Shrine & Shogun Odyssey – Tokyo, Busan & Nagasaki

About this cruise

This is the kind of cruise where you actually have time to go back to a port highlight you missed the first time. 22 nights from Tokyo on March 17, 2027, visiting Nagoya, Toba-Mie and Tokushima, 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, Sapphire Princess has 14 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. 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 March departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. If you've been thinking about a cruise, this 22-night sailing is a strong place to start.