Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

14-Night Kobe to Tokyo Cruise Adventure

Azamara · Azamara Pursuit · from Kobe

$7,669 per person · next sails Mar 11, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Kobe (KIX)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Open-jaw · fly into KIX, home from HND · $4,498 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Kobe

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

18 mi from Kobe

Sumiyoshi Taisha

18 mi from Kobe

Shitennoji Temple

Your voyage · 14 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Days 1–2
Kobe Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 3
Hiroshima & Miyajima · $450 for two with Michi Travel Japan (Private Licensed Guides)how to make it yours →
Day 4
Beppu to Yufuin · $364 for two with Tours by Locals – Beppu Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Kitakyushuport guide →
Kitakyushu 6-Hour Private Tour with Government-Lic… · $300 for two with Kitakyushu Government-Licensed Guide (via Japan Shore Excursions)how to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Sasebo Naval Town · $107 for two with Sasebo99 Travel (Official Nagasaki Tourism)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Busan (Kyongju)port guide →
Haedong Yonggungsa Sea Temple & Haeundae Private T… · $169 for two with Korea Travel Easyhow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Sakaiminatoport guide →
Tottori Sand Dunes & Sand Museum · $500 for two with Japan Awaits (private full-day tour operator)how to make it yours →
Day 9
Kanazawa Private Full-Day Tour · $402 for two with Kanazawa Tours (Private Guided Tours)how to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Niigata Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Lice… · $830 for two with Japan Shore Excursions (Government-Licensed Guide Private Tour)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
Lake Tazawa & Tazawako · $400 for two with Japan Awaits (Private Custom Tour)how to make it yours →
Day 12
★ Hirosaki Castle, Nebuta Floats & Gardens — how to make it yours →
Day 13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 14–15
Tokyo Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Tokyo

You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.

6 mi from Tokyo

Senso-ji Temple

0 mi from Tokyo

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Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Kobe

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

19 mi from Kobe · fly KIX

Kyoto After Dark: Firelight, Forest Paths & Ancient Craft

Cultural Immersion & Night Adventures

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Tokyo

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

39 mi from Tokyo · fly NRT

Tokyo's Secret Layers: Samurai Houses, Sunrise Crossings & Sake

Urban Culture & Living History

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Home

Fly home from Tokyo (HND)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into KIX, home from HND · 2 travelers $4,498 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Kobe · Luxury~$250
Cruise fare14 nights · Azamara · 2 guests$15,338
Shore excursions9 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,522
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$23,788
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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