East Asian Lacquerway – Kyoto, Taipei & Saigon

About this cruise

The kind of trip where you lose track of what day it is, and nobody cares. 28 nights from Yokohama on November 13, 2027, visiting Miyako-Iwate, Aomori and Sakata, with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan. Disembarkation is in Singapore. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. 6 countries (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore) across the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan, each with its own character. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, You won't go hungry on Diamond Princess. 7 restaurants come with the fare, plus 5 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. You start in Yokohama and come back with stories from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore.