Ocean Discovery – Shimizu, Kobe/Osaka & Kochi

About this cruise

The kind of trip where you lose track of what day it is, and nobody cares. 12 nights from Yokohama on August 31, 2028, visiting Shimizu, Kobe (Osaka) and Kochi, with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan. 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. Karaoke bars, hot springs, and temples draped in moss. East Asia does culture and chaos in equal measure. Most ports give you about 11 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Celebrity Solstice has 10 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. 12 nights is long enough to build a routine on board: favourite restaurant, favourite deck chair, favourite people. It starts to feel like a floating village. It's peak season, so the weather is at its best and the ship will be full. That's part of the fun. If you've been thinking about a cruise, this 12-night sailing is a strong place to start.