China Sea Discovery – Kagoshima & Okinawa

About this cruise

This is the kind of trip that just works. 5 nights from Shanghai, visiting Kagoshima and Naha, sailing October 11, 2026, and nothing about it feels forced. Sea days bookend the port visits. You settle in, see the ports, then have time to wind down before heading home. Karaoke bars, hot springs, and temples draped in moss. East Asia does culture and chaos in equal measure. Most ports give you about 9 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, There are 13 restaurants on Spectrum Of The Seas, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 5 nights. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. You start in Shanghai and come back with stories from Kagoshima and Naha.