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EXPLORA III · Asia

7 nights, Shanghai to Tokyo

January 25, 2028 – February 2, 2028 · 7 nights · 6 stops

Explora's name for it: A Journey through Magnificent Urban Allure & Island Serenity

Shanghai (open port guide)ShanghaiMiyako Islands (open port guide)Naha (Okinawa) (open port guide)Naze (Amami Islands) (open port guide)Nagoya (open port guide)Tokyo (open port guide)Tokyo

The itinerary, port by port

6 calls over 7 nights, Shanghai to Tokyo. 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 Shanghai (PVG) open around February 2027, 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 →

  1. Embark
    Shanghai

    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 →

  2. 2
    Miyako Islands

    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 →

  3. 3
    Naha (Okinawa)

    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 →

  4. 4
    Naze (Amami Islands)

    Naze is the main town of Amami Oshima, a subtropical island between Kyushu and Okinawa whose forests and coast were named a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site in 2021 for their biodiversity. Port guide →

  5. 5
    Nagoya

    Nagoya is Japan's industrial heartland on Ise Bay, a working manufacturing city better known for Toyota and Nagoya Castle than for tourism. Port guide →

  6. Disembark
    Tokyo

    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 →

Fares on this departure, decoded

Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:

Early Booking Benefit
A fare for booking far enough ahead of departure. Onboard credit where the offer applies.

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. Compare suites → · What's included →


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