Ocean Discovery – Shimizu, Kobe/Osaka & Kochi

About this cruise

A trip this long changes your rhythm entirely, and that's very much the point. 12 nights from Yokohama on July 26, 2028, visiting Shimizu, Kobe (Osaka), Kochi, Busan, Hakodate and Aomori. The final stretch is open ocean, which gives you time to process everything you've seen and use the ship one last time. Tokyo's neon at one port, Kyoto's temples at the next. You cover centuries in a few days. 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, Celebrity Solstice has 10 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 July departure puts you in the best summer conditions: long days, warm nights, plenty of sun. If you've been thinking about a cruise, this 12-night sailing is a strong place to start.