Samurai Shrines – Busan, Kagoshima & Jeju

About this cruise

A trip this long changes your rhythm entirely, and that's very much the point. 18 nights from Tokyo on July 9, 2028, visiting Toba-Mie, Kochi and Kagoshima, with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan. The itinerary clusters several port calls together. Fast-paced for a few days, then the sea days hit and you can catch your breath. Tokyo's neon at one port, Kyoto's temples at the next. You cover centuries in a few days. You get around 10 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Diamond Princess has 12 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. 18 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.