21 Night Grand Circle Japan Cruise aboard the Sapphire Princess

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Prepare for twenty-one nights of breathtaking travel across the sea when you reserve your cabin on the Sapphire Princess from Tokyo and back.

While aboard this trip you'll tour through favorite ports like Tokyo plus extremely rare ports like Sakata, Nagoya, and Kanazawa. This route is an unusual one for the Sapphire. In fact, this is the only time it's scheduled to sail it!

At under $155 a day, this is a solid value. Our price is the total price, including all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees.


The Sapphire Princess

More than 2,600 cruisers can comfortably travel on this top-rated Grand class cruise ship, based in Tokyo and refurbished only one year ago in 2025.

The Sapphire Princess offers 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 is made up of five sea days and fifteen port days. High points include visits to once-in-a-lifetime destinations like Sakata, Nagoya, and Kanazawa in addition to long stops in Osaka and Hiroshima.

Map of this cruise's route
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Wed16June 16thWednesday
4:00pm
Thu17June 17thThursday
7:00am – 3:00pm
7:00am – 3:00pm
Fri18June 18thFriday
8:00am – 8:00pm
8:00am – 8:00pm
Sat19June 19thSaturday
7:00am – 3:00pm
7:00am – 3:00pm
Sun20June 20thSunday
9:00am – 9:00pm
9:00am – 9:00pm
Mon21June 21stMonday
Kanmon Straits, Japan (Cruising)
Tue22June 22ndTuesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Wed23June 23rdWednesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Thu24June 24thThursday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Fri25June 25thFriday
At Sea
Sat26June 26thSaturday
10:00am – 5:00pm
10:00am – 5:00pm
Sun27June 27thSunday
6:00am – 4:00pm
6:00am – 4:00pm
Mon28June 28thMonday
At Sea
Tue29June 29thTuesday
7:30am – 5:00pm
7:30am – 5:00pm
Wed30June 30thWednesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Thu1July 1stThursday
9:00am – 6:00pm
9:00am – 6:00pm
Fri2July 2ndFriday
At Sea
Sat3July 3rdSaturday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Sun4July 4thSunday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Mon5July 5thMonday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Tue6July 6thTuesday
At Sea
Wed7July 7thWednesday
6:00am
6:00am
Day 2Nagoya
Day 3Osaka
Day 4Kochi
Day 7Busan
Day 14Hakodate
Day 16Kanazawa

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on March 29th of this year, The price of a cabin on this sailing has ranged between $2,458 and $3,254 inclusive of taxes and port fees.

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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Data as of Oct 13, 2026

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