East Asian Inkstone – Kobe, Busan & Hong Kong

About this cruise

If you want the classic cruise without a massive time commitment, this is a strong option. 10 nights from Yokohama on October 21, 2027, visiting Shimizu, Kobe (Osaka), Kagoshima, Sasebo, Busan and Hong Kong. You wind up in Hong Kong, so it's worth planning a night or two there. The ports come early and the voyage wraps with sea days. A good way to decompress before heading home. 3 countries (Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong) across the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan, each with its own character. Most ports give you about 11 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, You won't go hungry on Spectrum Of The Seas. 6 restaurants come with the fare, plus 7 more when you feel like treating yourself. By night three you start recognising faces; by night ten you're swapping numbers. That's the magic of a longer sailing. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.