Join the Sapphire Princess and prepare yourself for nineteen nights of exciting sailing through the sea from Tokyo to Suez Canal!
Spending time at extremely rare stops such as Niigata, Nagoya, and Hakodate makes this sailing noteworthy. This route is a rare one for the Sapphire. As a matter of fact, this is the only time it's going to sail it!
This is the total price, including meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. With a cost of less than $155 a day, this is a good bargain.
The Sapphire Princess, based in Tokyo and refurbished just one year ago in 2025, is a highly-rated Grand class cruise ship that can house more than 2,600 guests.
The Sapphire Princess has a spa, a casino, and a gym.
This cruise spends four days at sea and fourteen days in port. High points include visits to exotic ports like Niigata, Nagoya, and Hakodate plus a long stop in Osaka.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jun 25 | Tokyo, Japan | 4:00pm | |
| Mon, Jun 26 | International Date Line (Cruising) | ||
| Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising) | |||
| Mon, Jun 26 | Hakodate, Japan | 7:30am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Jun 27 | Niigata, Japan | 9:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, Jun 28 | International Date Line (Cruising) | ||
| Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising) | |||
| Wed, Jun 28 | Busan, South Korea | 7:00am | 4:00pm |
| Thu, Jun 29 | Nagasaki, Japan | 7:00am | 4:00pm |
| Fri, Jun 30 | Kagoshima, Japan | 7:00am | 4:00pm |
| Sat, Jul 1 | Kochi, Japan | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Jul 2 | Shimizu, Japan | 1:00pm | 7:00pm |
| Mon, Jul 3 | Tokyo, Japan | 6:00am | 4:00pm |
| Tue, Jul 4 | Nagoya, Japan | 7:00am | 3:00pm |
| Wed, Jul 5 | Osaka, Japan | 8:00am | 8:00pm |
| Thu, Jul 6 | Kochi, Japan | 7:00am | 3:00pm |
| Fri, Jul 7 | Kagoshima, Japan | 9:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sat, Jul 8 | Nagasaki, Japan | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Jul 9 | Busan, South Korea | 7:00am | 4:00pm |
| Mon, Jul 10 | International Date Line (Cruising) | ||
| Kanmon Straits, Japan (Cruising) | |||
| Mon, Jul 10 | Hiroshima, Japan | 7:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Jul 11 | International Date Line (Cruising) | ||
| Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising) |
The Diamond also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
This graph indicates the cost over time for every type of cabin. Since it was first listed on April 14th of this year, the price of this itinerary has remained stable at $2,919. Right now this itinerary is at its minimum price, so reserve your cabin now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jun 11, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 11, 2026