22 Night Grand Circle Japan Cruise aboard the Sapphire Princess

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Reserve your suite on the Sapphire Princess and prepare yourself for twenty-two nights of leisurely sailing across the sea from Tokyo and back!

On this trip you'll stop at common ports such as Tokyo in addition to once-in-a-lifetime ports such as Yatsushiro, Toba, and Niigata. This route is a rare one for the Sapphire. Actually, it sails it only once.

We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so there are no sneaky extra fees.


The Sapphire Princess

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

The Sapphire Princess wows guests with a spa, a gym, and a casino.

Ship class
Grand
Built
2004
Refurbished
2025
Guests
2,678
Crew
1,100
Length
951 ft
Sapphire Princess
Gym

Your Itinerary

This itinerary consists of sixteen days in port and five days at sea. High points include visits to once-in-a-lifetime destinations like Yatsushiro, Toba, and Niigata plus long stops in Osaka and Hiroshima.

Map of this cruise's route
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Sat3June 3rdSaturday
4:00pm
Sun4June 4thSunday
At Sea
Mon5June 5thMonday
7:30am – 5:00pm
7:30am – 5:00pm
Tue6June 6thTuesday
9:00am – 6:00pm
9:00am – 6:00pm
Wed7June 7thWednesday
At Sea
Thu8June 8thThursday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Fri9June 9thFriday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Sat10June 10thSaturday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Sun11June 11thSunday
10:00am – 6:00pm
10:00am – 6:00pm
Mon12June 12thMonday
7:00am – 7:00pm
7:00am – 7:00pm
Tue13June 13thTuesday
1:00pm – 7:00pm
1:00pm – 7:00pm
Wed14June 14thWednesday
6:00am – 4:00pm
6:00am – 4:00pm
Thu15June 15thThursday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Fri16June 16thFriday
8:00am – 4:00pm
8:00am – 4:00pm
Sat17June 17thSaturday
9:00am – 6:00pm
9:00am – 6:00pm
Sun18June 18thSunday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Mon19June 19thMonday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Tue20June 20thTuesday
Kanmon Straits, Japan (Cruising)
Wed21June 21stWednesday
7:00am – 9:00pm
7:00am – 9:00pm
Thu22June 22ndThursday
At Sea
Fri23June 23rdFriday
7:00am – 11:00pm
7:00am – 11:00pm
Sat24June 24thSaturday
At Sea
Sun25June 25thSunday
6:00am
6:00am
Day 3Hakodate
Day 6Busan
Day 9Kochi
Day 10Osaka

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed six months ago, The price of a suite on this sailing has varied between $5,823 and $6,073 including taxes and port fees. Right now this sailing is at its lowest price, so lock in your suite now before it increases.

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