Silk & Tide – Tokyo & Taiwan

A 27-night cruise from Singapore to Tokyo, sailing on the afternoon of 16 February. It makes 16 port calls, starting with Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Da Nang and Hong Kong. The stops are in Vietnam, China, Taiwan and Japan, and calls last 6 to 16 hours. Typical highs for the time of year run from 10°C in Tokyo to 33°C in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (50 to 91°F). The cruise ends in Tokyo at 6:00 AM on 14 March. Diamond Princess (2004) carries up to 2,706 guests on 16 decks and has 12 restaurants, 7 of them included in the fare.