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EXPLORA III · Asia

8 nights, Hong Kong to Tokyo

March 12, 2028 – March 21, 2028 · 8 nights · 7 stops

Explora's name for it: A Journey from Glittering Horizons to Island Serenity

Hong Kong (open port guide)Hong KongShanghai (open port guide)Shimonoseki (open port guide)Kochi (open port guide)Osaka (open port guide)Toba (Ise) (open port guide)Tokyo (open port guide)Tokyo

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 →

  1. Embark
    Hong Kong

    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 →

  2. 2
    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 →

  3. 3
    Shimonoseki

    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 →

  4. 4
    Kochi

    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 →

  5. 5
    Osaka

    Osaka is Kansai's big, brash food and merchant city, and the cruise day is a genuine metropolis rather than a harbor stroll. Port guide →

  6. 6
    Toba (Ise)

    Toba is the birthplace of the cultured pearl and the gateway to Ise Jingu, the most sacred shrine in Shinto. Port guide →

  7. 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:

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. Compare suites → · What's included →


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