Princess Cruises has revealed plans for its longest ever season of sailings in Japan.
In 2017, the cruise line will offer a series of voyages from Tokyo and Kobe, circumnavigate the country and visiting multiple Japanese and international ports. With 39 departures and capacity for 75,000 passengers, the season will mark a 27% increase compared to 2016.
“We’ve been recognised as the top cruise line in Asia offering the best itineraries and our 2017 Japan voyages more than live up to this accolade, offering our longest season yet,” said Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises.
“We visit the top-rated ports, provide local cultural entertainment and culinary experiences onboard and offer bi-lingual service to make it easy and memorable for our guests to explore all that Japan offers.”
The 39 Japanese voyages range from five to 17 nights and will be undertaken on the Japanese-built Diamond Princess cruise ship.
The 2017 season runs from April to November 2017 and includes a total of 31 destinations in six countries -Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Hong Kong and Vietnam. A maiden port call will be made in the Japanese port of Tsuruga, on the west coast of Honshu, which is the gateway to Tojinbo Cliffs and Eiheiji Temple.
A new ‘Spring Floral Festivals’ voyage departs 20 April and visits some of Japan’s famous cherry blossom festivals in Akita, Aormori and Toyama, while other eight- to 17-night cruises will allow guests to visit the Aomori Nebuta and Akita Kanto festivals, with late night stays in both cities.
Shorter five-night voyages are also available in July and September, with roundtrip sailings from Tokyo (Yokohama), visiting Busan and either Nagasaki, Kagoshima or Shimizu. There is also a five-night cruise between Kobe and Tokyo departing on 30 June and visiting Busan, Nagasaki and Hasmina Island. Finally, a nine-night ‘Circle Japan’ cruise will depart on 17 October.
Diamond Princess was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki – the first of two Princess ships constructed in Japan. It has a capacity of 2,670 passengers.
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