Gilded Pagoda – Busan, Kanazawa & Hakodate from Tokyo
About this cruise
Every port gets the time it deserves and the sea days in between are half the fun. This 22-night sailing leaves Tokyo on July 24, 2027 and visits Nagoya, Kobe (Osaka) and Kochi, with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 13 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. Street food that'll ruin you for takeaway back home, ancient shrines, and cities that run like clockwork. People come back from this cruise talking about Kanazawa: Samurai gardens and gold-leaf artistry. Roughly 11 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. You won't go hungry on Sapphire Princess. 7 restaurants come with the fare, plus 7 more when you feel like treating yourself. With more nights comes more time for the ship's rhythm to kick in: morning coffee in the same spot, evening shows, late-night conversations on deck. And July means long, warm days. Good for the ports, good for the pool. 13 ports, 2 countries, one suitcase. That's the appeal.