Japan & North Pacific Crossing | from $2,399.00 USD per person (based on dbl)

Main destination Japan · About River or Ocean Cruises

Japan & North Pacific Crossing | from $2,399.00 USD per person (based on dbl)

Main destination Japan · About River or Ocean Cruises

Star Legend | 13 Days

TOKYO (YOKOHAMA) TO SEWARD (ANCHORAGE)

Explore Japanese ports that larger ships pass by, witnessing scenes that other cruise ship passengers never see. Jodogahama Beach, with its sharp white pine-covered pinnacles and mesmerizing jade-green waters. Hakodate’s star-shaped fort, where over a thousand cherry trees bloom in early May, just when you’ll be here. Indigenous Ainu people playing haunting music on a mukkuri at Kushiro’s Ainu Village. The sight of nothing but ocean and stars as you trace your wake across the Pacific.Explore Japanese ports that larger ships pass by, witnessing scenes that other cruise ship passengers never see. Jodogahama Beach, with its sharp white pine-covered pinnacles and mesmerizing jade-green waters. Hakodate’s star-shaped fort, where over a thousand cherry trees bloom in early May, just when you’ll be here. Indigenous Ainu people playing haunting music on a mukkuri at Kushiro’s Ainu Village. The sight of nothing but ocean and stars as you trace your wake across the Pacific.

POPULAR HIGHLIGHTS

  • Experience the northern island of Japan – Hokkaido and do as the locals do – find some excellent seafood and sip on Sapporo, the local beer
  • Learn first-hand how the tsunami of 2011 changed the landscape in Miyako and their rebuilding efforts
  • Go birding in Kushiro at the Kushiro Wetlands Observatory to see the endangered Japanese cranes
  • Visit the Goryokaku Tower Observatory for a panoramic view of the star-shaped fort
  • Spend idyllic days as you cruise the North Pacific and the Bering Sea

*Rates shown are per person, based on double occupancy, reflect all discounts and include non-discountable amounts. Taxes, Fees & Port Expenses are additional.

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