49-Day In-Depth Japan Exploration & Pacific Passage
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49-Day In-Depth Japan Exploration & Pacific Passage

49 nights · Tokyo → Vancouver · Seabourn Encore

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27 Mar 2027
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49 nights33 portsTokyo → VancouverSeabourn Encore

The Journey

Day by Day

49 nights · 33 ports

Day 1Tokyo, Japan
Day 2Day At Sea
Day 3Kochi, Japan
Day 4Hososhima, Japan
Day 5Kagoshima, Japan
Day 6Nagasaki, Japan
Day 7Busan (Pusan), South Korea
Day 8Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan
Day 8Scenic Cruising Kanmon Strait
Day 9Hiroshima, Japan
Day 10Day At Sea
Day 11Osaka, Japan
Day 12Osaka, Japan
Day 13Day At Sea
Day 14Shimizu, Japan
Day 15Tokyo, Japan
Day 16Day At Sea
Day 17Beppu, Japan
Day 17Scenic Cruising Kanmon Strait
Day 18Busan (Pusan), South Korea
Day 19Sakaiminato, Japan
Day 20Maizuru, Japan
Day 21Kanazawa, Japan
Day 22Kanazawa, Japan
Day 23Niigata, Japan
Day 24Akita, Japan
Day 25Aomori, Japan
Day 26Hakodate, Japan
Day 27Day At Sea
Day 28Day At Sea
Day 29Tokyo, Japan
Day 30Hitachinaka, Japan
Day 31Ishinomaki, Japan
Day 32Miyako, Iwate, Japan
Day 33Hakodate, Japan
Day 34Kushiro, Japan
Day 35Day At Sea
Day 36Cross International Dateline
Day 36Day At Sea
Day 37Day At Sea
Day 38Day At Sea
Day 39Day At Sea
Day 40Day At Sea
Day 41Day At Sea
Day 42Kodiak, Alaska
Day 43Day At Sea
Day 44Glacier Bay, Alaska
Day 45Sitka, Alaska
Day 46Ketchikan, Alaska
Day 47Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
Day 48Inside Passage, Alaska
Day 48Transit the Seymour Narrows
Day 49Vancouver, BC
Tokyo, Japan
Day 1
Tokyo, Japan

The world’s largest city, and somehow its most orderly: sushi at dawn, neon at night, and a shrine around every corner.

Embark

At Sea
Day 2
At Sea

A full day at sea: the pools, the spa, a long lunch, and the horizon doing all the work.

At Sea

Kochi, Japan
Day 3
Kochi, Japan

Castle town on Shikoku’s Pacific coast, with Japan’s liveliest street market.

Ashore

Hososhima, Japan
Day 4
Hososhima, Japan

Ashore

Kagoshima, Japan
Day 5
Kagoshima, Japan

Palm trees, hot sand baths and a smoking volcano across the bay: Japan’s Naples.

Ashore

Nagasaki, Japan
Day 6
Nagasaki, Japan

A harbor of resilience: churches, gardens and one of Japan’s most moving museums.

Ashore

Busan (Pusan), South Korea
Day 7
Busan (Pusan), South Korea

Korea’s second city: fish markets, beach neighborhoods and temples on the cliffs.

Ashore

Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan
Day 8
Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan

Ashore

Hiroshima, Japan
Day 9
Hiroshima, Japan

The Peace Park says everything; Miyajima’s floating gate, an hour away, says the rest.

Ashore

At Sea
Day 10
At Sea

Nothing on the schedule but the sea. This is the part of the sailing people book it for.

At Sea

Osaka, Japan
Day 11
Osaka, Japan

Japan’s kitchen: street food in Dotonbori, a castle above, and Kyoto forty minutes up the line.

Ashore

Osaka, Japan
Day 12
Osaka, Japan
At Sea
Day 13
At Sea

A quiet day between ports, the deck unhurried and the water in every direction.

At Sea

Shimizu, Japan
Day 14
Shimizu, Japan

Mount Fuji across the bay on a clear morning, and tea fields rolling to the shore.

Ashore

Tokyo, Japan
Day 15
Tokyo, Japan

The world’s largest city, and somehow its most orderly: sushi at dawn, neon at night, and a shrine around every corner.

Ashore

At Sea
Day 16
At Sea

Time to slow down: a lounger, the observation deck, and open ocean to the rail.

At Sea

Beppu, Japan
Day 17
Beppu, Japan

Eight thousand hot springs steaming through one seaside town.

Ashore

Busan (Pusan), South Korea
Day 18
Busan (Pusan), South Korea

Korea’s second city: fish markets, beach neighborhoods and temples on the cliffs.

Ashore

Sakaiminato, Japan
Day 19
Sakaiminato, Japan

A fishing port of crab boats beneath the sand dunes of the San’in coast.

Ashore

Maizuru, Japan
Day 20
Maizuru, Japan

Ashore

Kanazawa, Japan
Day 21
Kanazawa, Japan

Edo-period streets, a samurai quarter and Kenroku-en, one of Japan’s three great gardens.

Ashore

Kanazawa, Japan
Day 22
Kanazawa, Japan
Niigata, Japan
Day 23
Niigata, Japan

Sake country on the Japan Sea, with Sado Island offshore.

Ashore

Akita, Japan
Day 24
Akita, Japan

Samurai houses at Kakunodate and the deepest lake in Japan up the valley.

Ashore

Aomori, Japan
Day 25
Aomori, Japan

Apple country and the Nebuta museum’s glowing festival floats.

Ashore

Hakodate, Japan
Day 26
Hakodate, Japan

Hokkaido’s southern port: a morning market of crab and uni, and the night view from the ropeway.

Ashore

At Sea
Day 27
At Sea

A full day at sea: the pools, the spa, a long lunch, and the horizon doing all the work.

At Sea

At Sea
Day 28
At Sea

Nothing on the schedule but the sea. This is the part of the sailing people book it for.

At Sea

Tokyo, Japan
Day 29
Tokyo, Japan

The world’s largest city, and somehow its most orderly: sushi at dawn, neon at night, and a shrine around every corner.

Ashore

Hitachinaka, Japan
Day 30
Hitachinaka, Japan

The port for Tokyo’s north: Hitachi Seaside Park’s blue nemophila hills in spring.

Ashore

Ishinomaki, Japan
Day 31
Ishinomaki, Japan

Ashore

Miyako, Iwate, Japan
Day 32
Miyako, Iwate, Japan

Iwate’s dramatic Sanriku coast, cliffs and clear coves.

Ashore

Hakodate, Japan
Day 33
Hakodate, Japan

Hokkaido’s southern port: a morning market of crab and uni, and the night view from the ropeway.

Ashore

Kushiro, Japan
Day 34
Kushiro, Japan

Hokkaido’s east: cranes in the marshes and the freshest sea urchin in Japan.

Ashore

At Sea
Day 35
At Sea

A quiet day between ports, the deck unhurried and the water in every direction.

At Sea

At Sea
Day 36
At Sea

Time to slow down: a lounger, the observation deck, and open ocean to the rail.

At Sea

At Sea
Day 37
At Sea

A full day at sea: the pools, the spa, a long lunch, and the horizon doing all the work.

At Sea

At Sea
Day 38
At Sea

Nothing on the schedule but the sea. This is the part of the sailing people book it for.

At Sea

At Sea
Day 39
At Sea

A quiet day between ports, the deck unhurried and the water in every direction.

At Sea

At Sea
Day 40
At Sea

Time to slow down: a lounger, the observation deck, and open ocean to the rail.

At Sea

At Sea
Day 41
At Sea

A full day at sea: the pools, the spa, a long lunch, and the horizon doing all the work.

At Sea

Kodiak, Alaska
Day 42
Kodiak, Alaska

Emerald fishing island, home of the world’s largest bears.

Ashore

At Sea
Day 43
At Sea

Nothing on the schedule but the sea. This is the part of the sailing people book it for.

At Sea

Glacier Bay, Alaska
Day 44
Glacier Bay, Alaska

Ashore

Sitka, Alaska
Day 45
Sitka, Alaska

Russian churches and raincoast wilderness on Baranof Island.

Ashore

Ketchikan, Alaska
Day 46
Ketchikan, Alaska

Totem poles, float planes and salmon streams on the Inside Passage.

Ashore

Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
Day 47
Prince Rupert, BC, Canada

Ashore

Inside Passage, Alaska
Day 48
Inside Passage, Alaska

Ashore

Vancouver, BC
Day 49
Vancouver, BC

Mountains meeting the Pacific: the classic transpacific bookend.

Disembark

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Seabourn Encore

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Seabourn · 49 Nights · Tokyo → Vancouver

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