Samurai Horizon – Busan, Nagasaki & Kyoto

About this cruise

A 12-night sailing gives you something shorter trips can't: the feeling that you're not just visiting places but actually living somewhere else for a while. This one leaves Tokyo on April 6, 2028 and visits Toba-Mie, Nagasaki and Busan, with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan. A few ports come in quick succession, which is great for sightseeing but means you'll appreciate the sea days when they arrive. Bullet trains visible from the harbour, cherry blossoms, and thousands of years of history. East Asia is a lot to take in. Don't rush through Hitachinaka, which is known as Gateway to the blue nemophila hills of Hitachi Seaside Park. Around 9 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. Diamond Princess has 12 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. Tokyo itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. Timing-wise, spring usually means comfortable temperatures and lower prices than peak season. All told, 10 ports across 12 nights covers a lot.