Shrine & Volcanic Peak – Kochi & Jeju Island

About this cruise

Long enough to properly switch off but not so long you need to reorganise your entire life. This 7-night round-trip sailing from Tokyo on July 20, 2028 visits Toba-Mie, Kochi, Jeju Island and Yatsushiro (Kumamoto). The mix of 4 days ashore and 2 at sea means you won't feel like you need a holiday from your holiday. Street food that'll ruin you for takeaway back home, ancient shrines, and cities that run like clockwork. People come back from this cruise talking about Jeju Island: Korea's volcanic island of myth and beauty. Roughly 8 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. There are 12 restaurants on Diamond Princess, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. Tokyo itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And July means long, warm days. Good for the ports, good for the pool. 4 ports, 2 countries, one suitcase. That's the appeal.