Samurai Wake – Hakodate, Busan & Kagoshima

About this cruise

There's a reason 10-night cruises are the most popular length. This one sails from Yokohama on September 5, 2027 and visits Hakodate, Niigata and Busan, 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 8 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, There are 12 restaurants on Diamond Princess, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 10 nights. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. A September sailing dodges the peak crowds while the weather is still cooperating. Well timed. You start in Yokohama and come back with stories from Japan and South Korea.