18 Night Grand Circle Japan Cruise aboard the Sapphire Princess

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Prepare yourself for eighteen nights of leisurely travel across the sea when you step aboard the Sapphire Princess from Tokyo and back.

With this Memorial Day cruise you'll spend time at usual ports like Tokyo in addition to once-in-a-lifetime ports like Seogwipo City, Sakata, and Toba. This route is a rare one for the Sapphire. Actually, this is the only time it's going to sail it!

We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in this, so there are no surprises at checkout.


The Sapphire Princess

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

The Sapphire Princess wows guests with 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 is made up of twelve days in port and five days at sea. Highlights include a long stop in Hakodate plus visits to extremely rare ports like Seogwipo City, Sakata, and Toba.

Map of this cruise's route
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Sat29May 29thSaturday
4:00pm
Sun30May 30thSunday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Mon31May 31stMonday
9:00am – 5:00pm
9:00am – 5:00pm
Tue1June 1stTuesday
Kanmon Straits, Japan (Cruising)
Wed2June 2ndWednesday
7:00am – 3:00pm
Thu3June 3rdThursday
10:00am – 7:00pm
10:00am – 7:00pm
Fri4June 4thFriday
At Sea
Sat5June 5thSaturday
6:00am – 4:00pm
6:00am – 4:00pm
Sun6June 6thSunday
At Sea
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
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
Wed16June 16thWednesday
6:00am
6:00am
Day 3Kochi
Day 10Hakodate
Day 11Aomori
Day 13Kanazawa
Day 15Busan

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed seven months ago, The price of a stateroom on this sailing has fluctuated between $2,048 and $3,174 including 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. This is the only ship that sails this exact route.

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