November 5, 2027 – November 16, 2027 · 10 nights · 8 stops
Explora's name for it: A Journey of Ancient Roots & Colourful Charm
The itinerary, port by port
8 calls over 10 nights, Tokyo to Hong Kong. Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.
Getting there: Flights to Tokyo (HND) open around December 2026, about 11 months before you sail. I track that window for booked clients and flag it the moment it is worth booking. When to book your flights →
A cruise call on Tokyo lands you on Odaiba, a reclaimed island in Tokyo Bay that is itself a waterfront entertainment and shopping district, with the Rainbow Bridge and the city skyline directly across the… Port guide →
Kochi is the historic spice port of Kerala on India's southwest coast, where Portuguese, Dutch, Arab, Chinese, and Jewish trading layers all left something standing. Port guide →
Shanghai is China's largest city and its financial center, where a colonial-era riverfront faces a wall of 21st-century towers across the Huangpu. Port guide →
Naha is the capital of Okinawa and the heart of the old Ryukyu Kingdom, a culture that was its own seafaring nation before it was Japanese. Port guide →
Miyako is an Okinawan island ringed by white-sand beaches and the clear water locals call Miyako Blue, with no railway and a string of long bridges linking it to smaller outer islands. Port guide →
Ishigaki is the hub of the Yaeyama islands at the far southwest end of Okinawa, a subtropical island of coral reefs, white-sand beaches, and turquoise water far closer to Taiwan than to mainland Japan. Port guide →
Hong Kong delivers one of the densest skylines on the planet, a harbor crossed by century-old ferries, and a mountain peak you reach by funicular for the postcard view down over it all. Port guide →
The ship and your suite
This sailing is aboard EXPLORA III, all-suite,
every suite with a private ocean-front terrace. Suites run from the entry Ocean Terrace to the Owner's
Residence; the right tier depends on how you travel.
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Send me the dates and the suite tier you have in mind and I'll come back with a confirmed live number and my read on the sailing within two hours. Best available price, and I make it worth more.