Pacific Meridian – Halong Bay, Keelung & Tokyo

A 14-night cruise from Singapore to Tokyo, sailing on the afternoon of 20 February. It calls at Nha Trang, Halong Bay (until midnight), Hong Kong, Keelung, Ishigaki and Nagasaki, with seven days at sea along the way. The stops are in Vietnam, China, Taiwan and Japan, and calls last 8 to 17 hours. Typical highs for the time of year run from 14°C in Tokyo to 27°C in Nha Trang (57 to 81°F). The cruise ends in Tokyo at 6:00 AM on 6 March. Sapphire Princess (2004) carries up to 2,670 guests on 16 decks and has 14 restaurants, 7 of them included in the fare.