Indigo Shores – Busan & Fukuoka
About this cruise
Book 5 days off from August 9, 2026 and this cruise from Shanghai will do the rest, taking you to Busan and Hakata (Fukuoka) and back. The sea days at each end give the whole trip a natural arc: build-up, exploration, cool-down. Street food that'll ruin you for takeaway back home, ancient shrines, and cities that run like clockwork. Don't rush through Hakata (Fukuoka), which is known as Tonkotsu ramen capital of Kyushu. Roughly 14 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. There are 9 restaurants on MSC Bellissima, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 5 nights. Shanghai itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And August means long, warm days. Good for the ports, good for the pool. All told, 2 ports across 5 nights covers a lot.