday
9:00am – 11:00pm
9:00am – 11:00pm
Thu19August 19thThursday
8:00am – 4:00pm
8:00am – 4:00pm
Fri20August 20thFriday
9:00am – 5:00pm
9:00am – 5:00pm
Sat21August 21stSaturday
9:00am – 9:00pm
9:00am – 9:00pm
Sun22August 22ndSunday
Kanmon Straits, Japan (Cruising)
Mon23August 23rdMonday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Tue24August 24thTuesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Wed25August 25thWednesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Thu26August 26thThursday
9:00am – 5:00pm
9:00am – 5:00pm
Fri27August 27thFriday
1:00pm – 7:00pm
1:00pm – 7:00pm
Sat28August 28thSaturday
6:00am
6:00am
Day 2Nagoya
Day 4Kobe
Day 9Busan
Day 12Kochi

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on March 28th of this year, The price of an outside cabin on this itinerary has fluctuated between $1,923 and $2,452 inclusive of taxes and port fees. This itinerary has just risen in price, so reserve your outside room now before it moves upwards again.

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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