Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

29-Night Tokyo to Seattle Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Noordam · from Tokyo

$4,989 per person · next sails Apr 9, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Tokyo (HND)

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

Open-jaw · fly into HND, home from SEA · $2,562 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Tokyo

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.

6 mi from Tokyo

Senso-ji Temple

0 mi from Tokyo

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Your voyage · 29 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.

Day 1
Tokyo Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden & Ropeway · $27 for two with Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens (Official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 4
★ Kochi Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Licens… — how to make it yours →
Day 5
★ Sakurajima — how to make it yours →
Day 6
Dazaifu Tenman-gu Shrine · $161 for two with Japan Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Seoraksan National Park · $422 for two with Shore Excursions Grouphow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 9
Kanazawa Private Full-Day Tour · $402 for two with Kanazawa Tours (Private Guided Tours)how to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Dewa-Sanzan & Tsuruoka Full-Day Private Tour with… · $470 for two with GetYourGuide (Tsuruoka & Dewa-Sanzan Private Tour with Licensed Guide)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
★ Mt. Hakodate Night View & Ropeway — how to make it yours →
Day 12
★ Hirosaki Castle, Nebuta Floats & Gardens — how to make it yours →
Day 13
Miyako
⚙ Curating Miyako’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 14
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 15
★ Private Licensed Tokyo Expert — how to make it yours →
Day 16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
Private Full-Day Kushiro Marshland & Tancho Crane… · $147 for two with Japan Awaits – Kushiro Custom Full Day Tourhow to make it yours → ·
Day 18
CROSS INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
⚙ Curating CROSS INTERNATIONAL DATELINE’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 19–23
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 24
Fly-In Kodiak Brown Bear Viewing with Kingfisher A… · $2,100 for two with Kingfisher Aviationhow to make it yours → ·
Day 25
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 26
Sitka Premier Whale Watching & Marine Wildlife Tour · $398 for two with Alaska Shore Excursions (Sitka Whale Watching)how to make it yours → ·
Day 27
Misty Fjords Floatplane with a Wilderness Water La… · $790 for two with Island Wings Air Servicehow to make it yours → ·
Day 28
Prince Rupertport guide →
Great Bear Rainforest Zodiac Wildlife Safari · $218 for two with Prince Rupert Adventure Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 29
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 30
Seattle Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Seattle

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

61 mi from Seattle

Mount Rainier National Park – Paradise & Sunrise Loop

Hike subalpine meadows, wildflower fields, and glacier-fed streams with unobstructed views of the 14,411-ft volcano; summer (July–Sept) offers the mos…

141 mi from Seattle

Sea Lion Caves

America's largest sea cave, accessed by elevator descent into a massive natural cavern where hundreds of wild sea lions and seals hauled out on rocks…

Before you sail

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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266 mi from Tokyo · 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 Seattle

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

11 mi from Seattle · fly SEA

Tacoma's Wild Side: Puget Sound, Quarries & a Volcano

Pacific Northwest Adventure Base

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11 mi from Seattle · fly SEA

Salt Air and Oyster Shells: A San Juan Islands Sailing Guide

Island Hopping Pacific Northwest

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Home

Fly home from Seattle (SEA)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into HND, home from SEA · 2 travelers $2,562 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Tokyo · Premium~$225
Cruise fare29 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$9,978
Shore excursions10 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$5,135
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$18,080
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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