Samurai Shadow – Hakodate, Busan & Niigata from Tokyo

About this cruise

This one leaves Tokyo on May 9, 2027 and spends 9 nights visiting Hakodate, Niigata, Busan, Sasebo and Kagoshima at a pace where every day has something going on but there's always time to just sit and watch the water too. 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 9 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, You won't go hungry on Sapphire Princess. 7 restaurants come with the fare, plus 7 more when you feel like treating yourself. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.