Tea Ceremony Passage – Keelung, Busan & Hiroshima

About this cruise

A 18-night sailing gives you something shorter trips can't: the feeling that you're not just visiting places but actually living somewhere else for a while. This one leaves Yokohama on September 22, 2026 and visits Keelung, Ishigaki and Naha, with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan. You ease into this one, with a few sea days up front to find your rhythm before the 9 port calls start. 3 countries (Taiwan, Japan and South Korea) across the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan, each with its own character. If one port sticks with you, it'll probably be Keelung, Taiwan's rainy harbour of night-market magic. Around 10 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. You won't go hungry on Diamond Princess. 7 restaurants come with the fare, plus 5 more when you feel like treating yourself. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. The autumn timing is underrated too. Good weather, calmer seas, and a more relaxed ship. It's the kind of trip you actually remember afterwards.