March 12, 2028 – March 21, 2028 · 8 nights · 7 stops
Explora's name for it: A Journey from Glittering Horizons to Island Serenity
The itinerary, port by port
7 calls over 8 nights, Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong (HKG) open around April 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 →
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 →
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 →
Shimonoseki sits at the western tip of Honshu, on the narrow Kanmon Strait that separates it from Kyushu, and is Japan's self-styled fugu (pufferfish) capital. 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 →
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:
Invitation to Discover More
Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
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.
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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.