Neon Monsoons – Kochi, Hong Kong & Saigon

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from November 27, 2027. This one's 14 nights from Yokohama, and the route visits Kochi, Naha and Kaohsiung, with additional stops along the Southeast Asia. By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. You get off in Singapore, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. Port days and sea days take turns, which is about as well-paced as a cruise itinerary gets. The route threads through 5 countries along the Southeast Asia coast: Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore. You get around 12 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Diamond Princess has 12 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. Longer sailings have a different energy. People relax into it, stop rushing, and start actually talking to each other. A November sailing dodges the peak crowds while the weather is still cooperating. Well timed. 14 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.