19 NIGHT Far East CRUISE
Fri May 16th 2025
Onboard Diamond Princess
Itinerary Summary
Tokyo/JAPAN, Taipei/TAIWAN, Hualien/TAIWAN, Ishigaki Isl./JAPAN, Naha/JAPAN, Tokyo/JAPAN, Aomori/JAPAN, Sakata/JAPAN, Kanazawa/JAPAN, Sakaiminato/JAPAN, Kyongju/S. KOREA, Nagasaki/JAPAN, Shimizu/JAPAN, Tokyo/JAPAN
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Itinerary

Day 1 : Tokyo/JAPAN

-- - 4:00 PM

Huge department stores brim with shoppers, neon flashes from dusk to dawn, and the entire world pays heed to the slightest fluctuation on the Nikkei Index. From the Imperial Palace and Meiji Shrine to the fabled Ginza district, 20th-century Tokyo is an intriguing composite of East and West. Yuppies sporting Walkmen bow formally in greeting. Women in kimonos and Dior suits stroll side-by-side. Geishas play samisens while disc jockeys play the Top Forty. Japanese houses of wood and paper stand in the shadow of towering steel and mortar. Not far away, one of the world's most impressive sights soars 12,388 feet to its snow-clad peak: Mount Fuji, the majestic symbol of Japan.

Day 2 : At Sea

Day 3 : At Sea

Day 4 : Taipei/TAIWAN

9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Across the Formosa Strait from mainland China is the bustling port of Keelung, on the island of Taiwan. Just 20 miles inland is Taipei, the national capital, one of the most prosperous cities in Asia. Marvel at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, the Grand Hotel, and the National Palace Museum, with its art treasures from Beijing''s Forbidden City.

Day 5 : Hualien/TAIWAN

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Day 6 : Ishigaki Isl./JAPAN

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Day 7 : Naha/JAPAN

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Day 8 : At Sea

Day 9 : At Sea

Day 10 : Tokyo/JAPAN

6:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Huge department stores brim with shoppers, neon flashes from dusk to dawn, and the entire world pays heed to the slightest fluctuation on the Nikkei Index. From the Imperial Palace and Meiji Shrine to the fabled Ginza district, 20th-century Tokyo is an intriguing composite of East and West. Yuppies sporting Walkmen bow formally in greeting. Women in kimonos and Dior suits stroll side-by-side. Geishas play samisens while disc jockeys play the Top Forty. Japanese houses of wood and paper stand in the shadow of towering steel and mortar. Not far away, one of the world's most impressive sights soars 12,388 feet to its snow-clad peak: Mount Fuji, the majestic symbol of Japan.

Day 11 : At Sea

Day 12 : Aomori/JAPAN

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Day 13 : Sakata/JAPAN

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Day 14 : Kanazawa/JAPAN

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Day 15 : Sakaiminato/JAPAN

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Day 16 : Kyongju/S. KOREA

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Korea''s "museum without walls" is akin only to China in its depth and cultural wonder. From Pusan, you can journey to the ancient Silla capital of Kyongju, a dynasty which reigned in Korea for almost a thousand years. Today this small provincial town is virtually a museum without walls, dotted with many splendid ruins. Nearby, the forested mountains and valleys shelter hundreds of beautiful Buddhist shrines including the renowned Sokkuram Grotto, and Tongdosa and Pulguksa Temples. Pusan is also a shopper''s mecca and Korea''s vital southern link to Japanese and American trade.

Day 17 : Nagasaki/JAPAN

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

One of Japan's most historic cities, Nagasaki was a major port, trading with the Portuguese and Dutch in the 16th century. You can still see this colonial legacy in the brick buildings, old forts, canals and curving cobblestone streets. On a hill overlooking the bay, beautiful Glover Mansion, the setting of Madame Butterfly, is typical of the fine homes built by wealthy foreign residents. But Nagasaki's ties with Korea and China are equally apparent in the famous Chinese temple, a large Chinese colony and the numerous fine Korean and Chinese restaurants.

Day 18 : At Sea

Day 19 : Shimizu/JAPAN

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Day 20 : Tokyo/JAPAN

6:30 AM - --

Huge department stores brim with shoppers, neon flashes from dusk to dawn, and the entire world pays heed to the slightest fluctuation on the Nikkei Index. From the Imperial Palace and Meiji Shrine to the fabled Ginza district, 20th-century Tokyo is an intriguing composite of East and West. Yuppies sporting Walkmen bow formally in greeting. Women in kimonos and Dior suits stroll side-by-side. Geishas play samisens while disc jockeys play the Top Forty. Japanese houses of wood and paper stand in the shadow of towering steel and mortar. Not far away, one of the world's most impressive sights soars 12,388 feet to its snow-clad peak: Mount Fuji, the majestic symbol of Japan.