14-Day Japan Taiwan and The Philippines Cruise plus 8 Days in vibrant Hong Kong ONE BONUS NIGHT IN TOKYO
Your Cruise itinerary
DAY ONE Yokohama (Tokyo)
Japan DEPARTS 05:00 PM Tokyo is the largest city on earth and packed with some of the world’s best shops, museums and restaurants, big and small. While the bright neon lights and the bustle of contemporary Tokyo may be what comes to mind when you think of the city, there is another side.
Tokyo's historic gardens and neighborhoods of traditional homes on narrow lanes speak to a timeless Japan that has survived into the 21st century.
DAYS TWO AND THREE Osaka Japan
ARRIVES 04:00 PM DEPARTS 05:00 PM (OVERNIGHT)
Osaka has its attractions and interesting things to do. Sumo wrestlers wait for trains, reeking of chanko-nabe (traditional sumo food; pure energy and calories), just daring the official railway pushers to push them. Yakuza (Japanese gangsters) get train cars to themselves, but if you get on with them, it’s like you’re invisible.
Busy markets, the visual noise of neon and nonstop action on shopping streets offer insight into the energy and ambition of Osaka.
DAY FOUR - AT SEA DAY FIVE Naha, Japan
ARRIVES 08:00 AM DEPARTS 06:00 PM
Naha, the capital of Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture and its biggest city, also serves as the region’s key political, economic and transportation hub. With a fascinating past as the capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom and a working port that dates back to the 15th century, this city of 300,000 residents manages to be both a compelling city and a laid-back one.
DAY SIX Miyako, Japan
ARRIVES 08:00 AM DEPARTS 04:00 PM
Transfer from the pier to Maehama Beach, a sunny four-mile stretch of shoreline that has been voted one of the best beaches in Japan.
DAY SEVEN Keelung (Taipei), Taiwan
ARRIVES 08:00 AM DEPARTS 05:00 PM
Keelung City’s sheltered harbor and its location on Taiwan’s north coast have meant that, over the centuries, it has been ruled by the Spanish, Dutch and Chinese.
DAY EIGHT Kaohsiung, Taiwan
ARRIVES 08:00 AM DEPARTS 05:00 PM
This attractive city—Taiwan’s second largest and its largest port—offers visitors an alluring blend of ancient and modern culture.
DAY NINE - AT SEA
DAY TEN Manila, Philippines
ARRIVES 08:00 AM DEPARTS 06:00 PM
Fast-paced and endlessly fascinating, modern Manila is one of the most densely packed cities in the world, with some 1.6 million residents. Characterized by intense contrasts—soaring skyscrapers next to shantytowns, atmospheric food markets as well as air-conditioned malls—it’s also an impressively multicultural city’
DAY ELEVEN Boracay, Philippines
ARRIVES 08:00 AM DEPARTS 03:00 PM
This half-day island tour by boat takes in the Coral Garden area, where you can enter the water to feed the fish and swim alongside them. You will have approximately 45 minutes to enjoy snorkeling in the clear water (snorkeling gear is provided).
DAY TWELVE Puerto Princesa, Philippines
ARRIVES 08:00 AM DEPARTS 06:00 PM
Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan in the Philippines, is home to 250,000 people and offers a vastly different experience from Manila’s often overwhelming big-city dynamism.
DAY THIRTEEN TO FOURTEEN – AT SEA
DAY FIFTEEN Hong Kong, China
ARRIVES 06:30 AM
Disembark and onward to your pre-booked hotel for an exciting week in the place that never seems to sleep
